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Health in San Geronimo · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is San Geronimo?

San Geronimo differs from California on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (3.8% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.7% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.8% vs 6.4%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for San Geronimo. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in San Geronimo

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with California

Share of adults, with the California figure marked.

Get no exercise 16.9%CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.8%CA 35.1%
Binge drink 14.8%CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettes 8.3%CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
San Geronimo, betterSan Geronimo, worseAbout the sameCalifornia
Map of trails and conserved land in San Geronimo
Where San Geronimo gets moving

6.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77% Yearly checkupCA 72%
75% Dentist visitCA 63%
93% Cholesterol checkCA 85%
72% Colon screeningCA 58%
77% MammogramCA 76%
79% Taking BP medsCA 71%
1 in 26
working-age adults has no health insurance
San Geronimo 3.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How San Geronimo adults are doing

On 3 of 4 measures, San Geronimo does better than California.

1 in 4San Geronimo adults feel lonely
26.8% · CA 37.3% · Better than CA
1 in 5San Geronimo adults lack social or emotional support
19.2% · CA 28.6% · Better than CA
1 in 5San Geronimo adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · CA 20.1% · About the same as CA
1 in 8San Geronimo adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · CA 16.4% · Better than CA
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 San Geronimo adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 15
San Geronimo adults worry about having enough food
6.7% · CA 17.9%
Better than CA
1 in 16
San Geronimo adults worry about keeping their housing
6.2% · CA 14.9%
Better than CA
1 in 28
San Geronimo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.6% · CA 7.3%
Better than CA
1 in 23
San Geronimo adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · CA 9.3%
Better than CA

6.3% of San Geronimo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 San Geronimo adults…

San Geronimo runs below CA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 San Geronimo adults have had cancer
California: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 11.5–14%
Better than CAWorseAbout the sameCalifornia
Getting care

Care in and near San Geronimo

No hospital or community health center in San Geronimo itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERKaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael · 6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMarinhealth Medical Center★★★★★ · 8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMarin City Health and Wellness CenterSan Rafael · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
San Rafael · ★★★★★
ER
6.3 mi
Marin City Health and Wellness Center
4 sites · nearest in San Rafael
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.9 mi
Bolinas Community Health Center
Bolinas · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8 mi
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
Novato Community Hospital
Novato · ★★★★★
ER
17.1 mi
Petaluma Valley Hospital
Petaluma · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careSan Geronimo is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSan Geronimo is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSan Geronimo is not a shortage area

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 San Geronimo; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

San Geronimo and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health Grades next door

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Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory9.9%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone6%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
California
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 583 people are less certain, so we show San Geronimo's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for San Geronimo
MeasureSan GeronimoLikely rangeCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.3%32–40.7%30.5%worse
High cholesterol40.6%35.9–45.2%35.4%worse
Obesity22%16.8–28%27.8%about the same
Arthritis29.9%26.2–33.7%20.8%worse
Depression21.2%17.9–24.6%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.8%4.5–7.2%10.6%better
Asthma9.8%8.6–11.1%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.8%11.5–14%6.4%worse
Diabetes10.9%9.2–12.8%11.7%about the same
COPD6%4.7–7.5%5.1%about the same
Heart disease7.2%6.1–8.3%5.6%worse
Stroke3.5%3–4.1%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes8.3%6.1–10.9%10.9%about the same
Binge drink14.8%12.2–17.7%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise16.9%13.3–20.8%24.6%better
Sleep under 7 hours28.8%23.4–34.2%35.1%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.4%73.8–80.8%71.9%better
Dentist visit75.4%72.3–78.2%62.8%better
Cholesterol check92.7%91.3–93.8%85.4%better
Colon screening71.9%67.2–75.9%57.5%better
Mammogram76.9%69.3–83.1%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75–81.8%71.3%better
No health insurance3.8%2.8–5.2%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.8%22.6–31.4%37.3%better
Lack emotional support19.2%16–22.6%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress13.1%11.2–15.2%16.4%better
Fair or poor health15.9%13–19.2%22.1%better
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.6–14.6%13.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity6.7%5–8.7%17.9%better
Housing insecurity6.2%4.8–7.7%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat3.6%2.9–4.4%7.3%better
No reliable transportation4.4%3.6–5.3%9.3%better
Receive SNAP6.3%4.6–8.6%15.6%
Disability
Any disability27.4%23–31.9%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.2%10.8–15.9%13.8%
Thinking or memory9.9%8.2–11.8%14.6%
Hearing7.2%6.2–8.2%5.9%
Vision3.6%3–4.2%5.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.5–3.7%3.9%
Errands alone6%5–7.3%8.1%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed San Geronimo door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the California figure falls inside it, we don’t call San Geronimo better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes San Geronimo directly, so these are its own figures.

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Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in San Geronimo.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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