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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Victor Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Victor Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns

Victor Township trails Minnesota on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55349, 55395, 55390. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Victor Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Victor Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Victor Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns. Physical distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 79% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 44%).

B+Self-rated health16.8% · MN 16% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress12.2% · MN 11.3% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.7% · MN 15.1% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37% · MN 33.5% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes10.7% · MN 10.1% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.6% smoke · MN 13.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23.3% · MN 22.3% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 68%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $66K–$110K (10,159)Healthier than 68%

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). Victor Township’s median household income is $87,946; among the 10,159 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($66K–$110K), it’s healthier than 68%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Victor Township could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 55349,55395,55390), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Victor Township adults…

Victor Township runs above MN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

26 of every 100 Victor Township adults have arthritis
Minnesota: 22 in 100 · worse · likely 23–28.4%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Why age matters here

Victor Township is an older town: 30% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Minnesota. Arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Victor Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Victor Township30%
Minnesota17%
Getting care

Care in and near Victor Township

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

HNearest ERGlencoe Regional HealthGlencoe · 16.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRidgeview Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterJordan · 32.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.3 mi
Glencoe Regional Health
Glencoe · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.4 mi
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo · ★★★★★
16.9 mi
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia · ★★★★★
ER
32.4 mi
Open Door Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.8 mi
Hennepin County
5 sites · nearest in Minneapolis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careVictor Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careVictor Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Victor 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 Victor 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 32%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Victor Township, betterVictor Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Victor Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
66%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70%Colon screeningMN 69%
76%MammogramMN 79%
78%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Victor Township 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Victor Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Victor Township adults feel lonely
29.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Victor Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Victor Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Victor 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 Victor Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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
Victor Township adults worry about having enough food
10.5% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Victor Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 19
Victor Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Victor Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

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

Around town

Victor Township and the towns around it

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

Howard Lake: 35.9%Woodland Township: 37.9%Middleville Township: 36.5%Stockholm Township: 36.8%Winsted Township: 42.3%Waverly: 38.2%Montrose: 38.3%Franklin Township: 34.8%Marysville Township: 37.6%Hollywood Township: 35%Cokato Township: 36.8%Albion Township: 36.3%Collinwood Township: 36.8%Hale Township: 42.3%Bergen Township: 42.7%Victor Township: 37%Victor TownshipHoward LakeWoodland TownshipMiddleville TownshipStockholm TownshipWinsted TownshipBuffalo Hospital · Buffalo · 16.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHRidgeview Medical Center · Waconia · 18.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Howard Lake35.9%
Middleville Township36.5%
Stockholm Township36.8%
Victor Township37%
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
Victor TownshipB+37%10.7%14.6%ZIP codes
Howard LakeB+35.9%9.8%14.1%CDC place
Woodland TownshipB37.9%9.8%16.1%ZIP codes
Middleville TownshipB+36.5%10.8%14.6%ZIP codes
Stockholm Township————
Winsted Township————

Stockholm Township and Winsted 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.

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Minnesota

Every CDC estimate for Victor Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Victor Township is better than Minnesota on 0 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Minnesota figure falls inside Victor Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Victor TownshipMNU.S.vs MN
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.8%14.4–19.316%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.2%10.6–13.811.3%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
Obesity37%32.1–42.233.5%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.7%9.3–12.210.1%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.1%31–37.631%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.3%32.1–38.733.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis25.7%23–28.422.3%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.59.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.18.5%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.4%5.7–7.15.9%6.4%About the same
COPD6.1%5.2–75.4%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.73.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.3%7.5–11.48.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%12.2–17.113.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.3%19.9–27.322.3%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.6%15.9–21.417.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%27.6–36.629.2%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.4%6.1–8.97.5%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year75.6%72.5–78.574.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.2%63–69.467.5%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.2%83.3–86.985.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.6%75–80.176.1%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)70.2%66.2–74.168.7%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76%69.3–81.978.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.6%21.7–27.924.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.8%25.8–3431.2%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.2%17.3–23.421.5%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.5%8.4–12.611.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.7%7.3–10.39.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.4%4.7–6.35.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.4%5.5–7.47.1%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)7.4%5.9–8.97.9%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability29.6%26–33.527.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.4%10.7–14.411.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.4%11.7–15.212.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.6%6.7–8.56.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.6–4.54%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.3–8.27%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.73.1%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 Victor Township

Is Victor Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Victor Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 68%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Victor Township?

CDC estimates 37% of adults have obesity, likely between 32.1% and 42.2%, against 33.5% across Minnesota and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Victor Township?

Glencoe Regional Health in Glencoe, 16.3 miles in a straight line from Victor Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Victor Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.4% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.1–8.9%), 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 Victor Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

Neighbors talk health

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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.