Health · Temescal Valley

Temescal Valley, CA health

Temescal Valley differs from California on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.8% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.2% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with obesity (34.4% vs 27.8%).

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

B+Health Grade

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Temescal Valley’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Temescal Valley is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns and 59% of California towns.

B-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressBObesityBDiabetesASmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 69%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 59%

Towns with similar incomes, $92K–$153K (5,150)Healthier than 32%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Temescal Valley is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

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

33 of every 100 Temescal Valley adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–35.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Temescal Valley, betterTemescal Valley, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Temescal Valley
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Temescal Valley
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Temescal Valley
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.1% Temescal Valley
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Temescal 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Temescal Valley 7.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Temescal Valley adults are doing

1 in 3Temescal Valley adults feel lonely

34.9% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Temescal Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Temescal Valley adults lack social or emotional support

26.2% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Temescal Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Temescal Valley adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 8

Temescal Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · CA 14.9% · about the same

1 in 15

Temescal Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.6% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Temescal Valley adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · CA 9.3% · better

11.5% of Temescal Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing5.7%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Temescal Valley

Temescal Valley 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 Temescal Valley.

24.9%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Temescal Valley34.4%

Corona35.1%

Lake Elsinore37.4%

Care nearby

Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona · 9.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideRiverside · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverside Community HospitalRiverside · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Vcc: Lake Elsinore Dental and Specialty CareLake Elsinore · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Tri-State Community Healthcare CenterLake Elsinore · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careTemescal Valley is not a shortage area

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

✓ Mental healthTemescal Valley 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 Temescal 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 Temescal Valley

Measure	Temescal Valley	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33%	30.3–35.8%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	34.3–40.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	30.5–38.3%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	24.7%	22.5–27%	20.8%	worse
Depression	22%	19.5–24.6%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.3–11.1%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.6–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	6.4%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	10–12.7%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.5%	5–6.1%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.8–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	12.5–16.8%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	20–25.3%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	33.8–42.1%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74%	71.1–76.8%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	64.1–70%	62.8%	better
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.4–89.3%	85.4%	better
Colon screening	62.6%	58.5–66.7%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	80.6%	75–85.3%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72%	69.1–74.9%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.7–9.2%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.9%	31.5–38.7%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.2%	23.4–29.4%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.6–17.9%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	17.7–21.8%	22.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.8–14.5%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	12.5–16.2%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	13.3%	11.7–15.1%	14.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.6%	5.8–7.6%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.5%	10–13.2%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	27.4–33.2%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	12.3–15.3%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	12.1–14.9%	14.6%
Hearing	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	5.9%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	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 Temescal 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 Temescal Valley better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Temescal 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.