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Health in Sundre Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Sundre Township is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns

Sundre Township trails North Dakota on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58701. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sundre Township

Sundre Township is an older town

29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across North Dakota. Conditions like heart disease and arthritis become more common with age, so keep that in mind when comparing Sundre Township with the state. Conditions ↓

Against towns with similar incomes, Sundre Township’s lead shrinks

Sundre Township is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns, but 62% of the 7,580 towns with similar household incomes ($80K–$134K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Sundre Township sleeps less

39.1% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 32.7% across North Dakota. 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 North Dakota figure falls outside Sundre Township’s likely range; Sundre Township’s figures come from ZIP code 58701, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Sundre Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sundre Township is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is mental distress (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 85% of towns); the weakest is no exercise, still better than 61%.

A−Self-rated health16.1% · ND 16.1% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress11.8% · ND 11.4% · U.S. 13%
AMental distress14.5% · ND 14.2% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.7% · ND 36.5% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.8% · ND 9.8% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.5% smoke · ND 13.1% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.1% · ND 21.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 77%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $80K–$134K (7,580)Healthier than 62%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Sundre Township’s median household income is $107,218; among the 7,580 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($80K–$134K), it’s healthier than 62%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Sundre Township could be anywhere from B− to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 58701), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sundre Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Sundre Township adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.4–36.9%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Why age matters here

Sundre Township is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across North Dakota. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Sundre Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Sundre Township29%
North Dakota17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.1%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sundre Township, betterSundre Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Sundre Township gets moving

27 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Sundre Township

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 6.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.8 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.9 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
56.4 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
61.7 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSundre Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSundre Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSundre Township 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 Sundre Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupND 74%
64%Dentist visitND 65%
83%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
75%MammogramND 78%
77%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sundre Township 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sundre Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Sundre Township adults feel lonely
30.7% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sundre Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sundre Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Sundre Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Sundre Township adults feel lonely. 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.

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 9
Sundre Township adults worry about having enough food
11% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Sundre Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Sundre Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 15
Sundre Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7% of Sundre Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Sundre Township and the towns around it

Sundre Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 3 graded towns around it.

New Prairie Township: 37.2%Afton Township: 34.7%Minot: 33.8%Nedrose Township: 34%Willis Township: 34.6%Surrey Township: 36.2%North Prairie Township: 41.6%Sawyer Township: 35.3%Burt Township: 34.3%Freedom Township: 34.7%Harrison Township: 33.9%Eureka Township: 33.2%Surrey: 35.6%McKinley Township: 33.3%Maryland Township: 35.7%Norwich Township: 39.2%Kottke Valley Township: 39.9%Sundre Township: 34.7%Sundre TownshipNew Prairie TownshipAfton TownshipMinotNedrose TownshipWillis TownshipSurrey TownshipTrinity Hospitals · Minot · 6.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHMinot Dental · Minot · 7.1 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Minot33.8%
Nedrose Township34%
Willis Township34.6%
Sundre Township34.7%
Afton Township34.7%
Surrey Township36.2%
New Prairie Township37.2%
ND36.5%

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
Sundre TownshipA−34.7%9.8%13.5%ZIP 58701
New Prairie Township————
Nedrose TownshipA−34%8.8%12.8%ZIP codes
MinotA−33.8%8.7%12.8%CDC place
Afton Township————
Willis Township————
Surrey Township————

New Prairie Township, Afton Township, Willis Township and Surrey Township: 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.

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Every CDC estimate for Sundre Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Sundre Township is better than North Dakota on 0 and worse on 1; on the rest, the North Dakota figure falls inside Sundre Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Sundre TownshipNDU.S.vs ND
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.1%14.2–18.216.1%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.8%10.4–13.211.4%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.5%12.9–16.314.2%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.7%29.9–39.736.5%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.8%8.5–11.19.8%12%About the same
High blood pressure33.6%30.4–36.931.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)33.4%30.1–36.733.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis26.6%24–29.325.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.410.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.3%7.5–9.18.2%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.9%5.4–6.66.1%6.4%About the same
COPD5.9%5.2–6.65.9%6.3%About the same
Stroke3%2.8–3.33.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.2%10.8–15.910.8%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.5%11.7–15.413.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work24.1%20.8–27.621.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking21%18.1–24.121.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.1%34.2–4432.7%36%Worse
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.7%6.5–97.3%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year73.3%69.8–76.574.4%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.6%60.2–6764.5%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years83%81–84.882.7%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)76.6%74–79.276.3%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)65%60.5–69.364.9%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75%68.3–8178%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression20.7%17.9–23.721.3%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely30.7%26.8–34.529.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.5%17.7–23.420.6%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11%9.4–12.610.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.4%8–10.78.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6%5.2–6.95.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.6%5.8–7.56.5%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)7%5.8–8.16.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.8%25.5–32.227.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.5%10–12.911.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13%11.6–14.612.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.8%7–8.77.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.2%3.8–4.64.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.5–8.17.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.2%2.9–3.43.1%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the North Dakota figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Sundre Township

Is Sundre Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sundre Township is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns: A− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 62%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Sundre Township?

CDC estimates 34.7% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.9% and 39.7%, against 36.5% across North Dakota and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Sundre Township?

Trinity Hospitals in Minot, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Sundre Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Sundre Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.5–9%), against 7.3% across North Dakota.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Sundre Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.