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Health in Cedar Fort · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cedar Fort residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cedar Fort

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cedar Fort adults…

Cedar Fort runs above UT on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Cedar Fort adults have had cancer
Utah: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10%
Better than UTWorseAbout the sameUtah
Getting care

Care in and near Cedar Fort

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

HNearest ERIntermountain Health Riverton HospitalRiverton · 14.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIntermountain Health Riverton Hospital★★★★★ · 14.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUtah Partners for HealthWest Jordan · 19.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.2 mi
Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital
Riverton · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
Mountain West Medical Center
Tooele · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Lone Peak Hospital
Draper · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
American Fork Hospital
American Fork · ★★★★★
ER
19.3 mi
Utah Partners for Health
3 sites · nearest in West Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.4 mi
MVP
Sandy · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCedar Fort is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCedar Fort is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cedar Fort 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 Cedar Fort; ≈ 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 Utah

Share of adults, with the Utah figure marked.

Get no exercise 15.6%UT 17.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.7%UT 33.8%
Binge drink 8.1%UT 12.4%
Smoke cigarettes 7.8%UT 8.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cedar Fort, betterCedar Fort, worseAbout the sameUtah
Where Cedar Fort gets moving

10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cedar Fort adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Utah.

72%Yearly checkupUT 70%
76%Dentist visitUT 70%
82%Cholesterol checkUT 81%
66%Colon screeningUT 63%
73%MammogramUT 72%
67%Taking BP medsUT 66%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cedar Fort 7.5% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)
Mind & connection

How Cedar Fort adults are doing

About the same as Utah on each measure.

1 in 3Cedar Fort adults feel lonely
33.3% · UT 34.1% · About the same as UT
1 in 5Cedar Fort adults lack social or emotional support
18.5% · UT 20.6% · About the same as UT
1 in 4Cedar Fort adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.3% · UT 27.3% · About the same as UT
1 in 6Cedar Fort adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · UT 17.3% · About the same as UT
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Cedar Fort adults feel lonely. 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 11
Cedar Fort adults worry about having enough food
9.4% · UT 12.4%
Better than UT
1 in 13
Cedar Fort adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · UT 10%
Better than UT
1 in 18
Cedar Fort adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · UT 6.5%
About the same as UT
1 in 17
Cedar Fort adults lack reliable transportation
6% · UT 6.9%
About the same as UT

5.3% of Cedar Fort adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Around town

Cedar Fort and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eagle Mountain: 31%Saratoga Springs: 29.6%Fairfield: 32.7%Cedar Fort: 31.1%Cedar FortEagle Mountain
Healthier than UTNear UTLess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eagle Mountain31%
Cedar Fort31.1%
UT31%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Eagle MountainA31%5.4%7.3%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.1%

of Cedar Fort adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3%
Utah

Questions about health in Cedar Fort

Why doesn’t Cedar Fort have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cedar Fort?

Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital in Riverton, 14.2 miles in a straight line from Cedar Fort’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cedar Fort.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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