Health · Valley

Valley, KS health

Valley differs from Kansas on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.9% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.8% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67065, 67112, 67104
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 132 people are less certain, so we show Valley's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Valley compares with Kansas

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 Valley adults…

41 of every 100 Valley adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 37–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Valley, betterValley, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Valley
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Valley
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Valley
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Valley
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
62%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
61%
Colon screening
KS 64%
71%
Mammogram
KS 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Valley 8.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Valley adults are doing

1 in 4Valley adults feel lonely
28% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Valley adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · Kansas 16% · 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 8
Valley adults worry about having enough food
12.6% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Valley adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 15
Valley adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · KS 7.1% · about the same

8.3% of Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

of Valley adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing10%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Valley

Valley 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 Valley.

Medicine Lodge: 39.8% Liberty: 39.9% Elm Mills: 38.9% Mingona: 39.8% Moore: 36.2% Eagle: 39.8% Sharon: 39.2% Kingman: 39.6% Rochester: 39.2% McAdoo: 38.6% Township 11: 38% Lake City: 40% Valley: 39.2% Valley Medicine Lodge Liberty Elm Mills Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital · Medicine Lodge · 9.2 miH Kiowa District Hospital · Kiowa · 23 miH
36.2%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Elm Mills38.9%
Valley39.2%
Medicine Lodge39.8%
Liberty39.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.2 mi

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

Getting care

Care in and near Valley

No hospital or community health center in Valley itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMedicine Lodge Memorial HospitalMedicine Lodge · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPratt Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 20 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeart of Kansas Family Health CareSt. John · 42.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
Medicine Lodge · not rated
ERRural critical access
20 mi
Pratt Regional Medical Center
Pratt · ★★★★★
ER
23 mi
Kiowa District Hospital
Kiowa · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Kingman Healthcare Center
Kingman · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.7 mi
Heart of Kansas Family Health Care
2 sites · nearest in St. John
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
46.3 mi
Great Salt Plains Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Cherokee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careValley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Barber County · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careValley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Barber County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthValley's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 21 · need score 15 of 25

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 Valley. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Valley
MeasureValleyMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.7%37–44.3%34.4%worse
High cholesterol40.2%36.5–43.9%36.7%about the same
Obesity39.2%33–45.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis32.2%29.3–35.2%25.5%worse
Depression21.1%18.5–24%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.8%15–20.9%11.3%worse
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.5–11.4%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.8%12.2–15.6%11.4%worse
COPD9.7%8.4–11.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease9%8.2–10.1%6.4%worse
Stroke4.3%3.9–4.9%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.4%14.6–20.4%14%worse
Binge drink15.2%13–17.6%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%25.5–34.3%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.2%27.3–37.3%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%75.3–80.9%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit61.5%58.4–64.5%64.9%worse
Cholesterol check85.7%83.9–87.4%84.1%about the same
Colon screening61.3%56.8–65.4%63.5%about the same
Mammogram70.6%63.2–76.8%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds81.9%79.6–83.9%77.6%better
No health insurance8.2%6.5–10.1%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28%24.4–32%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%17–22.7%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%14.5–18%16%about the same
Fair or poor health20.9%18.2–24.2%18%worse
Frequent physical distress14.9%13.1–16.7%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.6%10.4–15.2%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10.1%8.5–11.9%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.1%7–9.4%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.8%5.9–7.9%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.3%6.7–10.2%7.4%
Disability
Any disability35.2%31.3–39.5%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.5%15.3–20.1%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.1%13.4–17.3%14.4%
Hearing10%9–11.2%7.4%
Vision5.3%4.6–6.1%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.9–5.1%3.5%
Errands alone8.9%7.8–10.2%7.7%
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 Valley door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Valley better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Valley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Valley by how much of its land each one covers.

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