Health · Oberon

Oberon, ND health

Oberon differs from North Dakota on 25 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.7% vs 21.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (26.2% vs 10.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Oberon
TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 39 people are less certain, so we show Oberon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Oberon 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 Oberon adults…

42 of every 100 Oberon adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 38.1–46.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oberon, betterOberon, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Oberon
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.2% Oberon
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Oberon
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 25.2% Oberon
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
45%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
80%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
55%
Colon screening
ND 65%
68%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oberon 11.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Oberon adults are doing

1 in 3Oberon adults feel lonely
31.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Oberon adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Oberon adults lack social or emotional support
27% · North Dakota 20.6% · worse
1 in 6Oberon adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · North Dakota 14.2% · worse
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
Oberon adults worry about having enough food
26.2% · ND 10.7% · worse
1 in 5
Oberon adults worry about keeping their housing
19% · ND 8.9% · worse
1 in 7
Oberon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
13.8% · ND 5.8% · worse
1 in 7
Oberon adults lack reliable transportation
14.7% · ND 6.5% · worse

19.4% of Oberon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%
Thinking or memory19.2%
Hearing13.2%
Errands alone12.8%
Vision9.3%
Dressing or bathing6.6%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Oberon

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

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 21.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySmp Health St. Aloisius★★★★★ · 35.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRolette · 58.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.1 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.4 mi
Smp Health St. Aloisius
Harvey · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.4 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Rolette
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
73.3 mi
Spectra Health Larimore
Larimore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careOberon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOberon is not a shortage area
! Mental healthOberon's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · need score 16 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 Oberon. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Oberon
MeasureOberonMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.3%38.1–46.8%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37.5%33.4–42.2%33.8%about the same
Obesity44.2%36.4–52.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis31.1%27.7–34.9%25.3%worse
Depression21.7%18.5–25.4%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.6%14.3–21.3%10.8%worse
Asthma12.8%11.3–14.5%10.1%worse
Cancer (not skin)8%7.1–8.9%8.2%about the same
Diabetes17.1%14.9–19.6%9.8%worse
COPD10.8%9–12.8%5.9%worse
Heart disease10.5%9.2–12%6.1%worse
Stroke5.6%4.9–6.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes25.2%21.3–29.3%13.1%worse
Binge drink17.7%14.6–21.2%21.3%better
Get no exercise33.9%28.2–39.8%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours42.2%35.3–49.5%32.7%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.3%70–78.2%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit45%40.9–48.9%64.5%worse
Cholesterol check79.5%76.3–82.3%82.7%worse
Colon screening54.9%48.9–60.5%64.9%worse
Mammogram68.2%58.7–76.7%78%worse
Taking BP meds77.9%75–80.7%76.3%about the same
No health insurance11.7%8.8–15.1%7.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.3%26.7–37.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support27%23.1–32.2%20.6%worse
Frequent mental distress18.1%16–20.7%14.2%worse
Fair or poor health29.7%25.3–34.2%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress18.4%15.9–20.9%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity26.2%21.7–31.5%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity19%15.8–22.7%8.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat13.8%11.7–16.2%5.8%worse
No reliable transportation14.7%12.5–17.4%6.5%worse
Receive SNAP19.4%15.6–24.1%6.7%
Disability
Any disability42.6%37.1–48%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs20.9%17.5–24.2%11.2%
Thinking or memory19.2%16.5–21.9%12.6%
Hearing13.2%11.7–14.8%7.8%
Vision9.3%7.9–10.8%4.1%
Dressing or bathing6.6%5.6–7.7%3.1%
Errands alone12.8%10.9–14.8%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 Oberon 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 Oberon better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oberon directly, so these are its own figures.

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.

We left the porch light on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Oberon, NDView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Oberon is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01