Health · Unity

Unity, OR health

Unity differs from Oregon on 11 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (75.6% vs 71.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.9% vs 12.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 97884 (all of Unity)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 27 people are less certain, so we show Unity's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Unity compares with Oregon

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 Unity adults…

40 of every 100 Unity adults have high blood pressure

Oregon: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.8–44.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Unity, betterUnity, worseToo close to callOregon

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.6% Unity
OR 20.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Unity
OR 30.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Unity
OR 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Unity
OR 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OR 73%

Dentist visit

OR 65%

Cholesterol check

OR 84%

Colon screening

OR 63%

Mammogram

OR 78%

Taking BP meds

OR 71%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Unity 7.8% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Unity adults are doing

1 in 4Unity adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Oregon 27.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Unity adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · Oregon 17.5% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

of Unity adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Unity

Unity and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker CityBaker City · 29.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Blue Mountain HospitalJohn Day · 38.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grande Ronde HospitalLa Grande · 60.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Weiser Memorial HospitalWeiser · 62.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley Family Health Care - Vale Medical ClinicVale · 56.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ontario Medical, Pharmacy, and Dental Clinic BuildingOntario · 65.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUnity's county is a federal shortage area.Baker County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careUnity's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Baker County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthUnity's county is a federal shortage area.Northeast Oregon Service Area MHCA High Needs · need score 18 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 Unity. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Unity

Measure	Unity	Margin	Oregon
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	35.8–44.9%	32.7%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.5–43.6%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.9%	30.9–47.7%	33.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.3%	30.4–38.4%	27.4%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21–28.7%	27.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.9%	19–27%	12.5%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	11.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.3–12.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12–16.6%	11.2%	worse
COPD	9.3%	7.7–11%	6.8%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	6.5%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	11.9–18.5%	12%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.3–18.1%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.6%	16.4–25.4%	20.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	25.9–37.9%	30.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75%	71–78.6%	72.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.3%	56.6–64%	64.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83–87.6%	84%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	61.5–71.8%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	67.3–81.8%	77.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.6%	72–78.8%	71.4%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	5.9–10.4%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.1–18.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.1%	17.5–25%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.4–18.2%	13.8%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	28.8–39.2%	30%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.5–19.3%	13%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.1–16.9%	14.6%
Hearing	10.1%	8.8–11.6%	7.1%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.6–5%	3.4%
Errands alone	8.3%	7–9.7%	7.9%

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 Unity door to door.

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

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

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