Health · Gardner

Gardner, CO health

Gardner differs from Colorado on 11 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.6% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (75.5% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (12.7% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Gardner
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 162 people are less certain, so we show Gardner's figures without a grade.

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How Gardner 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 Gardner adults…

34 of every 100 Gardner adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 29.3–38.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gardner, betterGardner, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.9% Gardner
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Gardner
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Gardner
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.2% Gardner
CO 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
62%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
90%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
66%
Colon screening
CO 62%
70%
Mammogram
CO 72%
76%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gardner 10.8% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Gardner adults are doing

1 in 5Gardner adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 7Gardner adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · Colorado 16% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30%

of Gardner adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Gardner

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

HNearest ERSpanish Peaks Regional Health CenterWalsenburg · 22.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Mary-Corwin Hospital★★★★★ · 42.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePueblo Community Health CenterWalsenburg · 22.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.3 mi
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Walsenburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
Pueblo Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Walsenburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.6 mi
St. Mary-Corwin Hospital
Pueblo · ★★★★★
43.1 mi
Valley-Wide Health Systems
3 sites · nearest in Moffat
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.6 mi
Parkview Medical Center
Pueblo · ★★★★★
ER
45 mi
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
Alamosa · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careGardner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Huerfano County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careGardner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - Huerfano County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthGardner's county is a federal shortage area.Health Solutions MHCA · need score 16 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 Gardner. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Gardner
MeasureGardnerMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.7%29.3–38.2%27%worse
High cholesterol38.4%33.7–43.1%31.5%worse
Obesity27.8%20.7–35.5%26.1%about the same
Arthritis29.5%25.7–33.4%22.9%worse
Depression20.3%17.1–23.8%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.4%9.1–14%9.2%about the same
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.3%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.5%8.5–10.6%7.8%worse
Diabetes12.7%10.7–14.7%8.6%worse
COPD6.3%5.1–7.6%5.3%about the same
Heart disease7.2%6.2–8.2%5.1%worse
Stroke3.7%3.2–4.2%2.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.2%8.8–13.8%10.9%about the same
Binge drink15.6%12.7–18.7%19%better
Get no exercise19.9%15.9–24.4%17.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%25.5–38.9%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71–78.9%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit61.7%57.8–65.4%64.6%about the same
Cholesterol check89.7%87.9–91%85.2%better
Colon screening66%60.5–71.3%62.4%about the same
Mammogram69.6%60.2–77.8%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds75.5%71.7–79%69.5%better
No health insurance10.8%8.6–13.2%11.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.4–16.5%16%about the same
Fair or poor health18%15.1–21.2%15.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12.1–16.3%11.9%worse
Disability
Any disability30%25.4–34.9%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.7%11.5–16.2%10.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%10.9–15%13.9%
Hearing8.2%7.1–9.3%6.4%
Vision5.1%4.4–5.8%4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.4%2.9%
Errands alone6.7%5.7–7.9%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 Gardner door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Gardner better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gardner directly, so these are its own figures.

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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