Health · Valier

Valier, MT health

Valier differs from Montana on 24 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.7% vs 20.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 73.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (30.9% vs 12.3%).

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

Report card

How Valier 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 Valier adults…

45 of every 100 Valier adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 40.9–49.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Valier, betterValier, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.5% Valier
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Valier
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Valier
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.5% Valier
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Valier 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Valier 13.5% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Valier adults are doing

1 in 3Valier adults feel lonely

32.1% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Valier adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Valier adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Valier adults are in frequent mental distress

19.7% · 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 4

Valier adults worry about having enough food

24.1% · MT 11.7% · worse

1 in 7

Valier adults worry about keeping their housing

14.7% · MT 9.1% · worse

1 in 9

Valier adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.5% · MT 6.5% · worse

1 in 8

Valier adults lack reliable transportation

13.2% · MT 7.5% · worse

21.2% of Valier adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

46%

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

Walking or climbing stairs26.6%

Thinking or memory20.1%

Hearing14.8%

Errands alone14.9%

Vision10%

Dressing or bathing8%

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

Around Valier

Valier and the towns around it

Care nearby

Pondera Medical CenterConrad · 16.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Northern Rockies Medical CenterCut Bank · 22.6 mi · rural critical access

Logan Health - ShelbyShelby · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau · 34.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Marias Healthcare Services - ValierValier · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Marias Healthcare Services - ConradConrad · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careValier's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pondera County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careValier's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pondera County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthValier's county is a federal shortage area.North-Central Montana · need score 21 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 Valier. 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 Valier

Measure	Valier	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.4%	40.9–49.6%	31.9%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.5–44.3%	32.8%	worse
Obesity	40.1%	32.8–47.4%	31.4%	worse
Arthritis	41.2%	37.2–45%	28.4%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.3–29.7%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	30.9%	26.2–36.1%	12.3%	worse
Asthma	13.3%	11.8–15%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.7–13.2%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	18.5%	15.8–21.1%	9.9%	worse
COPD	15.7%	13–18.4%	7%	worse
Heart disease	12.7%	11–14.5%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	7%	6–8%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.5%	19.5–27.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.7%	12.2–17.4%	20.3%	better
Get no exercise	36.5%	30.3–42.2%	20.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	27.3–39.7%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	71.2–78.3%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.8%	50.1–57.6%	63.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.4%	79.9–84.6%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	58.1%	52.8–63.6%	63.8%	worse
Mammogram	67.5%	59.2–75.7%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	77.9–83.3%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	13.5%	10.5–16.8%	9.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	27.2–37.7%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.4–27.4%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.7%	17.2–22%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	33%	28–37.7%	18.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	22.4%	19.3–25.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.1%	19.6–28.9%	11.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.7%	12.2–17.5%	9.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.5%	9.8–13.5%	6.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.2%	17–25.6%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	46%	40.1–51.3%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	26.6%	22.5–30.6%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	20.1%	17.1–22.8%	14.3%
Hearing	14.8%	12.9–16.6%	8.6%
Vision	10%	8.4–11.4%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	8%	6.7–9.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	14.9%	12.6–17.1%	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 Valier door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Valier 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.