Health · Pasadena Hills

Pasadena Hills, MO health

Pasadena Hills differs from Missouri on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.6% vs 16.3%) and fewer adults with depression (20% vs 24.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (15% vs 9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pasadena Hills

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Pasadena Hills’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pasadena Hills is healthier than 16% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressBMental distressC-ObesityD-DiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 16%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 38%

Towns with similar incomes, $53K–$88K (9,637)Healthier than 11%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Pasadena Hills could be anywhere from D− to C+.

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 Pasadena Hills 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. Pasadena Hills 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 Pasadena Hills 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 Pasadena Hills adults…

51 of every 100 Pasadena Hills adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 48.1–54.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pasadena Hills, betterPasadena Hills, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.6% Pasadena Hills
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Pasadena Hills
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.6% Pasadena Hills
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Pasadena Hills
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pasadena Hills 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pasadena Hills 8.4% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Pasadena Hills adults are doing

1 in 3Pasadena Hills adults feel lonely

34.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Pasadena Hills adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · Missouri 24.3% · better

1 in 4Pasadena Hills adults lack social or emotional support

25.1% · Missouri 20.1% · worse

1 in 6Pasadena Hills adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 5

Pasadena Hills adults worry about having enough food

21.7% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 5

Pasadena Hills adults worry about keeping their housing

18.9% · MO 12.1% · worse

1 in 7

Pasadena Hills adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 8

Pasadena Hills adults lack reliable transportation

11.9% · MO 8.4% · worse

19.6% of Pasadena Hills adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.5%

of Pasadena Hills adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs22.7%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision7.6%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Pasadena Hills

Pasadena Hills 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 Pasadena Hills.

36%53.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Normandy36%

Pasadena Park40%

Pasadena Hills40.4%

Northwoods45.1%

Care nearby

St. Louis Childrens HospitalSaint Louis · 5.1 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. LouisSaint Louis · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenSaint Louis · 5.5 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

North Central Community Health CenterSaint Louis · 1.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

People's Healthcare ServicesSaint Louis · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Pasadena Hills is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central St Louis · need score 20 of 25

! Dental carePart of Pasadena Hills is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, West Central St. Louis · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthPart of Pasadena Hills is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berkeley/Ferguson/Jennings/Bridgeton · 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 Pasadena Hills. 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 Pasadena Hills

Measure	Pasadena Hills	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	51.2%	48.1–54.4%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	37.4–43.7%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	36.3–44.8%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.8%	33–39%	28.8%	worse
Depression	20%	17.7–22.5%	24.3%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.4%	15.1–21.9%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.7%	10.6%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	19.8%	17.5–22.5%	12.1%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.1–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.5–9.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.6%	14.7–20.5%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	11.6%	9.9–13.4%	16.3%	better
Get no exercise	35.6%	31.4–40%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.9%	34.7–43.3%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84%	81.8–86.1%	78.4%	better
Dentist visit	57.9%	54.4–61.2%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.7%	87–90.2%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	70.3%	65.9–74.4%	64%	better
Mammogram	79.7%	73.7–85%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.9%	82.9–86.8%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	8.4%	6.8–10.4%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.8%	31.3–38.6%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.1%	21.9–28.5%	20.1%	worse
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.8–18.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.6%	23.4–30.1%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.2–18.3%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.7%	17.8–25.9%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	18.9%	15.8–22%	12.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15%	12.7–17.3%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.9%	10.1–13.7%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	19.6%	15.9–23.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.5%	37.6–45.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.7%	19.9–25.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	14.7–19%	17.2%
Hearing	7.8%	7–8.9%	8.3%
Vision	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.2–7%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.8–12.8%	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 Pasadena Hills door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pasadena Hills 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.