Health · Valley Ranch

Valley Ranch, CA health

Valley Ranch differs from California on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (4.3% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.8% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (15.6% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Valley Ranch
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 46 people are less certain, so we show Valley Ranch's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Valley Ranch 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 Valley Ranch adults…

46 of every 100 Valley Ranch adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 40.9–50.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Valley Ranch, betterValley Ranch, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.6% Valley Ranch
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27% Valley Ranch
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 11.8% Valley Ranch
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Valley Ranch
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
72%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
92%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
76%
Colon screening
CA 58%
77%
Mammogram
CA 76%
83%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Valley Ranch 4.3% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Valley Ranch adults are doing

1 in 3Valley Ranch adults feel lonely
29.7% · California 37.3% · better
1 in 4Valley Ranch adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Valley Ranch adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 7Valley Ranch adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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 11
Valley Ranch adults worry about having enough food
9.3% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 15
Valley Ranch adults worry about keeping their housing
6.8% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 23
Valley Ranch adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.4% · CA 7.3% · better
1 in 19
Valley Ranch adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · CA 9.3% · better

10.4% of Valley Ranch adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing10.6%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Valley Ranch

Valley Ranch and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Clio: 27.8% Gold Mountain: 31.9% Whitehawk: 28.4% Mabie: 33% C-Road: 30.1% Iron Horse: 32.8% Valley Ranch: 29.2% Valley Ranch Clio Gold Mountain Whitehawk
27.8%33%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Clio27.8%
Whitehawk28.4%
Valley Ranch29.2%
Gold Mountain31.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.7 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Valley Ranch

No hospital or community health center in Valley Ranch itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola · 6.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Mary's Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 42.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWestern Sierra Medical ClinicDownieville · 18.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus
Portola · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Western Sierra Medical Clinic
5 sites · nearest in Downieville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.1 mi
Plumas District Hospital
Quincy · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.6 mi
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.7 mi
Community Health Alliance North Valleys Health Center
Reno · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
42.3 mi
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
Reno · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careValley Ranch is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careValley Ranch is not a shortage area
! Mental healthValley Ranch's county is a federal shortage area.Plumas County · need score 18 of 25

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 Valley Ranch. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Valley Ranch
MeasureValley RanchMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure46.1%40.9–50.9%30.5%worse
High cholesterol46.3%41.2–51.2%35.4%worse
Obesity29.2%21.8–37%27.8%about the same
Arthritis39.4%34.6–43.5%20.8%worse
Depression22.6%18.9–26.2%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.1%5.7–8.9%10.6%better
Asthma10.4%9.1–11.7%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)15.6%13.9–17.3%6.4%worse
Diabetes15.2%12.6–17.7%11.7%worse
COPD10%7.5–12.3%5.1%worse
Heart disease10.8%9.1–12.4%5.6%worse
Stroke5.2%4.3–6.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.8%8.7–14.9%10.9%about the same
Binge drink11.8%9.6–14.3%15.3%better
Get no exercise23.6%17.9–29.5%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27%21.3–33.3%35.1%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.7%78.5–84.8%71.9%better
Dentist visit72.1%68.8–75.3%62.8%better
Cholesterol check92.3%90.8–93.7%85.4%better
Colon screening76.3%71.3–80.8%57.5%better
Mammogram77.2%69.2–83.8%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds82.9%79.8–85.6%71.3%better
No health insurance4.3%3–6.1%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.7%24.5–35.3%37.3%better
Lack emotional support20.1%16.1–24.1%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.1–16.5%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health21.8%17.3–26.3%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.1%13.2–18.8%13.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.3%6.7–12%17.9%better
Housing insecurity6.8%5.2–8.5%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.4%3.5–5.4%7.3%better
No reliable transportation5.4%4.4–6.6%9.3%better
Receive SNAP10.4%7.3–13.6%15.6%
Disability
Any disability36.4%30.1–42%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs19.9%15.7–24%13.8%
Thinking or memory11.9%9.7–14.2%14.6%
Hearing10.6%9–12.2%5.9%
Vision5%4–6.1%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.4–5.3%3.9%
Errands alone8.5%6.7–10.2%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 Valley Ranch door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Valley Ranch better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Valley Ranch 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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