Health · Brandon

Brandon, CO health

Brandon differs from Colorado on 14 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (74.1% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 81071 (all of Brandon)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 8 people are less certain, so we show Brandon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brandon compares with Colorado

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 Brandon adults…

33 of every 100 Brandon adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 28.6–36.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brandon, betterBrandon, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.2% Brandon
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Brandon
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Brandon
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Brandon
CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brandon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

73%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
57%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
63%
Colon screening
CO 62%
67%
Mammogram
CO 72%
74%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brandon 9.9% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Brandon adults are doing

1 in 4Brandon adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Brandon adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · Colorado 16% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

of Brandon adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory16.1%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Brandon

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

HNearest ERWeisbrod Memorial County HospitalEads · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley-Wide Health SystemsEads · 18.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.3 mi
Valley-Wide Health Systems
3 sites · nearest in Eads
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.7 mi
Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital
Eads · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.6 mi
Keefe Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne Wells · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.2 mi
High Plains Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Lamar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.6 mi
Prowers Medical Center
Lamar · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.4 mi
Greeley County Health Services
Tribune · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBrandon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kiowa County · need score 5 of 25
! Dental careBrandon's county is a federal shortage area.Kiowa County · need score 7 of 25
! Mental healthBrandon's county is a federal shortage area.Southeastern Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 21 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 Brandon. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Brandon
MeasureBrandonMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.6%28.6–36.9%27%worse
High cholesterol34.6%30.3–39.3%31.5%about the same
Obesity26.8%20–34.7%26.1%about the same
Arthritis29.2%25.8–32.8%22.9%worse
Depression24.3%20.6–28.4%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16%14.2–17.8%9.2%worse
Asthma11.7%10.3–13.2%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.2–11.2%7.8%worse
Diabetes10.4%8.8–11.9%8.6%worse
COPD8%6.9–9.3%5.3%worse
Heart disease7.8%6.9–8.8%5.1%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.4%2.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.5–16.5%10.9%worse
Binge drink17.3%14.1–20.7%19%about the same
Get no exercise20.2%16.2–24.5%17.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.9%28.7–34.8%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.5%68.1–76.5%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit56.5%54.2–58.7%64.6%worse
Cholesterol check84.6%82.4–86.6%85.2%about the same
Colon screening63%60.3–65.5%62.4%about the same
Mammogram66.5%61.7–70.7%71.6%worse
Taking BP meds74.1%70.8–77.1%69.5%better
No health insurance9.9%7.9–12.1%11.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.7%15.6–19.9%16%about the same
Fair or poor health18.5%15.7–21.6%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.6–16.5%11.9%worse
Disability
Any disability33.1%28.5–37.9%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%12.1–16.6%10.4%
Thinking or memory16.1%14–18.4%13.9%
Hearing9.4%8.3–10.6%6.4%
Vision5%4.4–5.7%4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.4%2.9%
Errands alone8.7%7.5–10%6.7%
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 Brandon door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Brandon better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brandon by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brandon by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado 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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