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Health in Pleasant Valley Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Valley Colony residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pleasant Valley Colony

Binge drinking is the habit Pleasant Valley Colony doesn’t win on

24.2% of adults binge drink, vs 20.3% across Montana. Smoking and exercise are about at the state’s level. Habits ↓

Heart disease and stroke are less common in Pleasant Valley Colony

Pleasant Valley Colony runs below Montana on five chronic conditions, most of all heart disease (4.2% vs 6.6%), stroke (2.3% vs 3.5%) and cancer (6.7% vs 9.3%). Conditions ↓

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 Montana figure falls outside Pleasant Valley Colony’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Montana

Share of adults, with the Montana figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.6%MT 20.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%MT 31.4%
Binge drink 24.2%MT 20.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.7%MT 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Valley Colony, betterPleasant Valley Colony, worseAbout the sameMontana
Where Pleasant Valley Colony gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pleasant Valley Colony adults…

Pleasant Valley Colony runs below MT on 8 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Pleasant Valley Colony adults have heart disease
Montana: 7 in 100 · better · likely 3.6–5%
Better than MTWorseAbout the sameMontana
Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Valley Colony

No hospital or community health center in Pleasant Valley Colony itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGreat Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls · 14.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGreat Falls Clinic Hospital★★★★★ · 14.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Care Center, IncorporatedGreat Falls · 14.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.4 mi
Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Great Falls · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Community Health Care Center, Incorporated
6 sites · nearest in Great Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
Benefis Hospitals
Great Falls · ★★★★★
ER
37.6 mi
Missouri River Medical Center
Fort Benton · not rated
ERRural critical access
55 mi
Mountainview Medical Center
White Sulphur Spring · not rated
ERRural critical access
68.8 mi
Pureview Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Helena
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Valley Colony itself
✓ Dental carePleasant Valley Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Pleasant Valley Colony; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pleasant Valley Colony adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Montana.

71%Yearly checkupMT 72%
65%Dentist visitMT 63%
80%Cholesterol checkMT 83%
61%Colon screeningMT 64%
78%MammogramMT 75%
68%Taking BP medsMT 73%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Valley Colony 7.9% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant Valley Colony adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Pleasant Valley Colony runs above Montana.

1 in 3Pleasant Valley Colony adults feel lonely
34.1% · MT 30.7% · About the same as MT
1 in 5Pleasant Valley Colony adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · MT 21.2% · About the same as MT
3 in 10Pleasant Valley Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.6% · MT 24.9% · Worse than MT
1 in 5Pleasant Valley Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
19.6% · MT 17.2% · About the same as MT
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Pleasant Valley Colony 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 10
Pleasant Valley Colony adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · MT 11.7%
About the same as MT
1 in 12
Pleasant Valley Colony adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · MT 9.1%
About the same as MT
1 in 17
Pleasant Valley Colony adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MT 6.5%
About the same as MT
1 in 15
Pleasant Valley Colony adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · MT 7.5%
About the same as MT

6.8% of Pleasant Valley Colony adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Around town

Pleasant Valley Colony 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.

28.2%

of Pleasant Valley Colony adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.5%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing5.9%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Montana

Questions about health in Pleasant Valley Colony

Why doesn’t Pleasant Valley Colony have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Valley Colony?

Great Falls Clinic Hospital in Great Falls, 14.4 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Valley Colony’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pleasant Valley Colony.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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