Health · Vilas

Vilas, CO health

Vilas differs from Colorado on 17 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.4% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (74.8% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.3% vs 5.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Vilas
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How Vilas 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 Vilas adults…

36 of every 100 Vilas adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 32–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vilas, betterVilas, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Vilas
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Vilas
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Vilas
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Vilas
CO 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
55%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
55%
Colon screening
CO 62%
65%
Mammogram
CO 72%
75%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 7
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vilas 14.8% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Vilas adults are doing

1 in 4Vilas adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Vilas adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · Colorado 16% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

38.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%
Thinking or memory18.1%
Hearing11.2%
Errands alone11.3%
Vision7.7%
Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Vilas

Vilas and the towns around it

Care nearby

Southeast Colorado Hospital DistrictSpringfield · 9.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Morton County HospitalElkhart · 39.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Stanton County HospitalJohnson · 40.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Cimarron Memorial HospitalBoise City · 44.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Valley-Wide Counseling & Support Center- SpringfieldSpringfield · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Valley-Wide Support Services- LamarLamar · 47.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary careVilas's county is a federal shortage area.Baca County · need score 21 of 25
✓ Dental careVilas is not a shortage area
! Mental healthVilas's county is a federal shortage area.Southeastern Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 21 of 25

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

All 33 measures for Vilas
MeasureVilasMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.3%32–40.7%27%worse
High cholesterol35.9%31.4–40.4%31.5%about the same
Obesity30.1%22.8–38.2%26.1%about the same
Arthritis32.3%28.8–36%22.9%worse
Depression23.1%19.6–27%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16.5%13.6–19.7%9.2%worse
Asthma11.5%10.2–13.1%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9–11.4%7.8%worse
Diabetes12.7%10.8–14.8%8.6%worse
COPD10.3%8.3–12.5%5.3%worse
Heart disease9.3%8.1–10.8%5.1%worse
Stroke5.1%4.3–6%2.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%13.4–20.9%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.4%12.7–18.6%19%better
Get no exercise27.1%21.8–32.6%17.7%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.5%27.8–41.6%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.5%68.3–76.7%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit54.7%50.8–58.6%64.6%worse
Cholesterol check84.2%81.4–86.9%85.2%about the same
Colon screening54.8%49.3–60.2%62.4%worse
Mammogram65.2%56.2–73.9%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds74.8%71.3–78%69.5%better
No health insurance14.8%11.2–19.1%11.1%worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.2–20.1%16%about the same
Fair or poor health24.7%20.5–29.4%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress17.5%15–20.4%11.9%worse
Disability
Any disability38.5%33.2–44.2%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs19.4%16.1–22.9%10.4%
Thinking or memory18.1%15.2–21.5%13.9%
Hearing11.2%9.8–12.8%6.4%
Vision7.7%6.4–9.2%4.2%
Dressing or bathing5.8%4.8–7%2.9%
Errands alone11.3%9.3–13.6%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 Vilas door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Vilas better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Vilas 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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