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NH Route 31 westbound entering Windsor NHPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Windsor · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Windsor residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Windsor, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 03244. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Windsor

More Windsor adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (24.2%), vs 20.7% across New Hampshire. There are 12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Windsor

1 in 8 adults smoke cigarettes (13.2%), vs 10.8% across New Hampshire. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the New Hampshire figure falls outside Windsor’s likely range; Windsor’s figures come from ZIP code 03244, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Hampshire

Share of adults, with the New Hampshire figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.2%NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.4%NH 32.9%
Binge drink 16%NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Windsor, betterWindsor, worseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Where Windsor gets moving

12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Windsor adults…

Windsor runs above NH on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Windsor adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.2–36.5%
Better than NHWorseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Getting care

Care in and near Windsor

No hospital or community health center in Windsor itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMonadnock Community HospitalPeterborough · 15.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCheshire Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpringfield Medical Care SystemsCharlestown · 22.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.7 mi
Monadnock Community Hospital
Peterborough · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Cheshire Medical Center
Keene · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
New London Hospital
New London · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
Springfield Medical Care Systems
3 sites · nearest in Charlestown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.6 mi
Concord Hospital
Concord · ★★★★★
27.6 mi
Amoskeag Health
2 sites · nearest in Manchester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careWindsor is a federal shortage area.Hillsborough · need score 11 of 25
✓ Dental careWindsor is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWindsor is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Windsor; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Windsor adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Hampshire.

78%Yearly checkupNH 78%
67%Dentist visitNH 69%
88%Cholesterol checkNH 88%
70%Colon screeningNH 70%
79%MammogramNH 79%
78%Taking BP medsNH 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Windsor 7% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Windsor adults are doing

About the same as New Hampshire on each measure.

1 in 3Windsor adults feel lonely
33.2% · NH 30.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 4Windsor adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · NH 21.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 4Windsor adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · NH 22.7% · About the same as NH
1 in 6Windsor adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · NH 15.3% · About the same as NH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Windsor adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9
Windsor adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · NH 9.5%
About the same as NH
1 in 11
Windsor adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · NH 8.1%
About the same as NH
1 in 16
Windsor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · NH 5.4%
Worse than NH
1 in 16
Windsor adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · NH 5.6%
About the same as NH

7.8% of Windsor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Around town

Windsor and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Stoddard: 30.1%Hillsborough: 35.5%Washington: 33.1%Nelson: 30.3%Sullivan: 30.4%Antrim: 34.8%Deering: 35.5%Henniker: 29.8%Bradford: 33.6%Lempster: 33.8%Marlow: 32.2%Goshen: 32.9%Windsor: 35.5%WindsorStoddardHillsboroughWashington
Healthier than NHNear NHLess healthy
Obesity
#11 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Stoddard30.1%
Washington33.1%
Windsor35.5%
Hillsborough35.5%
NH31.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
StoddardA−30.1%10%11.8%ZIP codes
WashingtonB+33.1%11.7%12.8%ZIP 03280
HillsboroughB+35.5%10.1%13.2%ZIP 03244

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.3%

of Windsor adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
New Hampshire

Questions about health in Windsor

Why doesn’t Windsor have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Windsor.

What hospital is closest to Windsor?

Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, 15.7 miles in a straight line from Windsor’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Windsor.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Hampshire figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.