Health · Brady

Brady, MT health

Brady differs from Montana on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 7%) and more adults with heart disease (8% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Brady
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How Brady 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 Brady adults…

35 of every 100 Brady adults have high blood pressure
Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brady, betterBrady, worseToo close to callMontana
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Brady
MT 20.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Brady
MT 31.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20% Brady
MT 20.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Brady
MT 13.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Yearly checkup
MT 72%
58%
Dentist visit
MT 63%
83%
Cholesterol check
MT 83%
66%
Colon screening
MT 64%
68%
Mammogram
MT 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
MT 73%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brady 9.7% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)
Mind & connection

How Brady adults are doing

1 in 3Brady adults feel lonely
30.9% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Brady adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Brady adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Brady adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · Montana 17.2% · 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 7
Brady adults worry about having enough food
13.4% · MT 11.7% · about the same
1 in 10
Brady adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · MT 9.1% · about the same
1 in 13
Brady adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · MT 6.5% · about the same
1 in 12
Brady adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · MT 7.5% · about the same

10.2% of Brady adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Brady

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

HNearest ERPondera Medical CenterConrad · 11.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBenefis Hospitals★★★★★ · 45.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMarias Healthcare ServicesConrad · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Marias Healthcare Services
4 sites · nearest in Conrad
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Pondera Medical Center
Conrad · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Community Health Care Center, Incorporated
4 sites · nearest in Choteau
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.9 mi
Benefis Teton Medical Center
Choteau · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.2 mi
Logan Health - Shelby
Shelby · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.8 mi
Benefis Hospitals
Great Falls · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBrady's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pondera County · need score 20 of 25
! Dental careBrady's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pondera County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthBrady's county is a federal shortage area.North-Central Montana · need score 21 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 Brady. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Brady
MeasureBradyMarginMontana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.3%31.3–39.6%31.9%about the same
High cholesterol34.4%30.3–38.5%32.8%about the same
Obesity35.5%28.6–42.9%31.4%about the same
Arthritis32%28.5–35.7%28.4%worse
Depression24.5%21–28.5%24.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.1%9.8–14.8%12.3%about the same
Asthma11.6%10.2–13.1%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.1–11.4%9.3%about the same
Diabetes11.3%9.6–13.3%9.9%about the same
COPD8.8%7.2–10.6%7%worse
Heart disease8%6.9–9.2%6.6%worse
Stroke4.2%3.7–4.9%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%13.1–20.7%13.6%about the same
Binge drink20%16.7–23.5%20.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.5%20.6–31%20.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%27.4–39.9%31.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.4%67.1–75.3%72.4%about the same
Dentist visit58.4%54.7–62.3%63.3%worse
Cholesterol check83.1%80.1–85.6%82.5%about the same
Colon screening66.3%61–71.5%63.8%about the same
Mammogram68%59–75.9%74.8%about the same
Taking BP meds75.6%72.2–78.6%73.4%about the same
No health insurance9.7%6.9–13.1%9.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.9%26–36.3%30.7%about the same
Lack emotional support21.8%18.1–25.9%21.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.4–20.4%17.2%about the same
Fair or poor health21.1%17.4–25.2%18.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.1%13.7–18.6%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.4%10.2–17.4%11.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%8.3–13%9.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.5%6.1–9.1%6.5%about the same
No reliable transportation8.2%6.7–9.9%7.5%about the same
Receive SNAP10.2%7.4–13.5%8.3%
Disability
Any disability34.1%29.2–39.5%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs16%13.2–19%12.9%
Thinking or memory15.7%13.1–18.5%14.3%
Hearing10.2%8.9–11.6%8.6%
Vision5.4%4.5–6.3%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.7–5.3%3.5%
Errands alone9.4%7.9–11.2%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 Brady door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Montana figure falls inside it, we don't call Brady better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Brady 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.

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