Health · Snowflake

Snowflake, AZ health

Snowflake differs from Arizona on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (9.8% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (24.4% vs 14.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Snowflake

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Snowflake’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Snowflake is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns and 72% of Arizona towns.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressBMental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

Arizona towns we grade (207)Healthier than 72%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,861)Healthier than 83%

About what its income would suggest. Snowflake does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Snowflake could be anywhere from C+ to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Arizona ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Snowflake with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Snowflake uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Snowflake compares with Arizona

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Snowflake adults…

35 of every 100 Snowflake adults have high blood pressure

Arizona: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–38.2%

Bars show Snowflake; the black tick is Arizona. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Snowflake, betterSnowflake, worseToo close to callArizona

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.1% Snowflake
AZ 21.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Snowflake
AZ 35.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Snowflake
AZ 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Snowflake
AZ 11.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Snowflake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Arizona.

Yearly checkup

AZ 74%

Dentist visit

AZ 60%

Cholesterol check

AZ 85%

Colon screening

AZ 60%

Mammogram

AZ 73%

Taking BP meds

AZ 74%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Snowflake 9.8% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)

Mind & connection

How Snowflake adults are doing

1 in 3Snowflake adults feel lonely

30.6% · Arizona 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Snowflake adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Arizona 19.5% · worse

1 in 4Snowflake adults lack social or emotional support

26% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Snowflake adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · Arizona 15.4% · too close to call

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

Snowflake adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · AZ 15.8% · about the same

1 in 9

Snowflake adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · AZ 12% · about the same

1 in 13

Snowflake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · AZ 7.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Snowflake adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · AZ 8.7% · about the same

10.4% of Snowflake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

of Snowflake adults live with a disability (Arizona 31.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory15.6%

Hearing9%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4%

Black tick: Arizona. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Snowflake

Snowflake and the towns around it

Care nearby

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Whiteriver Phs Indian HospitalWhiteriver · 45.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Little Colorado Medical CenterWinslow · 49.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

White Mountain Regional Medical CenterSpringerville · 53.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Elk Ridge - Show Low ClinicShow Low · 22.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Canyonlands Healthcare - GlobeGlobe · 87.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSnowflake is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSnowflake is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSnowflake is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Snowflake. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Snowflake

Measure	Snowflake	Margin	Arizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	32.4–38.2%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	31.7–37.6%	37.3%	about the same
Obesity	32.7%	28.5–37.1%	31.3%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	25.1–30%	25.2%	about the same
Depression	22.3%	19.6–25.1%	19.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.4%	20.8–28.2%	14.7%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.6–13.3%	10.4%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	8.8%	worse
Diabetes	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	11.3%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.9–9.3%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.2–7.8%	6.4%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.7%	10.7–15%	11.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.7–16.1%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.1%	17–23.2%	21.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28.5–37.1%	35.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.9%	67.7–74.1%	73.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	54.7–61.4%	59.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.8%	80.6–84.8%	85.1%	worse
Colon screening	57.8%	53.5–61.9%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	67.8%	60.8–74%	72.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.3%	71.7–77%	73.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	13.2%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	27.3–34.1%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26%	23–29.4%	25.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.8–18.6%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.7–20.7%	19.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.9–15.3%	13%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.3–15.8%	15.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9–12.3%	12%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	7.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	8.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.4%	8.6–12.5%	11.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.9%	28.4–35.5%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.6–15.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	15.6%	13.7–17.7%	14.2%
Hearing	9%	8–10%	8.1%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.6%	3.7%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	7.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Snowflake door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Arizona figure falls inside it, we don't call Snowflake better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Snowflake directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Arizona figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.