Health · Ventana

Ventana, AZ health

Ventana differs from Arizona on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12% vs 15.3%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (64.4% vs 60.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.9% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 85321 (all of Ventana)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 92 people are less certain, so we show Ventana's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ventana 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 Ventana adults…

41 of every 100 Ventana adults have high blood pressure
Arizona: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.7–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ventana, betterVentana, worseToo close to callArizona
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Ventana
AZ 21.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Ventana
AZ 35.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12% Ventana
AZ 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Ventana
AZ 11.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
AZ 74%
56%
Dentist visit
AZ 60%
87%
Cholesterol check
AZ 85%
64%
Colon screening
AZ 60%
71%
Mammogram
AZ 73%
78%
Taking BP meds
AZ 74%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ventana 13.2% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)
Mind & connection

How Ventana adults are doing

1 in 3Ventana adults feel lonely
31.4% · Arizona 32% · too close to call
1 in 5Ventana adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · Arizona 19.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Ventana adults lack social or emotional support
26.2% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Ventana adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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 6
Ventana adults worry about having enough food
16.6% · AZ 15.8% · about the same
1 in 9
Ventana adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · AZ 12% · about the same
1 in 12
Ventana adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · AZ 7.2% · about the same
1 in 10
Ventana adults lack reliable transportation
9.8% · AZ 8.7% · about the same

12.5% of Ventana adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.6%

of Ventana adults live with a disability (Arizona 31.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.6%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone9%
Vision7.1%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Ventana

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

HNearest ERSells HospitalSells · 33.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBanner Casa Grande Medical Center★★★★★ · 42.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDesert Senita Community Health CenterAjo · 36.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
33.3 mi
Sells Hospital
Sells · not rated
ER
35.7 mi
Exceptional Community Hospital - Maricopa
Maricopa · not rated
ER
36.7 mi
Desert Senita Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Ajo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
40.1 mi
Horizon Health and Wellness
2 sites · nearest in Casa Grande
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.1 mi
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
Casa Grande · ★★★★★
ER
54.4 mi
Huhu Kam Memorial Hospital
Sacaton · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careVentana is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careVentana is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthVentana 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 Ventana. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Ventana
MeasureVentanaMarginArizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.7%37.7–43.5%32.8%worse
High cholesterol43%40–45.8%37.3%worse
Obesity32.1%28–36.1%31.3%about the same
Arthritis31.9%29.4–34.4%25.2%worse
Depression21.6%19.2–24%19.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.5%12.1–17.1%14.7%about the same
Asthma11.3%10.1–12.5%10.4%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.6%10.5–12.6%8.8%worse
Diabetes14.1%12.5–15.8%11.3%worse
COPD8.8%7.4–10.3%6.6%worse
Heart disease8.9%7.9–10%6.4%worse
Stroke4.7%4.2–5.3%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.7%10.8–14.7%11.4%about the same
Binge drink12%10.4–13.7%15.3%better
Get no exercise25.3%21.9–28.9%21.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%33.4–40.8%35.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%76.1–80.8%73.9%better
Dentist visit56.1%53.1–58.9%59.9%worse
Cholesterol check87.4%85.9–88.9%85.1%better
Colon screening64.4%60.7–67.9%60.2%better
Mammogram70.7%65.1–75.9%72.7%about the same
Taking BP meds78.1%75.6–80.3%73.9%better
No health insurance13.2%11–15.6%13.2%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.4%28.4–34.6%32%about the same
Lack emotional support26.2%23.3–29.2%25.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.6%14–17.3%15.4%about the same
Fair or poor health23.3%20.5–26.4%19.5%worse
Frequent physical distress16%14.1–17.9%13%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity16.6%14.4–19%15.8%about the same
Housing insecurity11.7%10.2–13.4%12%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.2%7.2–9.3%7.2%about the same
No reliable transportation9.8%8.7–11%8.7%about the same
Receive SNAP12.5%10.7–14.6%11.1%
Disability
Any disability38.6%35–42.2%31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs18.6%16.1–21.1%13.8%
Thinking or memory15.2%13.4–17%14.2%
Hearing11.4%10.2–12.7%8.1%
Vision7.1%6.3–8%5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.2%3.7%
Errands alone9%7.8–10.2%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 Ventana door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Arizona figure falls inside it, we don't call Ventana better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ventana by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ventana by how much of its land each one covers.

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.

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