Health · Milton

Milton, ND health

Milton differs from North Dakota on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (5.5% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (3.7% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.8% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58260 (all of Milton)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 43 people are less certain, so we show Milton's figures without a grade.

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How Milton 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 Milton adults…

47 of every 100 Milton adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 42.5–52%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Milton, betterMilton, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Milton
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Milton
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Milton
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Milton
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
68%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
91%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
73%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
85%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Milton 5.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Milton adults are doing

1 in 4Milton adults feel lonely
24.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Milton adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · better
1 in 5Milton adults lack social or emotional support
19.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 10Milton adults are in frequent mental distress
10.3% · 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
Milton adults worry about having enough food
7.1% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 18
Milton adults worry about keeping their housing
5.5% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 27
Milton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.7% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 23
Milton adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · ND 6.5% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory9.8%
Hearing12.6%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Milton

Milton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Montrose: 39.5% Gardar: 38.2% Osford: 39.8% East Alma: 39.7% Tiber: 37.6% Milton: 39.9% Milton Montrose
37.6%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Montrose39.5%
Milton39.9%

Care nearby

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 19 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
First Care Health CenterPark River · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 32.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 31.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 53.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careMilton is not a shortage area
! Dental careMilton's county is a federal shortage area.Cavalier County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthMilton's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · need score 16 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 Milton. 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 Milton
MeasureMiltonMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure47.3%42.5–52%31.8%worse
High cholesterol46.3%41.3–51.1%33.8%worse
Obesity39.9%32.1–48.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis37.8%33.6–42.1%25.3%worse
Depression16.5%13.8–19.5%21.3%better
Lost all teeth (65+)10.6%8.4–12.9%10.8%about the same
Asthma8.9%7.8–10.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)14.4%12.9–15.9%8.2%worse
Diabetes14.6%12.4–16.8%9.8%worse
COPD8.5%7–10.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease10.8%9.4–12.3%6.1%worse
Stroke4.8%4.2–5.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.7%10.2–15.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16%13.2–19.2%21.3%better
Get no exercise24.6%19.9–29.5%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%23.4–35.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup82.3%79.1–85.3%74.4%better
Dentist visit67.5%63.5–70.6%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check90.8%89.1–92.3%82.7%better
Colon screening73.2%67.9–77.7%64.9%better
Mammogram77.8%69.7–83.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds85.3%82.6–87.7%76.3%better
No health insurance5.6%4.1–7.8%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely24.6%20.4–29.6%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.5%16.2–23.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress10.3%8.9–11.8%14.2%better
Fair or poor health18%15–21.5%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.5–15.5%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.1%5.5–9.2%10.7%better
Housing insecurity5.5%4.4–6.7%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat3.7%3.1–4.5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.4%3.6–5.2%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.2%3.1–5.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.6%26.9–36.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16%13.3–18.8%11.2%
Thinking or memory9.8%8.3–11.5%12.6%
Hearing12.6%11–14.2%7.8%
Vision4.4%3.7–5.1%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone6.6%5.6–7.8%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 Milton 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 Milton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Milton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Milton 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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