Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Harrisville

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
HarrisvilleRI Rt98Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Health in Harrisville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harrisville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Harrisville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harrisville adults…

Harrisville runs above RI on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Harrisville adults have COPD
Rhode Island: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–9.4%
Better than RIWorseAbout the sameRhode Island
Why age matters here

Harrisville is an older town: 37% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Rhode Island. COPD, arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Harrisville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Harrisville37%
Rhode Island19%
Getting care

Care in and near Harrisville

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

HNearest ERLandmark Medical CenterWoonsocket · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMilford Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Community Health CarePascoag · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Thundermist Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Woonsocket
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.6 mi
Landmark Medical Center
Woonsocket · ★★★★★
ER
12.9 mi
Day Kimball Hospital
Putnam · ★★★★★
ER
13.5 mi
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
North Providence · ★★★★★
ER
15.4 mi
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHarrisville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarrisville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarrisville 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 Harrisville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Rhode Island

Share of adults, with the Rhode Island figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.9%RI 25.4%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.5%RI 35%
Binge drink 16.7%RI 16.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%RI 11.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harrisville, betterHarrisville, worseAbout the sameRhode Island
Where Harrisville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harrisville adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Rhode Island.

84%Yearly checkupRI 84%
71%Dentist visitRI 71%
90%Cholesterol checkRI 89%
73%Colon screeningRI 73%
85%MammogramRI 82%
79%Taking BP medsRI 77%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harrisville 6.2% · Rhode Island 1 in 12 (8.2%)
Mind & connection

How Harrisville adults are doing

About the same as Rhode Island on each measure.

4 in 10Harrisville adults feel lonely
36.6% · RI 35% · About the same as RI
1 in 4Harrisville adults lack social or emotional support
22.3% · RI 22% · About the same as RI
1 in 4Harrisville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · RI 23.2% · About the same as RI
1 in 5Harrisville adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · RI 16.7% · About the same as RI
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Harrisville 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 7
Harrisville adults worry about having enough food
14% · RI 15.1%
About the same as RI
1 in 8
Harrisville adults worry about keeping their housing
12% · RI 13.1%
About the same as RI
1 in 13
Harrisville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · RI 8%
About the same as RI
1 in 14
Harrisville adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · RI 7.9%
About the same as RI

13% of Harrisville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.2% across Rhode Island.

Around town

Harrisville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pascoag: 32.2%Burrillville: 31.7%Glocester: 30.8%Harrisville: 32.3%HarrisvillePascoagWellone Primary Medical and Dental Care Behavioral Health Program · Pascoag · 1.5 mi+
Healthier than RINear RILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pascoag32.2%
Harrisville32.3%
RI31.7%

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
Pascoag————

Pascoag: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.5%

of Harrisville adults live with a disability (Rhode Island 27.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Rhode Island

Questions about health in Harrisville

Why doesn’t Harrisville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Harrisville?

Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Harrisville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Harrisville?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Wellone Primary Medical and Dental Care Specialty Care Building in Pascoag, 1.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Rhode Island 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.