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Montpelier, North Dakota 6-8-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Montpelier · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Montpelier residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Montpelier adults…

On every condition, Montpelier is about the same as North Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Montpelier adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 26.8–34.2%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Montpelier

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

HNearest ERJamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJamestown Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 27.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.3 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.2 mi
CHI Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
45 mi
CHI Oakes Hospital
Oakes · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.7 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
85.8 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMontpelier is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMontpelier is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Montpelier 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 Montpelier; ≈ 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 North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.3%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.7%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 23.1%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Montpelier, betterMontpelier, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Montpelier gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Montpelier adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

72%Yearly checkupND 74%
65%Dentist visitND 65%
82%Cholesterol checkND 83%
67%Colon screeningND 65%
79%MammogramND 78%
76%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Montpelier 7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Montpelier adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Montpelier adults feel lonely
30% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Montpelier adults lack social or emotional support
21% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Montpelier adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Montpelier adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Montpelier 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
Montpelier adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Montpelier adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Montpelier adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Montpelier adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.4% of Montpelier adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Montpelier 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.

28.5%

of Montpelier adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Montpelier

Why doesn’t Montpelier have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Montpelier?

Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Montpelier’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Montpelier.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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