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Health in Los Ebanos · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Los Ebanos residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Los Ebanos

More Los Ebanos adults get no exercise

45.2% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 27.8% across Texas. Habits ↓

Diabetes, stroke and heart disease run high in Los Ebanos

1 in 4 adults have diabetes (23.8%), about twice the Texas rate. 1 in 20 adults have had a stroke (5.1%), vs 3.2% across Texas. Heart disease is also above the state: 8.8%, vs 5.6% across Texas. In all, Los Ebanos runs above Texas on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Making ends meet is harder in Los Ebanos

37% of adults worry about having enough food, vs 19.3% across Texas (about twice the Texas rate). Housing insecurity (27% vs 16.4%) and no reliable transportation (16.8% vs 10.5%) are higher too. 30.5% of adults receive SNAP, vs 14.6% statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Texas figure falls outside Los Ebanos’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 45.2%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 13.1%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Los Ebanos, betterLos Ebanos, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where Los Ebanos gets moving

2.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Los Ebanos adults…

Los Ebanos runs below TX on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 8. Tap one to see it as people.

24 of every 100 Los Ebanos adults have diabetes
Texas: 13 in 100 · worse · likely 21–26.4%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

4 in 10
Los Ebanos adults worry about having enough food
37% · TX 19.3%
Worse than TX
1 in 4
Los Ebanos adults worry about keeping their housing
27% · TX 16.4%
Worse than TX
1 in 6
Los Ebanos adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
16.7% · TX 10.7%
Worse than TX
1 in 6
Los Ebanos adults lack reliable transportation
16.8% · TX 10.5%
Worse than TX

30.5% of Los Ebanos adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.6% across Texas.

Getting care

Care in and near Los Ebanos

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

HNearest ERMission Regional Medical CenterMission · 15.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMission Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNuestra Clinica Del ValleMission · 14.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.2 mi
Nuestra Clinica Del Valle
8 sites · nearest in Mission
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Mission Regional Medical Center
Mission · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Mcallen · ★★★★★
ER
21.2 mi
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Rio Grande City · ★★★★★
ER
21.6 mi
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance
Edinburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLos Ebanos is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLos Ebanos is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Los Ebanos 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 Los Ebanos; ≈ 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 Los Ebanos adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Texas.

75%Yearly checkupTX 74%
40%Dentist visitTX 55%
84%Cholesterol checkTX 85%
58%Colon screeningTX 58%
72%MammogramTX 74%
80%Taking BP medsTX 74%
2 in 5
working-age adults have no health insurance
Los Ebanos 40.8% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Los Ebanos adults are doing

On 1 of 3 measures, Los Ebanos runs above Texas.

1 in 3Los Ebanos adults lack social or emotional support
32.9% · TX 28.4% · Worse than TX
1 in 5Los Ebanos adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 6Los Ebanos adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · TX 16.9% · About the same as TX
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

Los Ebanos 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.

46%

of Los Ebanos adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs27.7%
Thinking or memory21%
Hearing10%
Errands alone14%
Vision15.1%
Dressing or bathing9.2%
Texas

Questions about health in Los Ebanos

Why doesn’t Los Ebanos have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Los Ebanos?

Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, 15.2 miles in a straight line from Los Ebanos’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Los Ebanos.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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