Health · Post Falls

Post Falls, ID health

Post Falls differs from Idaho on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.6%) and more smokers (14.4% vs 12%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Post Falls
Report card

How Post Falls 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 Post Falls adults…

29 of every 100 Post Falls adults have high blood pressure
Idaho: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.5–32.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Post Falls, betterPost Falls, worseToo close to callIdaho
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.6% Post Falls
ID 22.2%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Post Falls
ID 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Post Falls
ID 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Post Falls
ID 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
ID 74%
61%
Dentist visit
ID 67%
80%
Cholesterol check
ID 81%
59%
Colon screening
ID 62%
63%
Mammogram
ID 69%
71%
Taking BP meds
ID 71%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Post Falls 10.3% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)
Mind & connection

How Post Falls adults are doing

1 in 3Post Falls adults feel lonely
30.3% · Idaho 29.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Post Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Post Falls adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Idaho 19.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Post Falls adults are in frequent mental distress
18.3% · Idaho 16.2% · worse
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 7
Post Falls adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · ID 12.8% · about the same
1 in 9
Post Falls adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · ID 10.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Post Falls adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · ID 6.6% · worse
1 in 12
Post Falls adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · ID 7.5% · worse

11.9% of Post Falls adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

of Post Falls adults live with a disability (Idaho 34.7%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory17.4%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Post Falls

Post Falls and the towns around it

Care nearby

Northwest Specialty HospitalPost Falls · 1.2 mi
Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley · 14 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Kootenai HealthCoeur D'alene · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Heritage Health Post FallsPost Falls · 0.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Heritage Health-Pediatrics Post FallsPost Falls · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePost Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePost Falls is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPost Falls's county is a federal shortage area.District 1 - Panhandle Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 18 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 Post Falls. 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 Post Falls
MeasurePost FallsMarginIdaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.4%26.5–32.5%31.5%about the same
High cholesterol32.6%29.5–35.9%33.2%about the same
Obesity33.5%29–38.5%32.1%about the same
Arthritis28.3%25.7–31%26.6%about the same
Depression25.7%22.7–29.1%23.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)18.1%14.9–21.5%16.2%about the same
Asthma11.4%10.2–12.8%10.7%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.6–9.1%8.3%about the same
Diabetes10%8.8–11.4%10.1%about the same
COPD8%7.1–9%6.6%worse
Heart disease6.7%6–7.4%6.2%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.9%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%12.5–16.5%12%worse
Binge drink16.8%14.4–19.6%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise21.6%18.6–24.9%22.2%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36%31.7–40.3%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.9%68.6–75.3%74.3%about the same
Dentist visit61.4%58–64.7%66.6%worse
Cholesterol check79.7%77.5–81.8%81.1%about the same
Colon screening59%54.6–63.1%61.8%about the same
Mammogram63.2%56–70%69.1%about the same
Taking BP meds70.9%67.7–74%70.5%about the same
No health insurance10.3%8.8–11.9%10.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.3%26.6–34.4%29.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21%18.2–24%19.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.3%16.4–20.3%16.2%worse
Fair or poor health19.5%17.3–21.8%17.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.4%13.8–17.2%13.6%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.7%12.6–17%12.8%about the same
Housing insecurity11.5%9.9–13.3%10.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.9%6.9–9.1%6.6%worse
No reliable transportation8.6%7.6–9.7%7.5%worse
Receive SNAP11.9%10.1–13.9%8.8%
Disability
Any disability36.7%33.2–40.4%34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs16%14.2–17.9%14.5%
Thinking or memory17.4%15.6–19.3%16%
Hearing9.7%8.8–10.8%9.3%
Vision5.5%5–6%4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.8–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone9.5%8.6–10.6%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 Post Falls door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Idaho figure falls inside it, we don't call Post Falls better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Post Falls 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.

You’re browsing

Post Falls

Idaho · ID
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Post Falls is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01