Health · Grass Valley

Grass Valley, CA health

Grass Valley differs from California on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.9% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.8% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Grass Valley

Report card

How Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley adults…

39 of every 100 Grass Valley adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.3–43.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grass Valley, betterGrass Valley, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Grass Valley
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Grass Valley
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Grass Valley
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.6% Grass Valley
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grass Valley 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Grass Valley 7% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Grass Valley adults are doing

1 in 3Grass Valley adults feel lonely

32.5% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Grass Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · California 20.1% · worse

1 in 4Grass Valley adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · California 28.6% · better

1 in 6Grass Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 7

Grass Valley adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 9

Grass Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

10.9% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 15

Grass Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Grass Valley adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · CA 9.3% · better

15.2% of Grass Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Grass Valley

Grass Valley and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley · 0.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adventist Health and RideoutMarysville · 29.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City · 30.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Women's Health and Newborn CareGrass Valley · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Litton DriveGrass Valley · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Grass Valley is a federal shortage area.MSSA 113- Grass Valley · need score 7 of 25

✓ Dental careGrass Valley is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGrass Valley's county is a federal shortage area.Nevada County · need score 14 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 Grass Valley. 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 Grass Valley

Measure	Grass Valley	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	34.3–43.1%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	38%	33.4–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	28.6%	21.8–36.1%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	27.9–35.2%	20.8%	worse
Depression	24.3%	20.6–28.2%	20.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	9.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.6–12.9%	6.4%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.6–14.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.6–10%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.6%	10.6–14.7%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12–17.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	19.7–28.6%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.8%	26–38.3%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.3–79.5%	71.9%	better
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.2–67.5%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.8–88.9%	85.4%	better
Colon screening	65.9%	60.8–70.9%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	75.9%	68.2–82.7%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75–80.7%	71.3%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.9–8.3%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.7–38%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	19.3–26.4%	28.6%	better
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.2–19.4%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.6%	19.5–25.8%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	13.8–18%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	11.7–16%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.9%	9.3–12.6%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	15.2%	13.2–17.6%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	36.9%	32–41.6%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.3–21.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.4–17.3%	14.6%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.6%	5.9%
Vision	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	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 Grass Valley door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Grass Valley 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.