Healthcare & Safety in Montrose
Montrose Regional Health earned real, well-documented 2026 recognition for quality and value, while crime data reads as a genuine, disclosed concern by NeighborhoodScout's framing even after a real 2025 improvement.
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Learn moreA well-regarded local hospital, with specific, dated 2026 recognition
Montrose Regional Health (Montrose Memorial Hospital) earned a 4/4-star Charity Navigator rating, an overall A grade on the 2026 Lown Hospitals Index for social responsibility (with A grades specifically in value of care, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction), and U.S. News & World Report recognition as a 2026 Best Hospital for Maternity Care -- one of only two Colorado hospitals named a 2026 Maternity Care Access Hospital (Charity Navigator, Lown Institute, U.S. News, retrieved 2026-08-24). Healthgrades cites 77% of patients recommending the hospital, with Patient Safety Excellence and Outstanding Patient Experience Awards in the past two years. The hospital also ranked #1 in Colorado for pay equity, 30th nationally among 2,711 hospitals reviewed.
Crime data reads unfavorably by NeighborhoodScout's framing, with a real, disclosed 2025 improvement
NeighborhoodScout cites Montrose's overall crime rate at 25 per 1,000 residents -- a 1-in-41 chance of victimization for violent or property crime combined -- describing this as 'considerably higher than the national average,' though not among the very highest rates nationally, and higher than 79% of Colorado's own cities and towns of all sizes (retrieved 2026-08-24). Violent crime specifically is lower-incidence: a 1-in-424 chance (2 per 1,000). A separate, real, positive trend: City-Data.com's crime index fell 21% in 2025 versus 2024 -- disclosed directly rather than omitted to avoid undercutting the less-favorable NeighborhoodScout framing.
Key takeaways
- Montrose Regional Health earned a 4/4-star Charity Navigator rating, an A grade on the 2026 Lown Hospitals Index, and U.S. News 2026 recognition as a Best Hospital for Maternity Care -- genuine, dated, well-documented quality for a city this size.
- NeighborhoodScout describes Montrose's overall crime rate (25/1,000) as considerably higher than the national average and higher than 79% of Colorado's own cities and towns -- a real, disclosed concern, not softened.
- A separate, real positive trend: Montrose's City-Data.com crime index fell 21% in 2025 versus 2024.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating.
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