Health · Gardner

Gardner, ND health

Gardner differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.9% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (4.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58036, 58005
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How Gardner 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 Gardner adults…

33 of every 100 Gardner adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.6–35.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gardner, betterGardner, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.4% Gardner
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Gardner
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.1% Gardner
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Gardner
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
72%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
66%
Colon screening
ND 65%
80%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gardner 5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Gardner adults are doing

1 in 4Gardner adults feel lonely
26.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Gardner adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Gardner adults lack social or emotional support
18.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Gardner adults are in frequent mental distress
12% · North Dakota 14.2% · better
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 14
Gardner adults worry about having enough food
6.9% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 16
Gardner adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 24
Gardner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.1% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 23
Gardner adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · ND 6.5% · better

4.2% of Gardner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

22.3%

of Gardner adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.5%
Thinking or memory10%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone5.6%
Vision3.1%
Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Gardner

Gardner 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 Gardner.

Gardner: 34.3% Wiser: 35.6% Gunkel: 34.4% Kinyon: 34.9% Berlin: 35.3% Georgetown: 32.9% Harwood: 35.2% Kragnes: 33.4% Noble: 35% Rush River: 35.2% Arthur: 34.3% Bell: 34.8% Grandin: 34.4% Kelso: 36.6% Raymond: 33.8% Argusville: 36% Gardner: 35.2% Gardner Gardner Wiser Gunkel Kinyon Berlin Fargo VA Medical Center · Fargo · 17.6 mi · 5★ MedicareH
32.9%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Gardner34.3%
Gunkel34.4%
Kinyon34.9%
Gardner35.2%
Berlin35.3%
Wiser35.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.6 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 Gardner

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

HNearest ERFargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 17.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford Medical Center Fargo★★★★★ · 18.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterFargo · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.6 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERVA
18.2 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Fargo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.6 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.6 mi
Sanford Hillsboro
Hillsboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.8 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGardner is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGardner is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGardner is not a shortage area

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 Gardner. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Gardner
MeasureGardnerMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.5%29.6–35.7%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol36.2%33.2–39.2%33.8%about the same
Obesity35.2%31.3–39.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis26.5%24–29.3%25.3%about the same
Depression22.2%19.6–25.1%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.6%6.8–10.4%10.8%better
Asthma9.5%8.4–10.7%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.9%8.1–9.8%8.2%about the same
Diabetes9.3%7.9–10.7%9.8%about the same
COPD5.1%4.2–6.1%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6%5.2–6.9%6.1%about the same
Stroke2.8%2.4–3.2%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%9.7–15.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.1%18.5–23.7%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise17.4%14.5–20.7%21.8%better
Sleep under 7 hours30.3%26.4–34%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.2%74.2–79.9%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit71.5%68.4–74.2%64.5%better
Cholesterol check87.9%86–89.6%82.7%better
Colon screening65.6%61.4–69.2%64.9%about the same
Mammogram80%73.9–84.8%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.1%75–81%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5%3.8–6.4%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.4%23.5–29.7%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.3%15.8–21.1%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12%10.5–13.8%14.2%better
Fair or poor health13.6%11.5–16.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress10.5%9–12.1%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity6.9%5.4–8.8%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.4%5.1–7.8%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.1%3.4–5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.4%3.6–5.2%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.2%3.1–5.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability22.3%19.3–25.6%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs9.5%8–11.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory10%8.5–11.8%12.6%
Hearing7.3%6.4–8.2%7.8%
Vision3.1%2.7–3.7%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.7%2.4–3.2%3.1%
Errands alone5.6%4.8–6.6%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 Gardner 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 Gardner better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Gardner by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Gardner 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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