Photo: Draconrex · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Mount Crested Butte residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Mount Crested Butte, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Mount Crested Butte. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Mount Crested Butte
Mount Crested Butte is short on every kind of care federal data tracks
Mount Crested Butte’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 ↓
Mount Crested Butte is an active town
Only 11% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 17.7% across Colorado. The town has 13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves. Habits ↓
COPD and stroke are less common in Mount Crested Butte
Mount Crested Butte runs below Colorado on six chronic conditions, most of all COPD (3.3% vs 5.3%), stroke (1.8% vs 2.7%) and diabetes (5.8% vs 8.6%). A young population is part of it: only 11% of residents are 65 or older (Colorado 16%). Conditions ↓
The nearest ER is 21 miles from Mount Crested Butte
The closest emergency room is Aspen Valley Hospital District in Aspen, 20.6 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓
Nearly everyone in Mount Crested Butte is insured
Only 5.3% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 11.1% across Colorado. Checkups ↓
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 Mount Crested Butte’s likely range.
Care in and near Mount Crested Butte
No hospital or community health center in Mount Crested Butte itself. These are the nearest.
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 Mount Crested Butte; ≈ 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).
Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado
Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.
13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves
Out of every 100 Mount Crested Butte adults…
Mount Crested Butte runs below CO on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
Keeping up with care
Share of Mount Crested Butte adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.
How Mount Crested Butte adults are doing
About the same as Colorado on each measure.
A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
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Mount Crested Butte 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 Mount Crested Butte adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Questions about health in Mount Crested Butte
Why doesn’t Mount Crested Butte have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Mount Crested Butte.
What hospital is closest to Mount Crested Butte?
Aspen Valley Hospital District in Aspen, 20.6 miles in a straight line from Mount Crested Butte’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Mount Crested Butte.
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.