Health · Fall River Mills

Fall River Mills, CA health

Fall River Mills differs from California on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.1% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.2% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.2% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Fall River Mills
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How Fall River Mills 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 Fall River Mills adults…

43 of every 100 Fall River Mills adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38.5–47.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fall River Mills, betterFall River Mills, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Fall River Mills
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Fall River Mills
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Fall River Mills
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Fall River Mills
CA 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
64%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
89%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
66%
Colon screening
CA 58%
77%
Mammogram
CA 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fall River Mills 7.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Fall River Mills adults are doing

1 in 3Fall River Mills adults feel lonely
33.5% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Fall River Mills adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Fall River Mills adults lack social or emotional support
23.7% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 6Fall River Mills adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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 8
Fall River Mills adults worry about having enough food
13.2% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 10
Fall River Mills adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 16
Fall River Mills adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · CA 7.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Fall River Mills adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · CA 9.3% · better

14% of Fall River Mills adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.8%

of Fall River Mills adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing10.8%
Errands alone10.5%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Fall River Mills

1 hospital in Fall River Mills, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERMayers Memorial HospitalFall River Mills · 1.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta★★★★★ · 50.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMountain Valleys Health CentersFall River Mills · 1.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.5 mi
Mayers Memorial Hospital
Fall River Mills · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Fall River Mills
1.9 mi
Mountain Valleys Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Fall River Mills
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.6 mi
Hill Country Community Clinic
Round Mountain · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
49.6 mi
Seneca District Hospital
Chester · not rated
ERRural critical access
50.6 mi
Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta
Mount Shasta · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
57.1 mi
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careFall River Mills is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFall River Mills is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFall River Mills's county is a federal shortage area.Shasta County · need score 13 of 25

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 Fall River Mills. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Fall River Mills
MeasureFall River MillsMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.8%38.5–47.3%30.5%worse
High cholesterol43.6%39.3–48.1%35.4%worse
Obesity28.4%22.6–35.1%27.8%about the same
Arthritis35.3%31.5–39.3%20.8%worse
Depression22.8%19.5–26.4%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.2%8.1–12.5%10.6%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.2%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)13.2%11.8–14.6%6.4%worse
Diabetes14.1%12–16.4%11.7%worse
COPD9.4%7.5–11.5%5.1%worse
Heart disease10%8.5–11.5%5.6%worse
Stroke5.2%4.4–6.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13%10.6–15.6%10.9%about the same
Binge drink13.3%11–15.9%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.1%20.1–30.7%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.1%28.9–41.5%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.4–81.8%71.9%better
Dentist visit63.7%60–67.1%62.8%about the same
Cholesterol check89.4%87.7–90.9%85.4%better
Colon screening65.5%60.2–70.3%57.5%better
Mammogram76.6%68.3–83%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79.5%76.5–82.3%71.3%better
No health insurance7.1%5.6–8.8%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.5%28.2–38.7%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support23.7%19.9–27.5%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress16.7%14.7–18.9%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health24.4%20.5–28.9%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.7%14.3–19.4%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.2%10.6–16.1%17.9%better
Housing insecurity10.2%8.4–12.2%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.2–7.3%7.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.5–9.1%9.3%better
Receive SNAP14%11.1–17.2%15.6%
Disability
Any disability38.8%33.7–44.2%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs21.1%17.5–25%13.8%
Thinking or memory14.7%12.5–17.1%14.6%
Hearing10.8%9.2–12.4%5.9%
Vision6.3%5.3–7.6%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.9%4.1–5.9%3.9%
Errands alone10.5%8.6–12.7%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 Fall River Mills door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Fall River Mills better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fall River Mills 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.

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