Health · Gardar

Gardar, ND health

Gardar differs from North Dakota on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (18.3% vs 21.3%) and fewer lonely adults (25.8% vs 29.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58227, 58243
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How Gardar compares with North Dakota

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 Gardar adults…

40 of every 100 Gardar adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–43.8%

Bars show Gardar; the black tick is North Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gardar, betterGardar, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Gardar
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Gardar
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Gardar
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Gardar
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gardar adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
64%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
82%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gardar 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Gardar adults are doing

1 in 4Gardar adults feel lonely
25.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · better
1 in 5Gardar adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Gardar adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Gardar adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · North Dakota 14.2% · 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 10
Gardar adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Gardar adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 18
Gardar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 17
Gardar adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of Gardar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

of Gardar adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

Black tick: North Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Gardar

Gardar and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Gardar.

Montrose: 39.5% Crystal: 39.6% Lampton: 37.7% Thingvalla: 40.1% Milton: 39.9% Osford: 39.8% East Alma: 39.7% Tiber: 37.6% Crystal: 41.8% Elora: 40.7% Dundee: 36.2% Park: 41.5% Golden: 35.1% Kensington: 35.1% Beaulieu: 42.4% Gardar: 38.2% Gardar Montrose Crystal Lampton Thingvalla First Care Health Center · Park River · 14 miH Pembina County Memorial Hospital · Cavalier · 15.9 miH
35.1%42.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Lampton37.7%
Gardar38.2%
Montrose39.5%
Crystal39.6%
Thingvalla40.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Gardar

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

HNearest ERFirst Care Health CenterPark River · 14 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 23.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.9 mi
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
Cavalier · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.1 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23.8 mi
Unity Medical Center
Grafton · not rated
ERRural critical access
26 mi
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association
Langdon · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.1 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careGardar's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 11 of 25
✓ Dental careGardar is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGardar's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 15 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 Gardar. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Gardar
MeasureGardarMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.2%36.7–43.8%31.8%worse
High cholesterol39.4%36–43.1%33.8%worse
Obesity38.2%32.5–44.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis34%30.9–37.1%25.3%worse
Depression19.9%17.3–22.6%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.4–12.3%10.8%about the same
Asthma10%9–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10.2–12.1%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.6–15%9.8%worse
COPD8.4%7.2–9.7%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.9%8–9.9%6.1%worse
Stroke4.3%3.8–4.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.3%13–17.9%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.3%15.8–21.1%21.3%better
Get no exercise25.2%21.4–29.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.9%28–38.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%75.3–81.1%74.4%better
Dentist visit63.7%60.4–66.8%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.7%85.1–88.3%82.7%better
Colon screening68.7%64.4–72.6%64.9%about the same
Mammogram76.1%70–81.5%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.7%79.4–84%76.3%better
No health insurance6.8%5.4–8.2%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely25.8%22.3–29.5%29.6%better
Lack emotional support19.7%17.1–22.6%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13%11.5–14.5%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%16.3–21.5%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress13.7%12.2–15.5%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.3%8.5–12.1%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.9%6.7–9.2%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.5%4.7–6.3%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.9%5.2–6.7%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.6–8.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31%27.3–34.9%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.1–17.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory12%10.6–13.6%12.6%
Hearing10.4%9.4–11.6%7.8%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.7–4.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.7%6.7–8.7%7.1%
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 Gardar door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the North Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Gardar better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Gardar by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Gardar by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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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