Health · Esperance

Esperance, WA health

Esperance differs from Washington on 9 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.9% vs 9%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.7% vs 8.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.8% vs 7.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Esperance
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Esperance’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Esperance is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and 86% of Washington towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressA-Mental distressA-ObesityADiabetesASmokingA+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 93%
Less healthyHealthier
Washington towns we grade (395)Healthier than 86%
Towns with similar incomes, $111K–$186K (2,783)Healthier than 73%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Esperance is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Esperance could be anywhere from A− 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 Washington 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 Esperance 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. Esperance 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 Esperance 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 Esperance adults…

30 of every 100 Esperance adults have high blood pressure
Washington: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28–32.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Esperance, betterEsperance, worseToo close to callWashington
Get no exerciseshare of adults 15.8% Esperance
WA 17.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Esperance
WA 31.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Esperance
WA 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.5% Esperance
WA 10.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
WA 71%
73%
Dentist visit
WA 67%
87%
Cholesterol check
WA 84%
69%
Colon screening
WA 66%
73%
Mammogram
WA 74%
73%
Taking BP meds
WA 71%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Esperance 5.7% · Washington 1 in 12 (8.4%)
Mind & connection

How Esperance adults are doing

1 in 4Esperance adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · Washington 25.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Esperance adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · Washington 16.4% · better
Disability

Living with a disability

24.3%

of Esperance adults live with a disability (Washington 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.1%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Esperance

No hospital or community health center in Esperance itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSwedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds · 0.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEvergreenhealth Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Snohomish CountyEdmonds · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.5 mi
Community Health Center of Snohomish County
3 sites · nearest in Edmonds
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
0.9 mi
Swedish Edmonds Hospital
Edmonds · ★★★★★
ER
3 mi
Ichs Shoreline Medical and Dental Clinic
Shoreline · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
9.4 mi
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle · not rated
ERChildren's
9.5 mi
Evergreenhealth Medical Center
Kirkland · ★★★★★
ER
10 mi
University of Washington Medical Ctr
Seattle · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careEsperance is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEsperance is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEsperance is not a shortage area

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 Esperance. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 33 measures for Esperance
MeasureEsperanceMarginWashington
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.2%28–32.2%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol36.5%34.3–38.7%34.9%about the same
Obesity29.5%26.6–32.4%30.6%about the same
Arthritis25.2%23.3–27.1%24.4%about the same
Depression24.6%22.5–26.8%25.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.9%4.9–7.1%9%better
Asthma11.1%10.1–12.1%10.7%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.8%8–9.6%7.9%worse
Diabetes8.9%7.8–10%9.5%about the same
COPD4.5%3.7–5.3%5.1%about the same
Heart disease5%4.4–5.6%5.4%about the same
Stroke2.7%2.4–3.1%2.9%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes8.5%6.9–10.2%10.1%about the same
Binge drink15.7%14.1–17.4%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise15.8%13.6–18.1%17.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%29–34.2%31.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.8%71.5–76%70.7%better
Dentist visit72.8%70.7–74.8%67%better
Cholesterol check87.1%85.5–88.7%84%better
Colon screening69.4%66.7–72%66.2%better
Mammogram73.2%68.9–77.2%74.2%about the same
Taking BP meds72.9%70.4–75.3%70.7%about the same
No health insurance5.7%4.7–7.1%8.4%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.6%13.1–16.2%16.4%better
Fair or poor health13.6%11.8–15.5%16.3%better
Frequent physical distress11.4%10.1–12.8%12.4%about the same
Disability
Any disability24.3%21.6–27%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs10.1%8.6–11.6%10.9%
Thinking or memory11.1%9.7–12.7%13.5%
Hearing6.1%5.4–6.8%6.4%
Vision3.3%2.8–3.7%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%2.3–3%3.1%
Errands alone5.7%4.9–6.5%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 Esperance door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Washington figure falls inside it, we don't call Esperance better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Esperance 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.

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