Health · Sun Valley

Sun Valley, ID health

Sun Valley differs from Idaho on 26 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (5.5% vs 10.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (3.8% vs 6.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (14.4% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Sun Valley

Report card

How Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley adults…

38 of every 100 Sun Valley adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sun Valley, betterSun Valley, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.4% Sun Valley
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 22.5% Sun Valley
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.3% Sun Valley
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.4% Sun Valley
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sun Valley 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sun Valley 6.5% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Sun Valley adults are doing

1 in 4Sun Valley adults feel lonely

23% · Idaho 29.2% · better

1 in 6Sun Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.8% · Idaho 23.7% · better

1 in 6Sun Valley adults lack social or emotional support

15.5% · Idaho 19.6% · better

1 in 9Sun Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

10.9% · Idaho 16.2% · better

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 13

Sun Valley adults worry about having enough food

7.5% · ID 12.8% · better

1 in 18

Sun Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

5.5% · ID 10.3% · better

1 in 26

Sun Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

3.8% · ID 6.6% · better

1 in 22

Sun Valley adults lack reliable transportation

4.5% · ID 7.5% · better

5.3% of Sun Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory11%

Hearing12.7%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Sun Valley

Sun Valley and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Luke's Wood River Medical CenterKetchum · 2.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lost Rivers Medical CenterArco · 51.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Canyon Medical CenterGooding · 53.9 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's JeromeJerome · 66.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fhs Bellevue Co. Response OfficeBellevue · 15.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Services - Bellevue Medical, Dental Clinic & Behavioral Health ClinicBellevue · 15.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSun Valley is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSun Valley is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSun Valley's county is a federal shortage area.District 5 - South Central Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Sun Valley. 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 Sun Valley

Measure	Sun Valley	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	33.4–42.2%	31.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.8%	36.1–45%	33.2%	worse
Obesity	21.4%	16.3–26.5%	32.1%	better
Arthritis	34.5%	30.4–38.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	17.8%	14.9–20.6%	23.7%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8–12.2%	16.2%	better
Asthma	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	14.4%	13–15.8%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10–13.9%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.1–9.5%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	9.1%	7.8–10.4%	6.2%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.7–5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.4%	6.4–10.6%	12%	better
Binge drink	11.3%	9.2–13.4%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	19.4%	15.3–23.8%	22.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	22.5%	17.9–27.9%	32.7%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.6–84.4%	74.3%	better
Dentist visit	79.3%	76.7–82%	66.6%	better
Cholesterol check	90%	88.5–91.3%	81.1%	better
Colon screening	74.1%	69.5–78.4%	61.8%	better
Mammogram	76.8%	69.5–83.3%	69.1%	better
Taking BP meds	81.2%	77.8–83.9%	70.5%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	4.9–8.4%	10.7%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	23%	19.2–27.1%	29.2%	better
Lack emotional support	15.5%	12.9–18.4%	19.6%	better
Frequent mental distress	10.9%	9.3–12.5%	16.2%	better
Fair or poor health	15.7%	12.7–18.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.1–15.4%	13.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.5%	5.7–9.7%	12.8%	better
Housing insecurity	5.5%	4.4–6.8%	10.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	3.8%	3.1–4.6%	6.6%	better
No reliable transportation	4.5%	3.7–5.4%	7.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.3%	3.8–7.2%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	27.9–37.7%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	13.4–19.5%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	11%	9.1–12.9%	16%
Hearing	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	9.3%
Vision	4.5%	3.7–5.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	2.9–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.9%	5.6–8.3%	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 Sun Valley door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sun Valley 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.