Health · Flora Vista

Flora Vista, NM health

Flora Vista differs from New Mexico on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (12% vs 15.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (14.2% vs 16.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.6% vs 14.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Flora Vista

C+Health Grade

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Flora Vista’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Flora Vista is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns, and than 86% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressB-Mental distressB+ObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 38%

Less healthyHealthier

New Mexico towns we grade (163)Healthier than 52%

Towns with similar incomes, $33K–$55K (3,463)Healthier than 86%

Better than its income would suggest. Flora Vista is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Flora Vista could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New Mexico ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Flora Vista with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Flora Vista uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Flora Vista compares with New Mexico

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 Flora Vista adults…

35 of every 100 Flora Vista adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–38.2%

Bars show Flora Vista; the black tick is New Mexico. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Flora Vista, betterFlora Vista, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Flora Vista
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Flora Vista
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Flora Vista
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Flora Vista
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Flora Vista adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Mexico.

Yearly checkup

NM 69%

Dentist visit

NM 61%

Cholesterol check

NM 83%

Colon screening

NM 58%

Mammogram

NM 70%

Taking BP meds

NM 73%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Flora Vista 12% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Flora Vista adults are doing

1 in 3Flora Vista adults feel lonely

35.3% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Flora Vista adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Flora Vista adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Flora Vista adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · New Mexico 16.1% · 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 6

Flora Vista adults worry about having enough food

18.1% · NM 20.9% · better

1 in 7

Flora Vista adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 9

Flora Vista adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 10

Flora Vista adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · NM 11% · about the same

16.4% of Flora Vista adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

of Flora Vista adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory17.1%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

Black tick: New Mexico. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Flora Vista

Flora Vista 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 Flora Vista.

32.5%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Flora Vista32.5%

Spencerville33.2%

Farmington33.3%

South River33.5%

Care nearby

San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Animas Surgical HospitalDurango · 33.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock · 44.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango · 46.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pms - Farmington Comm Hlth CtrFarmington · 9.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Durango Integrated HealthcareDurango · 32.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFlora Vista's county is a federal shortage area.San Juan County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careFlora Vista's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, San Juan County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthFlora Vista's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 1 · need score 20 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 Flora Vista. 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 Flora Vista

Measure	Flora Vista	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.6%	31.1–38.2%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	31.2–38.5%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	32.5%	27.4–38%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.2–32.4%	25.6%	worse
Depression	23%	19.9–26.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.6%	17.6–23.9%	14.2%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	7.9–9.7%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.3–14.8%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9%	7.8–10.3%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.4–9.3%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–4.9%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14–19.1%	13.4%	worse
Binge drink	13%	10.8–15.5%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.7–28.4%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	30.3–38.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.9%	67.2–74.5%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.6%	54.3–61%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	81.1–85.5%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	54–62.7%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	62%	54.9–68.8%	70.3%	worse
Taking BP meds	75.7%	72.2–78.8%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	12%	10.1–14.2%	15.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.3%	31.2–39.5%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	21.5–28%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.3–19.6%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.6%	20.6–26.6%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.8–18.9%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.1%	15.6–20.7%	20.9%	better
Housing insecurity	14.2%	12.4–16.2%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.6–12.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.2%	9–11.5%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.4%	14–19.1%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	33.2–41.5%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.6–19.1%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	17.1%	15–19.3%	15.5%
Hearing	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	8.5%
Vision	6.8%	6–7.5%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	4.7%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	9.3%

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 Flora Vista door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Flora Vista directly, so these are its own figures.

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