Tracy City, TN is a small rural town located in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The community has a population of 1,743 and is home to two hospitals—the Grundy County Hospital and the Mountain Valley Regional Healthcare Center—both of which provide excellent care to the local population. In addition to these two hospitals, there are several local medical facilities that serve Tracy City’s residents. These include clinics, pharmacies, physical therapy centers, and even a speech pathologist who works out of her home office. All of these resources help ensure that the people of Tracy City have access to quality health care regardless of their individual financial circumstances. The city also offers its own community health program which provides free screenings and preventive services for uninsured residents. With all these resources available to them, the people of Tracy City can rest assured they will receive the best possible care when it comes to their health needs.
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 60 physicians per 100,000 population in Tracy City. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tracy City area is 129.9 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
129.9 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Tracy City area is 86 (100=best). The US average is 55.
86 / 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 Tracy City area is 98 (100=best). The US average is 87.
98 / 100
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 Tracy City commutes 31.0 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 Tracy City area is 70 (100=best). The US average is 58.
70 / 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.