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Montgomery, TX is a small community located in Montgomery County. The health of the local population is of great importance to the community and its residents. The area has access to several local hospitals such as Conroe Regional Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Hospital. In addition to these hospitals, there are numerous medical facilities available in Montgomery, including urgent care centers and clinics offering specialized services like pediatrics, orthopedics, physical therapy, and more. These resources provide quality medical care and ensure that residents have access to the care they need. Additionally, public health initiatives are in place in Montgomery to help improve the overall health of the community by providing resources for preventative care, immunizations, wellness programs, and more.

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 142 physicians per 100,000 population in Montgomery. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.

Health Cost Index

The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Montgomery area is 97.3 (lower=better). The US average is 100.

97.3 / 100

Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.

Water Qualtiy Index

The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Montgomery area is 61 (100=best). The US average is 55.

61 / 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 Montgomery area is 95 (100=best). The US average is 87.

95 / 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 Montgomery commutes 35.1 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 Montgomery area is 65 (100=best). The US average is 58.

65 / 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.

Air Quality Health Risk
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Montgomery is a wonderful place to  More

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Summers on Lake Conroe are lovely casual, quaint, but extremely humid, hot and buggy. Temperatures reach as high as 105% in August and September. Summers last from June  More

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Nice large lake with plenty or room to ski, boat, and fish. We have many beautiful homes in established and new neighborhoods surrounding the lake and a national forest  More

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