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Health in Scotts Mills · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Scotts Mills residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Scotts Mills

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Scotts Mills adults…

Scotts Mills runs above OR on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

42 of every 100 Scotts Mills adults have obesity
Oregon: 34 in 100 · worse · likely 36.5–47.3%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Getting care

Care in and near Scotts Mills

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

HNearest ERLegacy Silverton Medical CenterSilverton · 6.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySalem Hospital★★★★★ · 19.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careYakima Valley Farm Workers ClinicWoodburn · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Silverton · not rated
ER
11.2 mi
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Woodburn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.4 mi
NHC Canby Medical and Dental Clinic
Canby · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.3 mi
Santiam Hospital & Clinics
Stayton · not rated
ER
19.3 mi
Salem Hospital
Salem · ★★★★★
ER
20.3 mi
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Oregon City · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Scotts Mills itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Scotts Mills itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Scotts Mills 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 Scotts Mills; ≈ 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 18%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.4%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 17.1%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 12.3%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Scotts Mills, betterScotts Mills, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Scotts Mills gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupOR 73%
62%Dentist visitOR 65%
84%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
63%Colon screeningOR 63%
81%MammogramOR 78%
70%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Scotts Mills 6.9% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Scotts Mills adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

3 in 10Scotts Mills adults have been diagnosed with depression
29.6% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 5Scotts Mills adults are in frequent mental distress
18.7% · 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

Scotts Mills 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.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Oregon

Questions about health in Scotts Mills

Why doesn’t Scotts Mills have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Scotts Mills?

Legacy Silverton Medical Center in Silverton, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Scotts Mills’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Scotts Mills.

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.