✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers River Falls Township itself
✓ Dental careRiver Falls Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers River Falls Township itself
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 River Falls Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 River Falls Township adults…
On every condition, River Falls Township is about the same as Minnesota. Tap one to see it as people.
33 of every 100 River Falls Township adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–36.6%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise22.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours29.8%MN 29.2%
Binge drink19.5%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes15.4%MN 13.1%
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Where River Falls Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of River Falls Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
River Falls Township 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How River Falls Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10River Falls Township adults feel lonely
30.4% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5River Falls Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.7% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4River Falls Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6River Falls Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 River Falls Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
St. Hilaire, River Township, Black River Township and Wyandotte 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.
28%
of River Falls Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Minnesota
Questions about health in River Falls Township
Why doesn’t River Falls 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 River Falls Township.
What hospital is closest to River Falls Township?
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center in Thief River Falls, 9.3 miles in a straight line from River Falls Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in River Falls Township.
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.