Health · Browns Point

Browns Point, WA health

Browns Point differs from Washington on 12 of 33 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.7% vs 8.4%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (76.4% vs 70.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.9% vs 7.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Browns Point

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 979 people are less certain, so we show Browns Point's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Browns Point compares with Washington

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 Browns Point adults…

37 of every 100 Browns Point adults have high blood pressure

Washington: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–39.4%

Bars show Browns Point; the black tick is Washington. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Browns Point, betterBrowns Point, worseToo close to callWashington

Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.6% Browns Point
WA 17.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% Browns Point
WA 31.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Browns Point
WA 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.4% Browns Point
WA 10.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Browns Point adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Washington.

Yearly checkup

WA 71%

Dentist visit

WA 67%

Cholesterol check

WA 84%

Colon screening

WA 66%

Mammogram

WA 74%

Taking BP meds

WA 71%

1 in 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Browns Point 5.7% · Washington 1 in 12 (8.4%)

Mind & connection

How Browns Point adults are doing

1 in 4Browns Point adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Washington 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 7Browns Point adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · Washington 16.4% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

of Browns Point adults live with a disability (Washington 27.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing8%

Errands alone6.4%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Browns Point

Browns Point 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 Browns Point.

24.8%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Dash Point34.3%

Browns Point35.3%

Tacoma37.3%

Care nearby

Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacoma · 3.1 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma · 3.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph Medical CenterTacoma · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Community HospitalFederal Way · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Information Technology & TrainingTacoma · 3.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sea Mar Chc - Tacoma 1307 S. 11th St.Tacoma · 3.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBrowns Point is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBrowns Point is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBrowns Point is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Browns Point. 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 Browns Point

Measure	Browns Point	Margin	Washington
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	34.6–39.4%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.8%	38.4–43%	34.9%	worse
Obesity	35.3%	32.1–38.4%	30.6%	worse
Arthritis	31.8%	29.6–34%	24.4%	worse
Depression	25.5%	23.3–27.7%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9%	7.7–10.5%	9%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.6%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	10–11.9%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	9.5%	worse
COPD	5.6%	4.6–6.8%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.6%	5.4%	worse
Stroke	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	2.9%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.4%	7.5–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	13.6–16.9%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	16.6%	14.2–19.5%	17.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.9%	31.3–36.6%	31.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.4%	73.1–77.4%	70.7%	better
Dentist visit	70.5%	68.4–72.5%	67%	better
Cholesterol check	88.6%	87–89.9%	84%	better
Colon screening	68.5%	65.7–71.1%	66.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	70.6–78.4%	74.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.9–78.6%	70.7%	better
No health insurance	5.7%	4.4–7.2%	8.4%	better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.5–16.9%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.3%	13.2–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.9–15.3%	12.4%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	26.5–32.9%	27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.6%	10.7–14.6%	10.9%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.9–14.4%	13.5%
Hearing	8%	7.1–9%	6.4%
Vision	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.6–3.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.4%	5.5–7.5%	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 Browns Point door to door.

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

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

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