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Health in Crescent · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crescent residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Crescent

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Crescent

1 in 8 adults have COPD (12.5%), vs 6.8% across Oregon. 1 in 9 adults have heart disease (11.1%), vs 6.5% across Oregon. Stroke is also above the state: 5.5%, vs 3.3% across Oregon. In all, Crescent runs above Oregon on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 49% of residents are 65 or older (Oregon 19%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 47 miles from Crescent

The closest emergency room is St. Charles Medical Center - Bend in Bend, 47.3 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Lapine Community Health Center is closer (18.2 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

More Crescent adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.8%), vs 20.1% across Oregon. Habits ↓

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

45.8% of adults have high blood pressure (Oregon 32.7%), but 77.6% 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’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crescent adults…

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

13 of every 100 Crescent adults have COPD
Oregon: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–15.1%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Why age matters here

Crescent is an older town: 49% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Oregon. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Crescent as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Crescent49%
Oregon19%
Getting care

Care in and near Crescent

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

HNearest ERSt. Charles Medical Center - BendBend · 47.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLapine Community Health CenterLa Pine · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.2 mi
Lapine Community Health Center
La Pine · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
44.9 mi
Mosaic Community Health
7 sites · nearest in Bend
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.3 mi
St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
Bend · ★★★★★
ER
71.3 mi
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center
Cottage Grove · not rated
ERRural critical access
72.8 mi
St. Charles Medical Center Prineville
Prineville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
77.1 mi
Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Springfield · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Crescent 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; ≈ 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 28.8%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.5%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 12.8%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crescent, betterCrescent, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Crescent gets moving

1.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupOR 73%
60%Dentist visitOR 65%
84%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
70%Colon screeningOR 63%
73%MammogramOR 78%
78%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crescent 9.4% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Crescent adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

3 in 10Crescent adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.7% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 5Crescent adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · 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.

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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

Crescent 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.

40.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.4%
Thinking or memory17.7%
Hearing11%
Errands alone11.2%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.7%
Oregon

Questions about health in Crescent

Why doesn’t Crescent 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.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.