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Health in Grey Cloud Island Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Grey Cloud Island Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55071, 55016. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Grey Cloud Island Township adults…

Grey Cloud Island Township runs below MN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Grey Cloud Island Township adults have had cancer
Minnesota: 9 in 100 · better · likely 6.8–8.4%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Grey Cloud Island Township

No hospital or community health center in Grey Cloud Island Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERM Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyM Health Fairview St. John's Hospital★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWest Side Community Health ServicesSaint Paul · 9.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury · ★★★★★
ER
9.5 mi
West Side Community Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Saint Paul
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
United Family Medicine
Saint Paul · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11 mi
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital
Saint Paul · not rated
Children’s
11.4 mi
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGrey Cloud Island Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGrey Cloud Island Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGrey Cloud Island Township is not a shortage area

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 Grey Cloud Island Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 28%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.4%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Grey Cloud Island Township, betterGrey Cloud Island Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Grey Cloud Island Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grey Cloud Island Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

74%Yearly checkupMN 75%
69%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
67%Colon screeningMN 69%
79%MammogramMN 79%
74%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grey Cloud Island Township 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Grey Cloud Island Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Grey Cloud Island Township adults feel lonely
30.9% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Grey Cloud Island Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Grey Cloud Island Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Grey Cloud Island Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Grey Cloud Island Township adults feel lonely. 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 9
Grey Cloud Island Township adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 10
Grey Cloud Island Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.7% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 17
Grey Cloud Island Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Grey Cloud Island Township adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

7.4% of Grey Cloud Island Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Grey Cloud Island Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cottage Grove: 33.2%St. Paul Park: 35.2%Inver Grove Heights: 34.3%Nininger Township: 35.3%Denmark Township: 35.1%Rosemount: 33.6%Woodbury: 31.3%Newport: 37.6%South St. Paul: 37.1%Eagan: 33.7%Sunfish Lake: 34.6%West St. Paul: 36.8%Grey Cloud Island Township: 35%Grey Cloud Island TownshipCottage GroveSt. Paul ParkInver Grove HeightsM Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital · Woodbury · 7.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHAllina United Hospital · Saint Paul · 11 mi · 3★ MedicareHMN Community Care - La Clinica · Saint Paul · 9.5 mi+United Family Medicine · Saint Paul · 10.6 mi+
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cottage Grove33.2%
Inver Grove Heights34.3%
Grey Cloud Island Township35%
St. Paul Park35.2%
MN33.5%

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
Cottage GroveA33.2%9.7%12%CDC place
St. Paul ParkB+35.2%10.5%14.4%CDC place
Inver Grove HeightsA34.3%9.6%11.1%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.1%

of Grey Cloud Island Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing6%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Grey Cloud Island Township

Why doesn’t Grey Cloud Island Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Grey Cloud Island Township.

What hospital is closest to Grey Cloud Island Township?

M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Grey Cloud Island Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Grey Cloud Island Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is MN Community Care - La Clinica in Saint Paul, 9.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Grey Cloud Island Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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