Health · Pleasure Point

Pleasure Point, CA health

Pleasure Point differs from California on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.2% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.7% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pleasure Point
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Pleasure Point’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pleasure Point is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns and 82% of California towns.

B+Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressAObesityADiabetesASmokingAExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 88%
Less healthyHealthier
California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 82%
Towns with similar incomes, $90K–$150K (5,450)Healthier than 76%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Pleasure Point could be anywhere from B 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 Pleasure Point 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. Pleasure Point 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 Pleasure Point 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 Pleasure Point adults…

30 of every 100 Pleasure Point adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.7–34.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pleasure Point, betterPleasure Point, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.3% Pleasure Point
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Pleasure Point
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Pleasure Point
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.6% Pleasure Point
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
70%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
88%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
69%
Colon screening
CA 58%
81%
Mammogram
CA 76%
72%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasure Point 6.2% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasure Point adults are doing

1 in 3Pleasure Point adults feel lonely
32.7% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Pleasure Point adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Pleasure Point adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 6Pleasure Point adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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 10
Pleasure Point adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 11
Pleasure Point adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 19
Pleasure Point adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · CA 7.3% · better
1 in 16
Pleasure Point adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · CA 9.3% · better

9.2% of Pleasure Point adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing5.6%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Pleasure Point

Pleasure Point and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Pleasure Point.

Capitola: 26.4% Twin Lakes: 26.7% Live Oak: 26.9% Soquel: 25% Seacliff: 25.6% Santa Cruz: 24.5% Pleasure Point: 25.7% Pleasure Point Capitola Twin Lakes Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz · 2 miH Dominican Hospital · Santa Cruz · 2.1 mi · 4★ MedicareH East Cliff Family Health Center · Santa Cruz · 1.4 mi+ Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola Road · Santa Cruz · 1.4 mi+
24.5%26.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Pleasure Point25.7%
Capitola26.4%
Twin Lakes26.7%

Care nearby

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 2 mi DirectionsMedicare profile
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz · 2.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
East Cliff Family Health CenterSanta Cruz · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola RoadSanta Cruz · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary carePleasure Point is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePleasure Point is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPleasure Point is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pleasure Point. 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 Pleasure Point
MeasurePleasure PointMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.3%26.7–34.2%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol35.3%31.2–39.5%35.4%about the same
Obesity25.7%20.1–31.8%27.8%about the same
Arthritis22.4%19.6–25.4%20.8%about the same
Depression23.4%20.1–26.9%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5%3.9–6.2%10.6%better
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.7%7.8–9.5%6.4%worse
Diabetes9.3%7.9–10.8%11.7%better
COPD5.1%4.3–6.1%5.1%about the same
Heart disease5.5%4.8–6.2%5.6%about the same
Stroke2.8%2.5–3.2%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes9.6%7.8–11.8%10.9%about the same
Binge drink18.3%15.2–21.6%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise17.3%14.2–20.9%24.6%better
Sleep under 7 hours31.2%25.8–37.1%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.4%68.4–76%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit70.3%67.1–73.4%62.8%better
Cholesterol check88%86.3–89.6%85.4%better
Colon screening69.1%64.4–73.4%57.5%better
Mammogram80.5%73.8–85.9%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds71.8%68.2–75.1%71.3%about the same
No health insurance6.2%5–7.8%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.7%28.1–37.6%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%18.2–24.9%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.9–17.9%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health17%14.5–19.8%22.1%better
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.5–14%13.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.2%8.2–12.3%17.9%better
Housing insecurity9.3%7.7–11.1%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.5–6.2%7.3%better
No reliable transportation6.3%5.4–7.3%9.3%better
Receive SNAP9.2%7.3–11.3%15.6%
Disability
Any disability25.8%22.1–30%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.6%9.9–13.8%13.8%
Thinking or memory12.2%10.5–14.1%14.6%
Hearing5.6%4.9–6.5%5.9%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.4%5.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.6%3.9%
Errands alone6.7%5.8–7.8%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 Pleasure Point door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Pleasure Point better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pleasure Point 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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