Cedar Hill, TX is a small town located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The city has an estimated population of just over 50,000 and is home to several parks, museums, and other attractions. Despite its small size, Cedar Hill boasts a robust health system with dozens of local medical facilities and hospitals providing quality care for citizens in the area. Several of the facilities are affiliated with respected national healthcare networks such as Baylor Scott & White Health and Texas Health Resources. Health professionals located in Cedar Hill can provide a range of services from primary care physicians to specialists in cardiology, orthopedics, or even pediatrics. Patients have access to top-of-the-line treatments such as robotic surgery and advanced imaging techniques like MRI scans. All this helps to ensure that everyone living in and around Cedar Hill gets exceptional care when they need it most.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 210 physicians per 100,000 population in Cedar Hill. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cedar Hill area is 94.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Cedar Hill area is 87 (100=best). The US average is 55.
87 / 100
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Cedar Hill area is 97 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Cedar Hill commutes 30.3 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Cedar Hill area is 60 (100=best). The US average is 58.
60 / 100
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.