Health · Arlee

Arlee, MT health

Arlee differs from Montana on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (8.1% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (11.8% vs 6.5%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 812 people are less certain, so we show Arlee's figures without a grade.

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How Arlee compares with Montana

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 Arlee adults…

36 of every 100 Arlee adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arlee, betterArlee, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Arlee
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Arlee
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Arlee
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Arlee
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MT 72%

Dentist visit

MT 63%

Cholesterol check

MT 83%

Colon screening

MT 64%

Mammogram

MT 75%

Taking BP meds

MT 73%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arlee 10.9% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Arlee adults are doing

1 in 3Arlee adults feel lonely

32.1% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Arlee adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Arlee adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Arlee adults are in frequent mental distress

19.7% · Montana 17.2% · 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 5

Arlee adults worry about having enough food

20.6% · MT 11.7% · worse

1 in 7

Arlee adults worry about keeping their housing

15.3% · MT 9.1% · worse

1 in 8

Arlee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.8% · MT 6.5% · worse

1 in 8

Arlee adults lack reliable transportation

13% · MT 7.5% · worse

15.2% of Arlee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.4%

of Arlee adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory17%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Arlee

Arlee and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Patrick HospitalMissoula · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Medical CenterMissoula · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke Community HospitalRonan · 25 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Providence St. Joseph Medical CenterPolson · 35.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Phc - WatershedMissoula · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ag Worker Health & ServicesLolo · 27 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careArlee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careArlee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthArlee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 19 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 Arlee. 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 Arlee

Measure	Arlee	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	32.4–39.5%	31.9%	worse
High cholesterol	31.4%	28.1–35%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	30.9–42%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	30.4%	27.4–33.7%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	25.6%	22.3–29.2%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.2%	13.4–19.6%	12.3%	worse
Asthma	13%	11.6–14.6%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–8.9%	9.3%	better
Diabetes	13.6%	11.9–15.6%	9.9%	worse
COPD	8.6%	7.4–10%	7%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	16.1–22.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.2%	16.3–22.6%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.1–29.2%	20.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	30.5–41.9%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.1%	69.4–76.7%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.5%	46.8–54.1%	63.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.9%	78.4–83.2%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	56%	50.8–61%	63.8%	worse
Mammogram	69.3%	60.9–76.7%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.1%	70–76.4%	73.4%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.8–13.4%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	27.4–36.9%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	20.7–28.1%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.7%	17.5–22.1%	17.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.2%	21.1–27.4%	18.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	15.2–19.5%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.6%	17.3–24.4%	11.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.3%	12.9–18%	9.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.8%	10.1–13.8%	6.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	13%	11.2–14.9%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.2%	12.4–18.3%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.4%	31.2–39.7%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.9–19.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	17%	14.8–19.3%	14.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	8.6%
Vision	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.6%	9.3–12%	8%

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 Arlee door to door.

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

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

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