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Health in Oneida Castle · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oneida Castle residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Oneida Castle. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Oneida Castle

COPD, cancer and arthritis run high in Oneida Castle

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.5%), vs 6% across New York. 1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.8%), vs 7.7% across New York. Arthritis is also above the state: 32.4%, vs 24% across New York. In all, Oneida Castle runs above New York on six of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 27% of residents are 65 or older (New York 18%), and COPD, cancer and arthritis are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Fewer Oneida Castle adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below New York. 1 in 8 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 6 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 York figure falls outside Oneida Castle’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oneida Castle adults…

Oneida Castle runs below NY on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 7. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Oneida Castle adults have COPD
New York: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–10.3%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Why age matters here

Oneida Castle is an older town: 27% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across New York. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Oneida Castle as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Oneida Castle27%
New York18%
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 8
Oneida Castle adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 10
Oneida Castle adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 16
Oneida Castle adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 14
Oneida Castle adults lack reliable transportation
7% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

11.5% of Oneida Castle adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Getting care

Care in and near Oneida Castle

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

HNearest EROneida Health HospitalOneida · 1.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMosaic HealthUtica · 19 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.1 mi
Oneida Health Hospital
Oneida · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
Rome Memorial Hospital
Rome · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
Mosaic Health
2 sites · nearest in Utica
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Hamilton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Upstate Family Health Center
Utica · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
≈20.6 mi
Wynn Hospital
Utica · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oneida Castle itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oneida Castle itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Oneida Castle itself

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 Oneida Castle; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.5%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oneida Castle, betterOneida Castle, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Oneida Castle gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oneida Castle adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

81%Yearly checkupNY 81%
66%Dentist visitNY 64%
89%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
71%Colon screeningNY 67%
80%MammogramNY 79%
80%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oneida Castle 5.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Oneida Castle adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Oneida Castle runs above New York.

1 in 3Oneida Castle adults feel lonely
32.2% · NY 34.2% · About the same as NY
1 in 4Oneida Castle adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · NY 26.4% · About the same as NY
1 in 5Oneida Castle adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · NY 17.5% · Worse than NY
1 in 6Oneida Castle adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · NY 15% · About the same as NY
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Oneida Castle 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.

Around town

Oneida Castle and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Oneida: 38.3%Vernon: 35.7%Verona: 35.8%Sherrill: 32.6%Durhamville: 36%Lenox: 37.8%Lincoln: 37.8%Stockbridge: 38.2%Wampsville: 37.3%Westmoreland: 35.9%Augusta: 37%Kirkland: 30.6%Oneida Castle: 35.1%Oneida CastleOneidaVernonOneida Health Hospital · Oneida · 1.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Oneida Castle35.1%
Vernon35.7%
Oneida38.3%
NY28.8%

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
VernonB35.7%10.7%14.2%ZIP codes
OneidaB−38.3%10.9%14.6%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.1%

of Oneida Castle adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
New York

Questions about health in Oneida Castle

Why doesn’t Oneida Castle have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Oneida Castle?

Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida, 1.1 miles in a straight line from Oneida Castle’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 Oneida Castle.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.