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A−Health Grade
Health in Hollywood Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Hollywood Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns

Hollywood Township beats Minnesota on 4 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55360, 55367, 55388, 55395. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Hollywood Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hollywood Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 92% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 52%.

ASelf-rated health14.3% · MN 16% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11% · MN 11.3% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.7% · MN 15.1% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35% · MN 33.5% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes8.8% · MN 10.1% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.6% smoke · MN 13.1% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise21.3% · MN 22.3% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 80%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (10,462)Healthier than 87%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Hollywood Township’s median household income is $83,917; among the 10,462 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($63K–$105K), it’s healthier than 87%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Hollywood Township could be anywhere from B− to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 55360,55367,55388,55395), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hollywood Township adults…

Hollywood Township runs below MN on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Hollywood Township adults have had a stroke
Minnesota: 3 in 100 · better · likely 2.4–3%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Hollywood Township

No hospital or community health center in Hollywood Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERRidgeview Medical CenterWaconia · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRidgeview Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterJordan · 24.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Glencoe Regional Health
Glencoe · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.4 mi
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo · ★★★★★
21.9 mi
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson · ★★★★★
ER
24.1 mi
Open Door Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.4 mi
Hennepin County
5 sites · nearest in Minneapolis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHollywood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHollywood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHollywood 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 Hollywood 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 21.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 20.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hollywood Township, betterHollywood Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Hollywood Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupMN 75%
69%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
69%Colon screeningMN 69%
79%MammogramMN 79%
74%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hollywood Township 6.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Hollywood Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Hollywood Township adults feel lonely
29.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Hollywood Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Hollywood Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Hollywood Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Hollywood 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 10
Hollywood Township adults worry about having enough food
9.9% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Hollywood Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 19
Hollywood Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Hollywood Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

6.8% of Hollywood Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Hollywood Township and the towns around it

Hollywood Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 4 graded towns around it.

New Germany: 33.1%Watertown Township: 34.7%Winsted Township: 42.3%Woodland Township: 37.9%Camden Township: 34.7%Mayer: 34.4%Watertown: 35.2%Minnetrista: 26.2%Franklin Township: 34.8%Hale Township: 42.3%Victor Township: 37%Bergen Township: 42.7%Waverly: 38.2%Montrose: 38.3%Marysville Township: 37.6%Young America Township: 35.2%Waconia Township: 33.1%Hollywood Township: 35%Hollywood TownshipNew GermanyWatertown TownshipWinsted TownshipWoodland TownshipCamden TownshipMayerRidgeview Medical Center · Waconia · 9.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHGlencoe Regional Health · Glencoe · 14.7 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
New Germany33.1%
Mayer34.4%
Watertown Township34.7%
Camden Township34.7%
Hollywood Township35%
Woodland Township37.9%
Winsted Township42.3%
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
Hollywood TownshipA−35%8.8%14.6%ZIP codes
New Germany————
Watertown TownshipA−34.7%9.2%14.2%ZIP codes
Winsted Township————
Woodland TownshipB37.9%9.8%16.1%ZIP codes
Camden Township————
MayerA−34.4%6.9%14.6%CDC place

New Germany, Winsted Township and Camden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing6%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Minnesota

Every CDC estimate for Hollywood Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Hollywood Township is better than Minnesota on 4 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Minnesota figure falls inside Hollywood Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Hollywood TownshipMNU.S.vs MN
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.3%12.1–16.516%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11%9.6–12.511.3%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.7%13.8–17.615.1%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35%29.4–40.833.5%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.8%7.6–10.110.1%12%About the same
High blood pressure27.2%24.1–30.431%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)29.9%26.5–33.333.4%37.1%Better
Arthritis21.2%18.7–23.822.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.39.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer7.8%7.1–8.58.5%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.2%4.6–5.85.9%6.4%Better
COPD5%4.3–5.85.4%6.3%About the same
Stroke2.7%2.4–33.1%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.2%7.3–11.38.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%11.9–17.113.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21.3%17.7–24.922.3%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking20.6%17.5–23.917.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours29%24.4–33.929.2%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.6%5.3–8.17.5%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year73.2%69.6–76.674.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.8%65.5–71.867.5%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.6%82.5–86.685.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)73.8%70.5–76.776.1%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.2%64.8–73.368.7%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.6%72.1–84.178.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.1%21.8–28.424.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.8%25.6–34.331.2%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.2%18–24.521.5%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.9%8–12.111.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.5%7–10.29.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.3%4.5–6.35.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.3%5.4–7.47.1%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)6.8%5.3–8.47.9%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability25.7%22–29.227.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.9%8.4–11.411.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.7%11–14.412.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6%5.3–6.86.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty3.4%3–3.84%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.5%5.6–7.37%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.5–3.23.1%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Minnesota figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Hollywood Township

Is Hollywood Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hollywood Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns: A− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 87%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Hollywood Township?

CDC estimates 35% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.4% and 40.8%, against 33.5% across Minnesota and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Hollywood Township?

Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, 9.8 miles in a straight line from Hollywood Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Hollywood Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.3–8.1%), against 7.5% across Minnesota.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Hollywood Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Hollywood Township.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.