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Health in Manzanita · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Manzanita residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Manzanita

Cancer, heart disease and stroke run high in Manzanita

1 in 6 adults have had cancer (16.5%), about twice the Oregon rate. 1 in 9 adults have heart disease (11.5%), vs 6.5% across Oregon. Stroke is also above the state: 5.5%, vs 3.3% across Oregon. In all, Manzanita runs above Oregon on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 64% of residents are 65 or older (Oregon 19%), and cancer, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Manzanita is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Manzanita’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

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

46.1% of adults have high blood pressure (Oregon 32.7%), but 83.4% of them take medicine for it, vs 71.4% statewide. Checkups ↓

Manzanita keeps up with checkups

It beats Oregon on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (83.2% vs 72.6%) and dentist visits (74.8% vs 64.7%). 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 Manzanita’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Manzanita adults…

Manzanita runs below OR on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 8. Tap one to see it as people.

17 of every 100 Manzanita adults have had cancer
Oregon: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 14.8–18.2%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Why age matters here

Manzanita is an older town: 64% 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 Manzanita as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Manzanita64%
Oregon19%
Getting care

Care in and near Manzanita

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

HNearest ERAdventist Health TillamookTillamook · 18.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAdventist Health Tillamook★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNehalem Bay Health Center & PharmacyWheeler · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy
Wheeler · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.4 mi
Adventist Health Tillamook
Tillamook · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
County of Tillamook
4 sites · nearest in Tillamook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
Providence Seaside Hospital
Seaside · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.1 mi
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Astoria · not rated
ERRural critical access
41.4 mi
Ocean Beach Hospital
Ilwaco · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Manzanita itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Manzanita itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Manzanita 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 Manzanita; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%Yearly checkupOR 73%
75%Dentist visitOR 65%
92%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
72%Colon screeningOR 63%
80%MammogramOR 78%
83%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Manzanita 5.4% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.8%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 23.8%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 9.8%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 10.3%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Manzanita, betterManzanita, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Manzanita gets moving

2.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Manzanita adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Manzanita does better than Oregon.

1 in 4Manzanita adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · OR 27.1% · Better than OR
1 in 8Manzanita adults are in frequent mental distress
12.7% · OR 17.5% · Better than 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

Manzanita and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Neahkahnie————

Neahkahnie: 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.

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing12%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Oregon

Questions about health in Manzanita

Why doesn’t Manzanita have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Manzanita?

Adventist Health Tillamook in Tillamook, 18.4 miles in a straight line from Manzanita’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Manzanita?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy in Wheeler, 3.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.