Health · Murrieta

Murrieta, CA health

Murrieta differs from California on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.5% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.7% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with obesity (33.4% vs 27.8%).

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

Report card

How Murrieta 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 Murrieta adults…

31 of every 100 Murrieta adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28–33.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Murrieta, betterMurrieta, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.5% Murrieta
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Murrieta
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Murrieta
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10% Murrieta
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Murrieta 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Murrieta 7.5% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Murrieta adults are doing

1 in 3Murrieta adults feel lonely

35.8% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Murrieta adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · California 20.1% · worse

1 in 4Murrieta adults lack social or emotional support

26.2% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Murrieta adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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

Murrieta adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 8

Murrieta adults worry about keeping their housing

12.9% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 16

Murrieta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Murrieta adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · CA 9.3% · better

11% of Murrieta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing5.5%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Murrieta

Murrieta 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.

33%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Temecula33%

French Valley33.2%

Murrieta33.4%

Menifee35.9%

Wildomar36.5%

Care nearby

Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta · 1.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta · 3.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City · 10.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sac Murrieta Suite 430Murrieta · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sac MurrietaMurrieta · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMurrieta is not a shortage area

! Dental carePart of Murrieta is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME/MSSA 131a-Lake Elsinore/Murrieta West/Sedco Hills/Wildoma · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthMurrieta is not a shortage area

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 Murrieta. 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 Murrieta

Measure	Murrieta	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.6%	28–33.2%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.4%	32.6–38.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.4%	29.6–37.4%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	23.1%	21–25.2%	20.8%	worse
Depression	22.9%	20.4–25.6%	20.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.3%	6.7–10.2%	10.6%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.8–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.7%	6.1–7.4%	6.4%	about the same
Diabetes	10%	8.9–11.2%	11.7%	better
COPD	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5%	4.6–5.5%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.7%	2.5–3%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10%	8.8–11.4%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	13.5–18.1%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.5%	19–24.2%	24.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	33.6–41.9%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.5%	69.6–75.4%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	67%	64–69.9%	62.8%	better
Cholesterol check	86.6%	85.1–88%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	61.6%	57.3–65.7%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.1%	74.5–85%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.9%	66.9–72.8%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.8%	32.3–39.5%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.2%	23.4–29.2%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.3–18.7%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16.8–20.6%	22.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.4–14%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	12.1–15.4%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	12.9%	11.4–14.6%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.7–7.4%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11%	9.7–12.5%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	27–32.7%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	11.4–14.2%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.5–15.3%	14.6%
Hearing	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	5.9%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.7%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.7–8.2%	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 Murrieta door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Murrieta 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.