Health · Maeser

Maeser, UT health

Maeser differs from Utah on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (69.3% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.8% vs 9.8%).

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

A-Health Grade

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Maeser’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Maeser is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressC+Mental distressB+ObesityADiabetesA-SmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 76%

Less healthyHealthier

Utah towns we grade (174)Healthier than 35%

Towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (9,596)Healthier than 83%

About what its income would suggest. Maeser does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Maeser could be anywhere from B− 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 Utah 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 Maeser 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. Maeser 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 Maeser compares with Utah

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 Maeser adults…

29 of every 100 Maeser adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.3–32.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Maeser, betterMaeser, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.8% Maeser
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Maeser
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Maeser
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.7% Maeser
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

UT 70%

Dentist visit

UT 70%

Cholesterol check

UT 81%

Colon screening

UT 63%

Mammogram

UT 72%

Taking BP meds

UT 66%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Maeser 9.6% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Maeser adults are doing

1 in 3Maeser adults feel lonely

32.2% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Maeser adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Maeser adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Maeser adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · Utah 17.3% · 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 8

Maeser adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · UT 12.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Maeser adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 15

Maeser adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Maeser adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · UT 6.9% · about the same

6.6% of Maeser adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

of Maeser adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Maeser

Maeser and the towns around it

Care nearby

Ashley Regional Medical CenterVernal · 2.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Uintah Basin Medical CenterRoosevelt · 24.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rangely District HospitalRangely · 48.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Hospital Sweetwater CountyRock Springs · 70.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mountainlands Community Health Center - VernalVernal · 2.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mountainlands Family Health Center Vernal Dental ClinicVernal · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMaeser is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMaeser is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMaeser's county is a federal shortage area.Uintah Basin · 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 Maeser. 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 Maeser

Measure	Maeser	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.4%	26.3–32.8%	27.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.3%	28.9–35.8%	30.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.6%	28.5–39.1%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	26.2%	23.4–29.1%	21.7%	worse
Depression	26.9%	23.6–30.4%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.1–16.9%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.5–9.1%	7.2%	worse
Diabetes	9.3%	8–10.7%	8.5%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	4.8–6.7%	4.6%	worse
Heart disease	5.3%	4.6–6%	4.7%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	2.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.7%	8.7–12.9%	8.1%	worse
Binge drink	12.9%	10.6–15.4%	12.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.8%	15.5–22.4%	17.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	30.5–41.2%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.1%	66.2–73.7%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.9%	63.3–70.3%	70.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	79.9%	77.3–82.4%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	61.8%	56.8–66.8%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	68.7%	60.4–76.4%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.3%	65.9–72.6%	65.6%	better
No health insurance	9.6%	7.9–11.6%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	28.3–36.5%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	18–23.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.5–19.7%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	14.1–19.1%	15.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.4–14.8%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.1–14.6%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.6%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.9%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.8%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.6%	5.2–8.2%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.5–35.6%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.1–13.8%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	13.9–18.2%	15.2%
Hearing	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	6.4%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.7–3.5%	2.7%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	6.8%

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 Maeser door to door.

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

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

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