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Crescent Lake Junction, OregonPhoto: Animeicity at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in Crescent Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crescent Lake residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Crescent Lake

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Crescent Lake

1 in 8 adults have heart disease (13.1%), about twice the Oregon rate. 1 in 7 adults have COPD (13.4%), about twice the Oregon rate. Stroke is also above the state: 6%, vs 3.3% across Oregon. In all, Crescent Lake runs above Oregon on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 51 miles from Crescent Lake

The closest emergency room is St. Charles Medical Center - Bend in Bend, 50.7 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Lapine Community Health Center is closer (24.4 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

More Crescent Lake adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.9%), vs 20.1% across Oregon. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Crescent Lake, and more people treating it

49.6% of adults have high blood pressure (Oregon 32.7%), but 80.1% of them take medicine for it, vs 71.4% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Crescent Lake’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crescent Lake adults…

Crescent Lake runs above OR on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Crescent Lake adults have heart disease
Oregon: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 11.3–15.3%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Getting care

Care in and near Crescent Lake

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

HNearest ERSt. Charles Medical Center - BendBend · 50.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLapine Community Health CenterLa Pine · 24.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.4 mi
Lapine Community Health Center
La Pine · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
47.8 mi
Mosaic Community Health
7 sites · nearest in Bend
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
50.7 mi
St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
Bend · ★★★★★
ER
58.9 mi
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
Cottage Grove · not rated
ERRural critical access
65.2 mi
Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Springfield · ★★★★★
ER
67.3 mi
Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend
Springfield · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent Lake itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent Lake itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent Lake 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 Crescent Lake; ≈ 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 Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.9%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.4%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 12.3%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crescent Lake, betterCrescent Lake, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Crescent Lake gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupOR 73%
63%Dentist visitOR 65%
85%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
71%Colon screeningOR 63%
76%MammogramOR 78%
80%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crescent Lake 8.4% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Crescent Lake adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

1 in 4Crescent Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Crescent Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · OR 17.5% · About the same as OR
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Crescent Lake 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.

41.3%

of Crescent Lake adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs22.4%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing12.7%
Errands alone10.7%
Vision6.9%
Dressing or bathing5.7%
Oregon

Questions about health in Crescent Lake

Why doesn’t Crescent Lake have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Crescent Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.