Health · Melstone

Melstone, MT health

Melstone differs from Montana on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.7% vs 20.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.2% vs 73.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.9% vs 6.6%).

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

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How Melstone 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 Melstone adults…

40 of every 100 Melstone adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.5–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melstone, betterMelstone, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Melstone
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Melstone
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Melstone
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Melstone
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Melstone 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Melstone 9.7% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Melstone adults are doing

1 in 4Melstone adults feel lonely

27.8% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Melstone adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.4% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Melstone adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Melstone adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 8

Melstone adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Melstone adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 14

Melstone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Melstone adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MT 7.5% · about the same

9% of Melstone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Melstone

Melstone and the towns around it

Care nearby

Roundup Memorial HealthcareRoundup · 33.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Big Horn HospitalHardin · 61.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rosebud Health Care CenterForsyth · 61.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Billings Clinic HospitalBillings · 63.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverstone Health Clinic - WordenWorden · 46.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

One Health - CampusHardin · 60.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMelstone's county is a federal shortage area.Musselshell County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMelstone's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Musselshell County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthMelstone's county is a federal shortage area.Musselshell County · need score 15 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 Melstone. 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 Melstone

Measure	Melstone	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	35.5–44.8%	31.9%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.1–41.3%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	28.4–44%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	35%	31.1–39.2%	28.4%	worse
Depression	22.4%	18.9–26.3%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.1–13.9%	12.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.9%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.7–15.1%	9.9%	worse
COPD	9.1%	7–11.5%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.6–10.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	3.9–5.5%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	11.2–19%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.7%	13.8–20.1%	20.3%	better
Get no exercise	26%	20.3–32.1%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	27.4–40.8%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	71.7–79.6%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.5%	57.8–65.2%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.3–88.7%	82.5%	better
Colon screening	59.8%	54.6–65.1%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	73.9%	65.7–81.2%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	74.8–81.3%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	9.7%	7.2–13%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	22.8–33.1%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	16.8–24.9%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.2–17.9%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	17–26.1%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	9.1–16.1%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.1–11.3%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.5–8.3%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6–9%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9%	6.3–12.2%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	28.5–40%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	13.7–20.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.2–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	11.2%	9.6–12.8%	8.6%
Vision	5.6%	4.5–6.9%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.7–5.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9%	7.2–10.9%	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 Melstone door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Melstone 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.