Como School · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Fairplay residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Fairplay, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Fairplay. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Fairplay
Fairplay is short on every kind of care federal data tracks
Fairplay’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓
Dental care lags in Fairplay
59.1% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 64.6% across Colorado. Fairplay’s county is a federal shortage area for dental care. Checkups ↓
Fairplay has a community health center but no hospital
Summit Community Care Clinic is in town and charges on a sliding scale by income. The nearest ER is St. Vincent General Hospital District in Leadville, 16.3 miles away. Getting care ↓
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 Fairplay’s likely range.
Care in and near Fairplay
1 community health center in Fairplay, plus the nearest just outside it.
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 Fairplay; ≈ 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).
Keeping up with care
Share of Fairplay adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.
Out of every 100 Fairplay adults…
On every condition, Fairplay is about the same as Colorado. Tap one to see it as people.
Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado
Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.
How Fairplay adults are doing
About the same as Colorado on each measure.
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Fairplay and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Health next door
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Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Fairplay adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Questions about health in Fairplay
Why doesn’t Fairplay have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Fairplay.
What hospital is closest to Fairplay?
St. Vincent General Hospital District in Leadville, 16.3 miles in a straight line from Fairplay’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Where can I get low-cost care near Fairplay?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Care Clinic Park County in Fairplay, 0.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Fairplay.
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.