Health · Vale

Vale, OR health

Vale differs from Oregon on 8 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (11.2% vs 8.5%) and more adults who get no exercise (25.6% vs 20.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Vale

CHealth Grade

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Vale’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Vale is healthier than 29% of U.S. towns, and than 64% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressCObesityC+DiabetesB-SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 29%

Less healthyHealthier

Oregon towns we grade (227)Healthier than 18%

Towns with similar incomes, $38K–$63K (5,456)Healthier than 64%

Better than its income would suggest. Vale 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, Vale 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 Oregon 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 Vale 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. Vale 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 Vale 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 Vale adults…

36 of every 100 Vale adults have high blood pressure

Oregon: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vale, betterVale, worseToo close to callOregon

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Vale
OR 20.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Vale
OR 30.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Vale
OR 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Vale
OR 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vale 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Vale 11.2% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Vale adults are doing

1 in 4Vale adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Oregon 27.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Vale adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · Oregon 17.5% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

35.1%

of Vale adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory17.2%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Vale

Vale and the towns around it

Care in and near Vale

1 community health center in Vale, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center OntarioOntario · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Weiser Memorial HospitalWeiser · 22.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

West Valley Medical CenterCaldwell · 35.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valor HealthEmmett · 38.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley Family Health Care - Vale Medical ClinicVale · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Malheur County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careVale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Malheur County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthVale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Southeastern Oregon · need score 19 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 Vale. 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 Vale

Measure	Vale	Margin	Oregon
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	31.8–40.2%	32.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	30.5–39.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.5%	31.4–47.7%	33.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.6–33.5%	27.4%	about the same
Depression	26.4%	22.5–30.6%	27.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.5–18.7%	12.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.5%	11–14.2%	11.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.1–10%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.9%	11.1–15%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	6.8%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.7–8.7%	6.5%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.6%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12–17.8%	12%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.7–18.8%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	20.9–30.8%	20.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34%	27.8–40.8%	30.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.3%	68.1–76.4%	72.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.3%	53.3–61.3%	64.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.9%	79.3–84.4%	84%	about the same
Colon screening	63.1%	57.8–68.3%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	69.5–83.7%	77.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72%	68.6–75.2%	71.4%	about the same
No health insurance	11.2%	8.8–13.9%	8.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.7–21.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.1%	19.7–26.9%	19%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.1–18.6%	13.8%	worse
Disability
Any disability	35.1%	30.3–40%	30%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.1–19.5%	13%
Thinking or memory	17.2%	14.8–19.9%	14.6%
Hearing	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	7.1%
Vision	6.1%	5.3–7%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.4%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.5–11.6%	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 Vale door to door.

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

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

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.