Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to San Isidro

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Health in San Isidro · CDC PLACES 2025

Where San Isidro residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in San Isidro

More San Isidro adults get no exercise

2 in 5 adults get no exercise outside work (38.2%), vs 27.8% across Texas. Habits ↓

San Isidro is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

San Isidro’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 ↓

The nearest ER is 34 miles from San Isidro

The closest emergency room is Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, 34.1 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

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 San Isidro’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 38.2%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.8%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 15.8%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
San Isidro, betterSan Isidro, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where San Isidro gets moving

2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near San Isidro

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

HNearest ERDriscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · 34.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNuestra Clinica Del ValleMission · 30.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
30.3 mi
Nuestra Clinica Del Valle
6 sites · nearest in Mission
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.1 mi
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg · not rated
ERChildren’s
34.5 mi
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Rio Grande City · ★★★★★
ER
34.6 mi
Cornerstone Regional Hospital
Edinburg · not rated
ER
35.2 mi
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance
Edinburg · ★★★★★
ER
39.3 mi
Community Action Corporation of South Texas
2 sites · nearest in Falfurrias
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers San Isidro itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers San Isidro itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers San Isidro 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 San Isidro; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 San Isidro adults…

San Isidro runs below TX on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

19 of every 100 San Isidro adults have diabetes
Texas: 13 in 100 · worse · likely 16.3–21.6%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of San Isidro adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Texas.

72%Yearly checkupTX 74%
52%Dentist visitTX 55%
83%Cholesterol checkTX 85%
58%Colon screeningTX 58%
72%MammogramTX 74%
75%Taking BP medsTX 74%
1 in 3
working-age adults has no health insurance
San Isidro 32.6% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How San Isidro adults are doing

About the same as Texas on each measure.

1 in 3San Isidro adults lack social or emotional support
30.9% · TX 28.4% · About the same as TX
1 in 5San Isidro adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.3% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 6San Isidro adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · 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.

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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

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

1 in 4
San Isidro adults worry about having enough food
26.5% · TX 19.3%
Worse than TX
1 in 5
San Isidro adults worry about keeping their housing
21.1% · TX 16.4%
Worse than TX
1 in 8
San Isidro adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
12.6% · TX 10.7%
Worse than TX
1 in 7
San Isidro adults lack reliable transportation
13.4% · TX 10.5%
Worse than TX

17.9% of San Isidro adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.6% across Texas.

Around town

San Isidro and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Delmita————

Delmita: 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.

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.6%
Thinking or memory16.9%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision10%
Dressing or bathing6.1%
Texas

Questions about health in San Isidro

Why doesn’t San Isidro have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in San Isidro.

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.