Health · Escalon

Escalon, CA health

Escalon differs from California on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.6% vs 5.1%) and more adults who have had cancer (8% vs 6.4%).

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

BHealth Grade

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Escalon’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Escalon is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressA-ObesityB+DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 55%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 44%

Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$102K (9,753)Healthier than 56%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Escalon 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 California 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 Escalon 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. Escalon 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 Escalon compares with California

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 Escalon adults…

31 of every 100 Escalon adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Escalon, betterEscalon, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.4% Escalon
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Escalon
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Escalon
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Escalon
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

CA 72%

Dentist visit

CA 63%

Cholesterol check

CA 85%

Colon screening

CA 58%

Mammogram

CA 76%

Taking BP meds

CA 71%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Escalon 9.5% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Escalon adults are doing

1 in 3Escalon adults feel lonely

34% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Escalon adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · California 20.1% · worse

1 in 4Escalon adults lack social or emotional support

25.3% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Escalon adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · California 16.4% · 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

Escalon adults worry about having enough food

15.5% · CA 17.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Escalon adults worry about keeping their housing

13.5% · CA 14.9% · about the same

1 in 14

Escalon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Escalon adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · CA 9.3% · about the same

14.3% of Escalon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

of Escalon adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Escalon

Escalon and the towns around it

Care nearby

Oak Valley Hospital DistrictOakdale · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Medical CenterModesto · 8.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Doctors Medical CenterModesto · 8.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Stanislaus Surgical HospitalModesto · 9.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mchenry Medical OfficeModesto · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Gvhc - Modesto CoolidgeModesto · 8.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEscalon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEscalon is not a shortage area

! Mental healthEscalon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MFW - San Joaquin County · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Escalon. 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 Escalon

Measure	Escalon	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.4%	28–34.8%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	31–38.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	31.7%	26.3–37.4%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	24.4%	21.6–27.2%	20.8%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.2–26.8%	20.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.5–13.1%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8%	7.2–8.9%	6.4%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.6–12.7%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.7–7.5%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	11.1–15.1%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	16%	13.3–18.9%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.4%	19–26.1%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31.7–41.9%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	67.9–75.3%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	57.4–64.4%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.6–87.4%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	61.7%	56.5–66.1%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	73.7%	65.8–80.2%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.2%	68.9–75.3%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.5%	8–11.3%	10.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	29.6–38.7%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.3%	22–29.1%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.3–20.3%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	19.6–25.1%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13–16.5%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.5%	13.2–18.1%	17.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.5%	11.7–15.6%	14.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.3–8.4%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.7–10.1%	9.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	12.1–16.8%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29.7–37.5%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.5–17.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	14.2–17.8%	14.6%
Hearing	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	5.9%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.1%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	9%	7.9–10.1%	8.1%

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 Escalon door to door.

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

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

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