Lakeside, CO health
Lakeside differs from Colorado on 19 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults with COPD (3.8% vs 5.3%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 9.2%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (25.8% vs 19%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 80212 (all of Lakeside)Not graded
Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 4 people are less certain, so we show Lakeside's figures without a grade.
How Lakeside 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
Habits
Care & screenings
Mind & connection
Disability
Out of every 100 Lakeside adults…
Bars show Lakeside; the black tick is Colorado. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
CO 17.7%
CO 30.7%
CO 19%
CO 10.9%
Keeping up with care
Share of Lakeside adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.
How Lakeside adults are doing
Living with a disability
of Lakeside adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Black tick: Colorado. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Lakeside 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 Lakeside.
Obesity
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.
Care in and near Lakeside
No hospital or community health center in Lakeside itself. These are the nearest.
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 Lakeside. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
All 33 measures for Lakeside
| Measure | Lakeside | Margin | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 21.1% | 19.4–23% | 27% | better |
| High cholesterol | 28.7% | 26.5–31% | 31.5% | better |
| Obesity | 21.3% | 18.8–24.1% | 26.1% | better |
| Arthritis | 18.8% | 17.2–20.5% | 22.9% | better |
| Depression | 23.3% | 21.2–25.6% | 22.7% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 6.8% | 5.7–8% | 9.2% | better |
| Asthma | 10.4% | 9.5–11.4% | 10.9% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 6.6% | 6.1–7.2% | 7.8% | better |
| Diabetes | 6.5% | 5.9–7.3% | 8.6% | better |
| COPD | 3.8% | 3.4–4.3% | 5.3% | better |
| Heart disease | 3.8% | 3.5–4.2% | 5.1% | better |
| Stroke | 2.1% | 1.9–2.2% | 2.7% | better |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 9.3% | 8.1–10.6% | 10.9% | better |
| Binge drink | 25.8% | 23.5–28.3% | 19% | worse |
| Get no exercise | 14.3% | 12.6–16.2% | 17.7% | better |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 27.5% | 24.7–30.2% | 30.7% | better |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 70.3% | 67.8–72.7% | 71.4% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 70.2% | 67.8–72.4% | 64.6% | better |
| Cholesterol check | 86% | 84.6–87.3% | 85.2% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 64.7% | 61.4–67.7% | 62.4% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 73.4% | 68.1–78.1% | 71.6% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 64.8% | 62.2–67.4% | 69.5% | worse |
| No health insurance | 9.4% | 8.3–10.6% | 11.1% | better |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Frequent mental distress | 14.7% | 13.4–16.1% | 16% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 12.2% | 11–13.5% | 15.5% | better |
| Frequent physical distress | 10% | 9.1–11% | 11.9% | better |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 22.5% | 20.4–24.7% | 27.1% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 7.8% | 7–8.8% | 10.4% | |
| Thinking or memory | 12.1% | 10.9–13.3% | 13.9% | |
| Hearing | 5% | 4.6–5.6% | 6.4% | |
| Vision | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7% | 4.2% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 2.3% | 2.1–2.5% | 2.9% | |
| Errands alone | 5.5% | 5–6.1% | 6.7% | |
How CDC estimates town health
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.