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Health in Mountain View · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mountain View residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mountain View

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Mountain View

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11.1%), vs 7% across Wyoming. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.5%), vs 6.5% across Wyoming. Stroke is also above the state: 4.8%, vs 3.3% across Wyoming. In all, Mountain View runs above Wyoming on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Mountain View adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (32.6%), vs 25.6% across Wyoming. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Mountain View

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.4%), vs 14% across Wyoming. Habits ↓

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 Wyoming figure falls outside Mountain View’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mountain View adults…

Mountain View runs above WY on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Mountain View adults have COPD
Wyoming: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 9–13.2%
Better than WYWorseAbout the sameWyoming
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wyoming

Share of adults, with the Wyoming figure marked.

Get no exercise 32.6%WY 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%WY 32.5%
Binge drink 13.7%WY 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 19.4%WY 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mountain View, betterMountain View, worseAbout the sameWyoming
Where Mountain View gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Mountain View

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

HNearest ERBanner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper · 5.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBanner Wyoming Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFriends of the Community Action Partnership of Natrona CountCasper · 3.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.7 mi
Friends of the Community Action Partnership of Natrona Count
2 sites · nearest in Casper
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.7 mi
Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Casper · ★★★★★
ER
5.8 mi
University of Wyoming
2 sites · nearest in Casper
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.7 mi
Summit Medical Center
Casper · not rated
53 mi
Memorial Hospital of Converse County
Douglas · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
86.9 mi
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County
Rawlins · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careMountain View is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMountain View is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mountain View 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 Mountain View; ≈ 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 Mountain View adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wyoming.

73%Yearly checkupWY 70%
60%Dentist visitWY 63%
83%Cholesterol checkWY 82%
61%Colon screeningWY 59%
69%MammogramWY 68%
78%Taking BP medsWY 73%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mountain View 12.5% · Wyoming 1 in 9 (11.6%)
Mind & connection

How Mountain View adults are doing

About the same as Wyoming on each measure.

1 in 5Mountain View adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · WY 20.1% · About the same as WY
1 in 4Mountain View adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · WY 21.6% · About the same as WY
1 in 6Mountain View adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · WY 15.8% · About the same as WY
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 8
Mountain View adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · WY 9.7%
Worse than WY
1 in 10
Mountain View adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · WY 9.2%
Worse than WY
1 in 14
Mountain View adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · WY 6.3%
Worse than WY
1 in 14
Mountain View adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · WY 6.4%
Worse than WY

9.2% of Mountain View adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Wyoming.

Around town

Mountain View and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Vista West: 35.4%Mills: 38%Casper: 36.6%Mountain View: 38.7%Mountain ViewVista WestMillsBanner Wyoming Medical Center · Casper · 5.7 mi · 2★ MedicareHSummit Medical Center · Casper · 9.7 miHCommunity Action Partnership of Natrona County · Casper · 3.7 mi+University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency Casper · Casper · 5.8 mi+
Healthier than WYNear WYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Vista West35.4%
Mills38%
Mountain View38.7%
WY33.7%

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
Vista West————
MillsC38%11.6%18.1%CDC place

Vista West: 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.

39.2%

of Mountain View adults live with a disability (Wyoming 30.7%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing11.3%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing5.2%
Wyoming

Questions about health in Mountain View

Why doesn’t Mountain View have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mountain View?

Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, 5.7 miles in a straight line from Mountain View’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Mountain View?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Action Partnership of Natrona County in Casper, 3.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Mountain View.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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