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Health in Echo Hills · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Echo Hills residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Echo Hills, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Echo Hills. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Echo Hills

Cancer and arthritis run high in Echo Hills

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.3%), vs 7.8% across Colorado. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (28.7%), vs 22.9% across Colorado. In all, Echo Hills runs above Colorado on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Echo Hills keeps up with checkups

It beats Colorado on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (78.1% vs 71.4%) and dentist visits (71.6% vs 64.6%). Checkups ↓

Echo Hills is an active town

Only 12.7% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 17.7% across Colorado. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Colorado figure falls outside Echo Hills’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Echo Hills adults…

Echo Hills runs below CO on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Echo Hills adults have had cancer
Colorado: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.1–13.7%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Echo Hills adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

78%Yearly checkupCO 71%
72%Dentist visitCO 65%
92%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
74%Colon screeningCO 62%
77%MammogramCO 72%
77%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Echo Hills 5% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 12.7%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.5%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 15.8%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 7.2%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Echo Hills, betterEcho Hills, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Echo Hills gets moving

1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Echo Hills

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

HNearest EROrthocolorado Hospital at St. Anthony Medical CampusLakewood · 15.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCentura Health-St. Anthony Hospital★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careClinica Family Health - Gilpin CountyBlack Hawk · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.8 mi
Clinica Family Health - Gilpin County
Black Hawk · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.4 mi
Orthocolorado Hospital at St. Anthony Medical Campus
Lakewood · not rated
ER
15.5 mi
Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital
Lakewood · ★★★★★
ER
18.4 mi
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Wheat Ridge · ★★★★★
ER
18.6 mi
Stride CHC - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.8 mi
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Echo Hills itself
✓ Dental careEcho Hills is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Echo Hills itself

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 Echo Hills; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Mind & connection

How Echo Hills adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Echo Hills does better than Colorado.

1 in 5Echo Hills adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 8Echo Hills adults are in frequent mental distress
11.9% · CO 16% · Better than CO
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Echo Hills and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

22.1%

of Echo Hills adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.3%
Thinking or memory8.9%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone4.7%
Vision2.8%
Dressing or bathing2.2%
Colorado

Questions about health in Echo Hills

Why doesn’t Echo Hills have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Echo Hills.

What hospital is closest to Echo Hills?

Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, 15.5 miles in a straight line from Echo Hills’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Echo Hills.

Town Square →
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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.