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Health in Red Cliff · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Red Cliff residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Red Cliff adults…

Red Cliff runs below CO on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

24 of every 100 Red Cliff adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 20.6–28.2%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Red Cliff

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

HNearest ERVail Health HospitalVail · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyVail Health Hospital★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSummit Community Care ClinicFrisco · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Vail Health Hospital
Vail · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center
Frisco · not rated
ER
11.2 mi
Summit Community Care Clinic
7 sites · nearest in Frisco
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.7 mi
Mountain Family Health Centers Avon
Avon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.6 mi
St. Vincent General Hospital District
Leadville · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.3 mi
Aspen Valley Hospital District
Aspen · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careRed Cliff is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRed Cliff is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Red Cliff 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 Red Cliff; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 15.4%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.8%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 20.1%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 9.9%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Red Cliff, betterRed Cliff, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Red Cliff gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupCO 71%
70%Dentist visitCO 65%
87%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
64%Colon screeningCO 62%
76%MammogramCO 72%
69%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Red Cliff 9.6% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Red Cliff adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 5Red Cliff adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 7Red Cliff adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · CO 16% · About the same as 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

Red Cliff and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Minturn————

Minturn: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.2%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Colorado

Questions about health in Red Cliff

Why doesn’t Red Cliff have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Red Cliff?

Vail Health Hospital in Vail, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Red Cliff’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 Red Cliff.

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.