Health · Stephenville

Stephenville, TX health

Stephenville differs from Texas on 14 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (8.6% vs 12.7%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.5% vs 3.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults in frequent mental distress (22.4% vs 16.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Stephenville
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Stephenville’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Stephenville is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns, and than 92% of towns with similar incomes.

C+Self-rated healthA-Physical distressD-Mental distressB+ObesityADiabetesB+SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 61%
Less healthyHealthier
Texas towns we grade (1,011)Healthier than 74%
Towns with similar incomes, $40K–$66K (6,212)Healthier than 92%

Better than its income would suggest. Stephenville is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Stephenville could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
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 Texas 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 Stephenville 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. Stephenville 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 Stephenville compares with Texas

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 Stephenville adults…

26 of every 100 Stephenville adults have high blood pressure
Texas: 33 in 100 · better · margin 23–29.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stephenville, betterStephenville, worseToo close to callTexas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Stephenville
TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Stephenville
TX 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Stephenville
TX 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Stephenville
TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

70%
Yearly checkup
TX 74%
53%
Dentist visit
TX 55%
76%
Cholesterol check
TX 85%
61%
Colon screening
TX 58%
70%
Mammogram
TX 74%
67%
Taking BP meds
TX 74%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stephenville 15.5% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Stephenville adults are doing

1 in 4Stephenville adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.1% · Texas 21.2% · worse
1 in 4Stephenville adults are in frequent mental distress
22.4% · Texas 16.9% · worse
Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

of Stephenville adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory19.8%
Hearing5.9%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Stephenville

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Stephenville, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillStephenville · 1.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyComanche County Medical Center★★★★★ · 25.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCross Timbers Health ClinicsStephenville · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.1 mi
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill
Stephenville · ★★★★★
ERIn Stephenville
1.1 mi
Cross Timbers Health Clinics
3 sites · nearest in Stephenville
Sliding-scale feesIn Stephenville
Directions to nearest
25.4 mi
Comanche County Medical Center
Comanche · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.7 mi
Glen Rose Medical Center
Glen Rose · not rated
ER
28 mi
Lake Granbury Medical Center
Granbury · ★★★★★
ER
55.6 mi
Shackelford County Community Resource Center
2 sites · nearest in Cross Plains
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careStephenville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Erath County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careStephenville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Erath County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthStephenville's county is a federal shortage area.Erath County · need score 17 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 Stephenville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Stephenville
MeasureStephenvilleMarginTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure26.2%23–29.6%33.1%better
High cholesterol28.5%25.1–32.3%35.1%better
Obesity32.5%25.3–40.4%35.6%about the same
Arthritis18.1%16–20.4%21.6%better
Depression27.1%23.3–31.3%21.2%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)16.5%13.7–19.5%12.5%worse
Asthma11%9.7–12.4%9.5%worse
Cancer (not skin)5.3%4.8–5.9%6.1%better
Diabetes8.6%7.5–9.7%12.7%better
COPD5.8%5.2–6.5%5.7%about the same
Heart disease4.7%4.2–5.2%5.6%better
Stroke2.5%2.3–2.7%3.2%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.4%10.7–14.3%12.5%about the same
Binge drink19.4%16.1–23.2%17%about the same
Get no exercise25%21–29.4%27.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.1%32.1–46.3%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup69.9%65.4–74.1%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit52.9%49.1–56.6%54.6%about the same
Cholesterol check75.9%73–78.4%84.6%worse
Colon screening60.7%55.2–65.8%57.9%about the same
Mammogram70.4%61.8–78%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds66.9%64.4–69.1%74.1%worse
No health insurance15.5%13.3–17.7%19.1%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress22.4%20–25%16.9%worse
Fair or poor health20.3%17.8–23%21.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%11–14%13.2%about the same
Disability
Any disability33.7%29.5–38.2%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%10.1–12.9%14%
Thinking or memory19.8%17.7–22.1%15.1%
Hearing5.9%5.2–6.6%6.3%
Vision5.7%5.2–6.2%6.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3.1–3.7%4%
Errands alone10.4%9.2–11.6%8.2%
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 Stephenville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Stephenville better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Stephenville directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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