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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Canby · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Canby is healthier than 41%

On every measure CDC estimates, Canby looks like Oregon as a whole.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Canby

Against towns with similar incomes, Canby’s lead shrinks

Canby is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns, but 41% of the 8,442 towns with similar household incomes ($76K–$126K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Canby has a community health center but no hospital

Neighborhood Health Center is in town and charges on a sliding scale by income. The nearest ER is Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, 8 miles away. Getting care ↓

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 Oregon figure falls outside Canby’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Canby’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Canby is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns, #60 of 142 in Oregon. Smoking holds the grade up (fewer adults who smoke than 79% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 39%).

B−Self-rated health19.2% · OR 19% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.3% · OR 13.8% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.7% · OR 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35.4% · OR 33.6% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes10.9% · OR 11.2% · U.S. 12%
A−Smoking11.5% smoke · OR 12% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise22.1% · OR 20.1% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 61%
Less healthyHealthier
Oregon towns we grade (142)Healthier than 58%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $76K–$126K (8,442)Healthier than 41%

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). Canby’s median household income is $100,989; among the 8,442 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($76K–$126K), it’s healthier than 41%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Canby could be anywhere from C to A−. The letter shows with “≈”.

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Getting care

Care in and near Canby

1 community health center in Canby, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERLegacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin · 8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyProvidence Willamette Falls Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood Health CenterCanby · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.4 mi
Neighborhood Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Canby
Sliding-scale feesIn Canby
Directions to nearest
6.5 mi
County of Clackamas
3 sites · nearest in Oregon City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8 mi
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
Tualatin · ★★★★★
ER
8.3 mi
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Oregon City · ★★★★★
ER
12.3 mi
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Newberg · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Milwaukie · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careCanby is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCanby is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCanby 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 Canby; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Canby adults…

On every condition, Canby is about the same as Oregon. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Canby adults have high blood pressure
Oregon: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–35%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.1%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.2%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 14.6%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 11.5%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Canby, betterCanby, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Canby gets moving

11 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Canby adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.

73%Yearly checkupOR 73%
66%Dentist visitOR 65%
85%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
67%Colon screeningOR 63%
77%MammogramOR 78%
72%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Canby 9.5% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Canby adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

3 in 10Canby adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.3% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Canby adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · OR 17.5% · About the same as OR
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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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.

Around town

Canby and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
CanbyB35.4%10.9%11.5%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.8%

of Canby adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Oregon

Every CDC estimate for Canby

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Canby is better than Oregon on 0 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Oregon figure falls inside Canby’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…CanbyORU.S.vs OR
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.2%16.9–21.519%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.3%12.7–1613.8%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.7%15.8–19.617.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.4%30.8–40.133.6%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.9%9.5–12.311.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure32.1%29.1–3532.7%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32.8%29.7–3634.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis27.7%25.2–30.327.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma12%10.7–13.411.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.5%8.6–10.48.9%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.4%5.7–76.5%6.4%About the same
COPD6.6%5.8–7.56.8%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.63.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.3%10.1–1512.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.5%9.8–13.212%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work22.1%18.8–25.320.1%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking14.6%12.3–17.115.4%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.2%29.2–37.530.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9.5%8.1–11.18.5%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year72.8%69.5–7672.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.3%63.2–69.464.7%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.5%82.6–86.384%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)71.8%68.5–74.871.4%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.5%62.4–70.563.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.6%70.5–82.377.6%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression28.3%25.1–31.527.1%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability29.8%26.3–3330%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.3%11.6–1513%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.7–1614.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.1%6.3–87.1%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.6%4.2–5.14.6%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.9%7–8.87.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%3.1–3.83.4%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 Oregon figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Canby

Is Canby a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Canby is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health, #60 of 142 in Oregon. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Canby?

CDC estimates 35.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.8% and 40.1%, against 33.6% across Oregon and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Canby?

Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Canby’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Canby have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.1–11.1%), against 8.5% across Oregon.

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 Canby more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A−.

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