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Aerial photo of Crystal Lake Park, MissouriPhoto: Tristan Arbet · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Crystal Lake Park · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crystal Lake Park residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Crystal Lake Park

Crystal Lake Park is older than Missouri, yet healthier on chronic conditions

Crystal Lake Park runs below Missouri on four chronic conditions, most of all COPD (5.1% vs 8%), obesity (25.7% vs 36.6%) and stroke (3% vs 3.6%). That’s despite an older population: 32% of residents are 65 or older (Missouri 18%). Conditions ↓

Cancer runs high in Crystal Lake Park

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.6%), vs 8.6% across Missouri. Age is part of it: 32% of residents are 65 or older (Missouri 18%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Crystal Lake Park keeps up with checkups

It beats Missouri on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (83.3% vs 78.4%) and dentist visits (76.2% vs 60.4%). 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 Missouri figure falls outside Crystal Lake Park’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crystal Lake Park adults…

Crystal Lake Park runs below MO on 7 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Crystal Lake Park adults have had cancer
Missouri: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11.4–13.9%
Better than MOWorseAbout the sameMissouri
Why age matters here

Crystal Lake Park is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Missouri. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Crystal Lake Park as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Crystal Lake Park32%
Missouri18%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Crystal Lake Park adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

83%Yearly checkupMO 78%
76%Dentist visitMO 60%
93%Cholesterol checkMO 85%
75%Colon screeningMO 64%
80%MammogramMO 75%
83%Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 28
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crystal Lake Park 3.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Getting care

Care in and near Crystal Lake Park

No hospital or community health center in Crystal Lake Park itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMissouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis · 1.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMissouri Baptist Medical Center★★★★★ · 1.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSt. Louis County, MissouriSaint Louis · 6.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.1 mi
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis · ★★★★★
ER
2.9 mi
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Saint Louis · ★★★★★
ER
4.3 mi
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur · ★★★★★
ER
4.7 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Chesterfield · ★★★★★
ER
6.7 mi
St. Louis County, Missouri
2 sites · nearest in Saint Louis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.2 mi
Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Saint Louis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCrystal Lake Park is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCrystal Lake Park is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCrystal Lake Park is not a shortage area

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 Crystal Lake Park; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Missouri

Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.7%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 26.7%MO 36.5%
Binge drink 14.4%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 7.6%MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crystal Lake Park, betterCrystal Lake Park, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Crystal Lake Park gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Crystal Lake Park adults are doing

On 4 of 4 measures, Crystal Lake Park does better than Missouri.

1 in 4Crystal Lake Park adults feel lonely
26.3% · MO 31.7% · Better than MO
1 in 7Crystal Lake Park adults lack social or emotional support
14.2% · MO 20.1% · Better than MO
1 in 5Crystal Lake Park adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · MO 24.3% · Better than MO
1 in 9Crystal Lake Park adults are in frequent mental distress
11.1% · MO 17.5% · Better than MO
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Crystal Lake Park adults feel lonely. 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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 22
Crystal Lake Park adults worry about having enough food
4.6% · MO 13.7%
Better than MO
1 in 20
Crystal Lake Park adults worry about keeping their housing
4.9% · MO 12.1%
Better than MO
1 in 26
Crystal Lake Park adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.8% · MO 9%
Better than MO
1 in 29
Crystal Lake Park adults lack reliable transportation
3.5% · MO 8.4%
Better than MO

3% of Crystal Lake Park adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Around town

Crystal Lake Park and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Frontenac: 25.6%Town and Country: 23.4%Huntleigh: 25.1%Des Peres: 25.8%Westwood: 25.4%Ladue: 24.7%Creve Coeur: 26.4%Kirkwood: 27.7%Chesterfield: 24.6%Ballwin: 26.5%Crystal Lake Park: 25.7%Crystal Lake ParkFrontenacTown and CountryMissouri Baptist Medical Center · Saint Louis · 1.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHMercy Hospital St. Louis · Saint Louis · 2.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHBarnes-Jewish West County Hospital · Creve Coeur · 4.3 mi · 5★ MedicareHSt. Lukes Hospital · Chesterfield · 4.7 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than MONear MOLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Town and Country23.4%
Frontenac25.6%
Crystal Lake Park25.7%
MO36.6%

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
Town and CountryA+23.4%9.7%7.1%CDC place
FrontenacA+25.6%9.9%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.

27.3%

of Crystal Lake Park adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory9.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone5.3%
Vision3%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
Missouri

Questions about health in Crystal Lake Park

Why doesn’t Crystal Lake Park have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Crystal Lake Park?

Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, 1.1 miles in a straight line from Crystal Lake Park’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Crystal Lake Park?

7 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is South County Health Center in Saint Louis, 6.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Crystal Lake Park.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri 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.