Health · Saco

Saco, MT health

Saco differs from Montana on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.7% vs 73.4%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.4% vs 82.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.8% vs 6.6%).

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

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How Saco 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 Saco adults…

38 of every 100 Saco adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.6–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Saco, betterSaco, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Saco
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Saco
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Saco
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Saco
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Saco 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

Saco 8.4% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Saco adults are doing

1 in 4Saco adults feel lonely

28.2% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Saco adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Saco adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Saco adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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

Saco adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Saco adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Saco adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Saco adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · MT 7.5% · about the same

8.4% of Saco adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Saco

Saco and the towns around it

Care nearby

Phillips County Hospital - CahMalta · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Frances Mahon Deaconess HospitalGlasgow · 37.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hospital-Ft Belknap at Harlem - CahHarlem · 65.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Garfield County Health CenterJordan · 81.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - HarlemHarlem · 66.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bullhook Community Health CenterHavre · 107 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSaco's county is a federal shortage area.Phillips County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careSaco's county is a federal shortage area.Phillips County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthSaco's county is a federal shortage area.Eastern Montana · 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 Saco. 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 Saco

Measure	Saco	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	33.6–42.6%	31.9%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	33.4–42.3%	32.8%	worse
Obesity	38.9%	31.2–46.4%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	29.6–37.7%	28.4%	worse
Depression	23.2%	19.5–26.9%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	9.8–15.1%	12.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.3–12.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.3–13%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.2–14.5%	9.9%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.2–11.1%	7%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.5–10.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	11.6–18.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	15.2–21.7%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	19.6–30%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	28.3–40.7%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.6–78.3%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.6%	56.7–64.2%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.1–87.6%	82.5%	better
Colon screening	67.5%	62.4–72.2%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	65.5–80.6%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75–81.7%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	8.4%	6.3–11.2%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	23–32.9%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	16.7–24.3%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.8–18.3%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	16.3–24.1%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.2–18.1%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.2–13.8%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.6–10.1%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5–7.2%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.6–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.2–10.8%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.7%	27.3–37.8%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	12.8–19.2%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	11.6–16.3%	14.3%
Hearing	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	8.6%
Vision	5.1%	4.2–6.1%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.5–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.1–10.3%	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 Saco door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Saco 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.