Health · Gladstone

Gladstone, MO health

On every measure CDC estimates, Gladstone looks like Missouri as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

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

C+Health Grade

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Gladstone’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Gladstone is healthier than 43% of U.S. towns and 72% of Missouri towns.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressC+ObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 43%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 72%

Towns with similar incomes, $59K–$99K (9,817)Healthier than 40%

About what its income would suggest. Gladstone does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Gladstone could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Missouri ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Gladstone with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Gladstone uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Gladstone compares with Missouri

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 Gladstone adults…

38 of every 100 Gladstone adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.5–41.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gladstone, betterGladstone, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Gladstone
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Gladstone
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Gladstone
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Gladstone
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MO 78%

Dentist visit

MO 60%

Cholesterol check

MO 85%

Colon screening

MO 64%

Mammogram

MO 75%

Taking BP meds

MO 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gladstone 9.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Gladstone adults are doing

1 in 3Gladstone adults feel lonely

33.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Gladstone adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Gladstone adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Gladstone adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · Missouri 17.5% · 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

Gladstone adults worry about having enough food

13.3% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Gladstone adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Gladstone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Gladstone adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10.4% of Gladstone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

of Gladstone adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Gladstone

Gladstone and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38.2%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Gladstone38.2%

Oakwood40%

Oakwood Park41.6%

Oakview42%

Care nearby

Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Liberty HospitalLiberty · 8.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Northland Family PracticeKansas City · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Services - Maple WoodsKansas City · 2.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGladstone is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGladstone is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGladstone's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 6 · 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 Gladstone. 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 Gladstone

Measure	Gladstone	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	34.5–41.6%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.9–42.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.2%	32.9–44%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	27.3–33.3%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.6–27.1%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.9–17.1%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12.1%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.8–14.1%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.3–7.8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13.5–17.7%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	12–17.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	23.9–31.6%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	28.9–37.7%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.7–81.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.7%	58.3–64.8%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.8–86.3%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	62.1–70.5%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	80.4%	74.4–85.3%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77%	74.4–79.7%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	8–10.7%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	29–37.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.6–22.1%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.1–19%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.8–22.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.6–15.9%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.3%	11.6–15.1%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10.5–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.4%	9–11.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.9%	33.1–41%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	14.3–18.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	15.2–18.9%	17.2%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.7%	8.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.7–5.6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	9.2%

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 Gladstone door to door.

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

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

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