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Health in Pine Brook Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pine Brook Hill residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pine Brook Hill

Cancer and heart disease run high in Pine Brook Hill

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.3%), vs 7.8% across Colorado. 1 in 15 adults have heart disease (6.6%), vs 5.1% across Colorado. In all, Pine Brook Hill runs above Colorado on three of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 40% of residents are 65 or older (Colorado 16%), and cancer and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Pine Brook Hill keeps up with checkups

It beats Colorado on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (75.4% vs 71.4%) and dentist visits (72% vs 64.6%). Checkups ↓

Pine Brook Hill is an active town

Only 11.4% 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 Pine Brook Hill’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pine Brook Hill adults…

Pine Brook Hill runs below CO on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Pine Brook Hill adults have had cancer
Colorado: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.1–13.6%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Why age matters here

Pine Brook Hill is an older town: 40% of residents are 65 or older, vs 16% across Colorado. Heart disease, arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Pine Brook Hill as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Pine Brook Hill40%
Colorado16%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupCO 71%
72%Dentist visitCO 65%
91%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
69%Colon screeningCO 62%
76%MammogramCO 72%
75%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Brook Hill 5.3% · 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 11.4%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 23.4%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 15.8%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 8.3%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pine Brook Hill, betterPine Brook Hill, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Pine Brook Hill gets moving

6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Getting care

Care in and near Pine Brook Hill

No hospital or community health center in Pine Brook Hill itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERBoulder Community HealthBoulder · 1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLongs Peak Hospital★★★★★ · 17.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careClinica Campesina/Family Health ServicesBoulder · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1 mi
Boulder Community Health
Boulder · ★★★★★
ER
1.5 mi
Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Boulder
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.3 mi
Adventhealth Avista
Louisville · ★★★★★
12.5 mi
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lafayette · ★★★★★
ER
13.7 mi
Longmont United Hospital
Longmont · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePine Brook Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePine Brook Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pine Brook Hill 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 Pine Brook Hill; ≈ 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 Pine Brook Hill adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Pine Brook Hill does better than Colorado.

1 in 5Pine Brook Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 8Pine Brook Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
12.5% · 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

Pine Brook Hill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Boulder: 16.5%Gunbarrel: 16.3%Niwot: 16.6%Valmont: 18.3%Pine Brook Hill: 17.4%Pine Brook HillBoulderBoulder Community Health · Boulder · 1 mi · 4★ MedicareHClinica Family Health - MHP Alpine · Boulder · 1.5 mi+
Healthier than CONear COLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Boulder16.5%
Pine Brook Hill17.4%
CO26.1%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
BoulderA16.5%5.7%9%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

22.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.8%
Thinking or memory10%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone5.3%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Colorado

Questions about health in Pine Brook Hill

Why doesn’t Pine Brook Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pine Brook Hill?

Boulder Community Health in Boulder, 1.0 miles in a straight line from Pine Brook Hill’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Pine Brook Hill?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Clinica Family Health - MHP Alpine in Boulder, 1.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pine Brook Hill.

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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.