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Health in Surrey · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Surrey is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Surrey differs from North Dakota on 5 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 4 better, 1 worse.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Surrey

Surrey sleeps less

38.9% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 32.7% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

Heart disease and stroke are less common in Surrey

Surrey runs below North Dakota on heart disease (4.8% vs 6.1%) and stroke (2.5% vs 3.1%). A young population is part of it: only 11% of residents are 65 or older (North Dakota 17%). 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 North Dakota figure falls outside Surrey’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Surrey’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Surrey is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 94% of towns); the weakest is obesity, still better than 55%.

ASelf-rated health14.4% · ND 16.1% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11.1% · ND 11.4% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress14.8% · ND 14.2% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity35.6% · ND 36.5% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes8.6% · ND 9.8% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.8% smoke · ND 13.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise21.9% · ND 21.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 82%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $80K–$133K (7,684)Healthier than 71%

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). Surrey’s median household income is $106,438; among the 7,684 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($80K–$133K), it’s healthier than 71%, 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, Surrey could be anywhere from B− to A+.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Surrey adults…

Surrey runs below ND on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Surrey adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · better · likely 4.2–5.6%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Why age matters in Surrey

Only 11% of Surrey residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across North Dakota. Heart disease, stroke and cancer run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Surrey11%
North Dakota17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.9%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 22.9%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Surrey, betterSurrey, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Surrey gets moving

2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Surrey

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 7.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 7.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 7.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.4 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
7.6 mi
Northland Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
43.1 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.1 mi
St. Andrew's Hospital
Bottineau · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.3 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
69 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSurrey is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSurrey is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSurrey 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 Surrey; ≈ 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 Surrey adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

72%Yearly checkupND 74%
67%Dentist visitND 65%
84%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
74%MammogramND 78%
74%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Surrey 6.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Surrey adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Surrey adults feel lonely
29.6% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Surrey adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Surrey adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Surrey adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Surrey 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 11
Surrey adults worry about having enough food
9.5% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Surrey adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Surrey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Surrey adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.2% of Surrey adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Surrey and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Surrey Township: 36.2%Nedrose Township: 34%Maryland Township: 35.7%Norwich Township: 39.2%New Prairie Township: 37.2%Kottke Valley Township: 39.9%Sundre Township: 34.7%Minot: 33.8%Harrison Township: 33.9%McKinley Township: 33.3%Surrey: 35.6%SurreySurrey TownshipNedrose TownshipTrinity Hospitals · Minot · 7.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHMinot Dental · Minot · 7.6 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Nedrose Township34%
Surrey35.6%
Surrey Township36.2%
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
SurreyA−35.6%8.6%13.8%CDC place
Surrey Township————
Nedrose TownshipA−34%8.8%12.8%ZIP codes

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.

25.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.6%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
North Dakota

Every CDC estimate for Surrey

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Surrey is better than North Dakota on 4 and worse on 1; on the rest, the North Dakota figure falls inside Surrey’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…SurreyNDU.S.vs ND
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.4%12–1716.1%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.1%9.5–12.811.4%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.8%12.8–16.914.2%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.6%30.5–40.636.5%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.6%7.3–109.8%12%About the same
High blood pressure30.9%27.6–34.131.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)31.8%28.5–35.133.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis24.5%21.8–27.325.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.610.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer7.3%6.5–88.2%7.9%Better
Coronary heart disease4.8%4.2–5.66.1%6.4%Better
COPD5.1%4.2–6.15.9%6.3%About the same
Stroke2.5%2.2–2.93.1%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)8.7%6.9–10.610.8%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%10.9–16.913.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21.9%18.1–2621.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking22.9%19.7–26.321.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.9%34.1–43.832.7%36%Worse
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.6%5–8.47.3%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year72%68.2–75.574.4%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.9%63.6–70.164.5%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years83.7%81.1–86.282.7%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)73.9%70.5–76.876.3%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)64.8%60.5–6964.9%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74%66.8–80.378%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression21.9%18.9–25.121.3%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.6%25.6–33.929.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19.7%16.5–23.220.6%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.5%7.3–11.910.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.9%7–10.88.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.8%4.7–75.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.9%4.8–76.5%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)6.2%4.4–8.26.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability25.6%21.9–29.427.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.6%8–11.411.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.4%10.4–14.412.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.4%5.6–7.37.8%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.5%3–44.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.5%5.4–7.67.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.4–3.23.1%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 Surrey

Is Surrey a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Surrey is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 71%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Surrey?

CDC estimates 35.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.5% and 40.6%, against 36.5% across North Dakota and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Surrey?

Trinity Hospitals in Minot, 7.4 miles in a straight line from Surrey’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Surrey have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5–8.4%), 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 Surrey 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.