Health · Cambridge

Cambridge, ID health

Cambridge differs from Idaho on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.4% vs 15.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.3% vs 10.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Cambridge

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 324 people are less certain, so we show Cambridge's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Cambridge compares with Idaho

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 Cambridge adults…

40 of every 100 Cambridge adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.7–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cambridge, betterCambridge, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Cambridge
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Cambridge
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.4% Cambridge
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Cambridge
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

ID 74%

Dentist visit

ID 67%

Cholesterol check

ID 81%

Colon screening

ID 62%

Mammogram

ID 69%

Taking BP meds

ID 71%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cambridge 8.2% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Cambridge adults are doing

1 in 4Cambridge adults feel lonely

26.2% · Idaho 29.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Cambridge adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Cambridge adults lack social or emotional support

19.1% · Idaho 19.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Cambridge adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · Idaho 16.2% · 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 9

Cambridge adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · ID 12.8% · about the same

1 in 12

Cambridge adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · ID 10.3% · better

1 in 17

Cambridge adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · ID 6.6% · about the same

1 in 15

Cambridge adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · ID 7.5% · about the same

8.8% of Cambridge adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.9%

of Cambridge adults live with a disability (Idaho 34.7%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing13.2%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Cambridge

Cambridge and the towns around it

Care nearby

Weiser Memorial HospitalWeiser · 26.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's MccallMccall · 36.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center OntarioOntario · 40.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valor HealthEmmett · 48.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Adams County Health CenterCouncil · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Valley Family Health Care - Payette Medical Clinic and PharmacyPayette · 37.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCambridge's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careCambridge's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthCambridge's county is a federal shortage area.District 3 - Southwest MHCA · need score 17 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 Cambridge. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Cambridge

Measure	Cambridge	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	35.7–44.6%	31.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	35–43.7%	33.2%	worse
Obesity	31.4%	25.4–38.2%	32.1%	about the same
Arthritis	37.1%	33.3–41.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.5%	18.4–25.1%	23.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.7%	14.2–21.5%	16.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.8%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11–13.6%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.7–16.1%	10.1%	worse
COPD	9.8%	8–11.7%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.4–11.1%	6.2%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	10.9–16.9%	12%	about the same
Binge drink	12.4%	10.2–14.9%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	25.6%	21–31.2%	22.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	24–36.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.5–81.9%	74.3%	better
Dentist visit	67.3%	63.6–70.9%	66.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.3–88.2%	81.1%	better
Colon screening	68%	62.6–73%	61.8%	better
Mammogram	66.8%	56.9–75.3%	69.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.6–81.7%	70.5%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.2–10.9%	10.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.2%	22–31.1%	29.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.1%	16–22.9%	19.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	12.8–16.9%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17–24.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14–18.9%	13.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	8.7–14.1%	12.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.7–10.2%	10.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	4.9–7.2%	6.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.4–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.8%	6.7–11.4%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.9%	34.9–45.9%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	16.8–23.7%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	15%	12.9–17.6%	16%
Hearing	13.2%	11.6–15.1%	9.3%
Vision	5.7%	4.9–6.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.3%	7.8–11%	8.2%

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 Cambridge door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Idaho figure falls inside it, we don't call Cambridge better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cambridge directly, so these are its own figures.

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