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Health in New Home · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Home residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
23.8%
About the same as TX (21.8%)
Obesity
36.4%
About the same as TX (35.6%)
No exercise
29.8%
About the same as TX (27.8%)
Uninsured
19.6%
About the same as TX (19.1%)
Nearest ER
9.9 mi
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock
What stands out

What stands out about health in New Home

6.8%have heart disease · TX 5.6%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Home adults…

New Home runs above TX on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 New Home adults have heart disease
Texas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6–7.8%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Getting care

Care in and near New Home

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

HNearest ERExceptional Community Hospital LubbockLubbock · 9.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCovenant Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock
Lubbock · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.4 mi
Lynn County Hospital District
Tahoka · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.6 mi
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
3 sites · nearest in Lubbock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.5 mi
Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17 mi
Community Health Center of Lubbock
5 sites · nearest in Lubbock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.1 mi
Covenant Childrens Hospital
Lubbock · not rated
ERChildren’s
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers New Home itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers New Home itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers New Home 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 New Home; ≈ 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 Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.8%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.3%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 16.7%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Home, betterNew Home, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where New Home gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupTX 74%
53%Dentist visitTX 55%
85%Cholesterol checkTX 85%
59%Colon screeningTX 58%
70%MammogramTX 74%
76%Taking BP medsTX 74%
1 in 5
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Home 19.6% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How New Home adults are doing

About the same as Texas on each measure.

1 in 4New Home adults lack social or emotional support
26.6% · TX 28.4% · About the same as TX
1 in 5New Home adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 6New Home adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · TX 16.9% · About the same as TX
The one neighbors can help with

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 5
New Home adults worry about having enough food
19% · TX 19.3%
About the same as TX
1 in 7
New Home adults worry about keeping their housing
15.3% · TX 16.4%
About the same as TX
1 in 10
New Home adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10% · TX 10.7%
About the same as TX
1 in 10
New Home adults lack reliable transportation
10.1% · TX 10.5%
About the same as TX

14.7% of New Home adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.6% across Texas.

Around town

New Home and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.7%

of New Home adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision6.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Texas

Questions about health in New Home

Why doesn’t New Home have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to New Home?

Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock in Lubbock, 9.9 miles in a straight line from New Home’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in New Home.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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