Health · Comstock

Comstock, NE health

Comstock differs from Nebraska on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.1% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.1% vs 9.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68828, 68874

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 124 people are less certain, so we show Comstock's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Comstock compares with Nebraska

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 Comstock adults…

39 of every 100 Comstock adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Comstock, betterComstock, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Comstock
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Comstock
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Comstock
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Comstock
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Comstock adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.

Yearly checkup

NE 76%

Dentist visit

NE 64%

Cholesterol check

NE 84%

Colon screening

NE 62%

Mammogram

NE 75%

Taking BP meds

NE 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Comstock 7.1% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Comstock adults are doing

1 in 4Comstock adults feel lonely

28% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Comstock adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.7% · Nebraska 18.3% · better

1 in 5Comstock adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Comstock adults are in frequent mental distress

12.6% · Nebraska 14.1% · 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 11

Comstock adults worry about having enough food

9.3% · NE 12.3% · better

1 in 14

Comstock adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 20

Comstock adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 19

Comstock adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · NE 6.7% · better

6.4% of Comstock adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

of Comstock adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory10.8%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Comstock

Comstock 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 Comstock.

39%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Comstock39%

Corner39.1%

Sargent39.2%

Douglas Grove39.5%

Comstock39.9%

Spring Creek41.1%

Care nearby

Valley County Health SystemOrd · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow · 23.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Callaway District HospitalCallaway · 40.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard County Medical CenterSt. Paul · 47.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Health Center - Ravenna ClinicRavenna · 42.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - O'neillOneill · 67.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careComstock is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careComstock is not a shortage area

! Mental healthComstock's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 12 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 Comstock. 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 Comstock

Measure	Comstock	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	35.3–42.5%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	35.7%	32.1–39.3%	33%	about the same
Obesity	39.9%	34.6–45.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.8–31.6%	24%	worse
Depression	15.7%	13.4–18.2%	18.3%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.3–13.7%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	8.9%	7.9–10%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.8–14.2%	10.7%	worse
COPD	7.3%	6.1–8.6%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.1–16.4%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.7–22.3%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	22.4–31.1%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	26.7–36.9%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74.5–80.6%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.3–66%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.8–88.4%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	62.7%	58.3–67%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	65.5–79.6%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	79.4–84.2%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.6–8.9%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	24–32.5%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.4–22.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.6%	10.9–14.2%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.4%	13–18.1%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.7–14%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.3%	7.3–11.6%	12.3%	better
Housing insecurity	7.1%	5.7–8.6%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–6%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	6.4%	5–8.2%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.3%	23.7–31.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.2–15.5%	12%
Thinking or memory	10.8%	9.3–12.6%	12.1%
Hearing	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	7.3%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.9%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–4.1%	3.2%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.6–7.7%	6.9%

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 Comstock door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Comstock by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Comstock by how much of its land each one covers.

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