Health · Cascade

Cascade, MT health

Cascade differs from Montana on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (70.4% vs 63.8%) and more women getting mammograms (80.6% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with arthritis (34.5% vs 28.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 572 people are less certain, so we show Cascade's figures without a grade.

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How Cascade 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 Cascade adults…

36 of every 100 Cascade adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cascade, betterCascade, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.8% Cascade
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Cascade
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Cascade
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Cascade
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cascade 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cascade 8.3% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Cascade adults are doing

1 in 3Cascade adults feel lonely

31.9% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Cascade adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Cascade adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Cascade adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 9

Cascade adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Cascade adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 18

Cascade adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Cascade adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MT 7.5% · about the same

7.5% of Cascade adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Cascade

Cascade and the towns around it

Care nearby

Benefis HospitalsGreat Falls · 25.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Great Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls · 25.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau · 43.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

VA Montana Healthcare SystemFort Harrison · 48.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Care Center - Renaissance SquareGreat Falls · 24.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Care Center @ CchdGreat Falls · 24.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCascade's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cascade County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careCascade is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCascade's county is a federal shortage area.Cascade County · need score 14 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 Cascade. 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 Cascade

Measure	Cascade	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	33.1–39.6%	31.9%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.9–40.4%	32.8%	worse
Obesity	34.6%	30.3–39.2%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	34.5%	31.5–37.5%	28.4%	worse
Depression	26.6%	23.6–29.9%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.8–15.6%	12.3%	about the same
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	10.9%	9.3–12.6%	9.9%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.4–9.6%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.3–4.5%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	10.4–16.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	16.1–21.3%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.8%	18.7–27.3%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	28.6–36.1%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	73.6–79.4%	72.4%	better
Dentist visit	66.8%	63.9–69.6%	63.3%	better
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83–87.4%	82.5%	better
Colon screening	70.4%	66.7–74.1%	63.8%	better
Mammogram	80.6%	75.4–85.1%	74.8%	better
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.5–80.2%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	6.1–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	28.2–35.9%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.6–24%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.1–19.8%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	16.3–23.3%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13–17.6%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8–13.5%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.2–9.7%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.6–6.9%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.3–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.5%	5.4–9.8%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	29.7–38.8%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	12.4–17.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	11.8–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.5–11.1%	8.6%
Vision	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.7–9.7%	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 Cascade door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cascade 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.