Health · Greenacres

Greenacres, CA health

Greenacres differs from California on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.7% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.7% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.4% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Greenacres
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Greenacres’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Greenacres is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC-Mental distressB+ObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 52%
Less healthyHealthier
California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 42%
Towns with similar incomes, $69K–$114K (9,001)Healthier than 38%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Greenacres 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 Greenacres 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. Greenacres 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 Greenacres 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 Greenacres adults…

33 of every 100 Greenacres adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–36.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Greenacres, betterGreenacres, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Greenacres
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Greenacres
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Greenacres
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Greenacres
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
63%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
64%
Colon screening
CA 58%
77%
Mammogram
CA 76%
72%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenacres 8.7% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Greenacres adults are doing

1 in 3Greenacres adults feel lonely
34.5% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Greenacres adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 4Greenacres adults lack social or emotional support
26.1% · California 28.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Greenacres adults are in frequent mental distress
18.9% · California 16.4% · worse
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
Greenacres adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 8
Greenacres adults worry about keeping their housing
12.9% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 14
Greenacres adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · CA 7.3% · about the same
1 in 12
Greenacres adults lack reliable transportation
8.5% · CA 9.3% · about the same

14.1% of Greenacres adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory15.8%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Greenacres

Greenacres and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

Bakersfield: 34.5% Rosedale: 30% East Niles: 40.2% La Cresta: 38.5% East Bakersfield: 44.6% Potomac Park: 43% Pumpkin Center: 33.3% Oildale: 37% Greenfield: 36.7% Fairfax: 37.5% Bakersfield Country Club: 30.6% Hillcrest: 41.1% Greenacres: 32.3% Greenacres Bakersfield Rosedale Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp · Bakersfield · 4.9 miH Mercy Hospital · Bakersfield · 5.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Adventist Health Bakersfield · Bakersfield · 5.6 mi · 2★ MedicareH Bakersfield Memorial Hospital · Bakersfield · 6.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Omni Family Health · Bakersfield · 0.7 mi+ Omni Family Health · Bakersfield · 1.1 mi+
30%44.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Rosedale30%
Greenacres32.3%
Bakersfield34.5%

Care nearby

Good Samaritan Hospital, LpBakersfield · 4.9 mi DirectionsMedicare profile
Mercy HospitalBakersfield · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield · 5.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield · 6.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Omni Family HealthBakersfield · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Omni Family HealthBakersfield · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careGreenacres is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenacres is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPart of Greenacres is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MSSA 66a-d/Bakersfield · need score 17 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 Greenacres. 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 Greenacres
MeasureGreenacresMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33%29.5–36.5%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol34.9%31.2–38.6%35.4%about the same
Obesity32.3%27–37.8%27.8%about the same
Arthritis25.1%22.3–27.9%20.8%worse
Depression24.4%21.2–27.8%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)12.8%10.4–15.4%10.6%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.6–12.1%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.4%7.6–9.2%6.4%worse
Diabetes11.3%9.8–12.9%11.7%about the same
COPD6.6%5.8–7.5%5.1%worse
Heart disease6.5%5.8–7.2%5.6%worse
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13%11–15.1%10.9%worse
Binge drink17.7%14.8–20.8%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.3%20.7–27.9%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.8%31–41%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.7%70.1–77%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit63%59.7–66.3%62.8%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%84.1–87.6%85.4%about the same
Colon screening64.4%59.7–69%57.5%better
Mammogram77.2%70.5–83%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds71.8%68.5–74.8%71.3%about the same
No health insurance8.7%7.3–10.2%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.5%30–38.8%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support26.1%22.8–29.7%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.9%16.8–21%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health21.1%18.4–23.7%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.8–16.3%13.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.7%12.5–17%17.9%better
Housing insecurity12.9%11.2–14.8%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat7.1%6.1–8.1%7.3%about the same
No reliable transportation8.5%7.5–9.6%9.3%about the same
Receive SNAP14.1%12.1–16.3%15.6%
Disability
Any disability33.1%29.2–37%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%13.5–17.3%13.8%
Thinking or memory15.8%14–17.7%14.6%
Hearing6.8%6–7.6%5.9%
Vision5.3%4.7–5.8%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4%3.6–4.4%3.9%
Errands alone8.7%7.7–9.7%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 Greenacres door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Greenacres better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Greenacres 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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