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Health in Franktown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Franktown residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Franktown

Franktown keeps up with checkups

It beats Colorado on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (76.9% vs 71.4%) and dentist visits (75.3% vs 64.6%). Checkups ↓

Cancer runs high in Franktown

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.5%), vs 7.8% across Colorado. Age is part of it: 29% of residents are 65 or older (Colorado 16%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Franktown is an active town

Only 13.9% 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 Franktown’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupCO 71%
75%Dentist visitCO 65%
90%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
66%Colon screeningCO 62%
80%MammogramCO 72%
74%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Franktown 5.9% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Franktown adults…

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

11 of every 100 Franktown adults have had cancer
Colorado: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.6%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Why age matters here

Franktown is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 16% across Colorado. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Franktown as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Franktown29%
Colorado16%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 13.9%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 25.9%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 17.3%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 7.9%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Franktown, betterFranktown, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Franktown gets moving

1.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Franktown

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

HNearest ERAdventhealth Castle RockCastle Rock · 7.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAdventhealth Castle Rock★★★★★ · 7.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMetro Community Provider NetworkAurora · 18.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.7 mi
Adventhealth Castle Rock
Castle Rock · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Adventhealth Parker
Parker · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Lone Tree · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
Highlands Ranch · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
Metro Community Provider Network
3 sites · nearest in Aurora
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.9 mi
Southeast Medical Center
Denver · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careFranktown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFranktown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Franktown 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 Franktown; ≈ 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 Franktown adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Franktown does better than Colorado.

1 in 5Franktown adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 7Franktown adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Franktown 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.

22.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%
Thinking or memory10.4%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone5.1%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
Colorado

Questions about health in Franktown

Why doesn’t Franktown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Franktown?

Adventhealth Castle Rock in Castle Rock, 7.7 miles in a straight line from Franktown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Franktown.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.