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Health in Eden Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Eden Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57272, 57235. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Eden Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eden Township adults…

Eden Township runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Eden Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10–12.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Eden Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 15.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 50.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.9 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.2 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
40.9 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
42 mi
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System
Sisseton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
50.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
64.9 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careEden Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEden Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Eden 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 Eden 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 South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Eden Township, betterEden Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Eden Township gets moving

9.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eden Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
81%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eden Township 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Eden Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Eden Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Eden Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Eden Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wheatland Township: 35.8%Blaine Township: 34.7%Phipps Township: 35.8%Dexter Township: 36.1%Highland Township: 34.5%Morton Township: 34.6%Egeland Township: 38.2%Cottonwood Township: 35%Maydell Township: 35.4%Fuller Township: 35.8%Graceland Township: 36.2%Eden Township: 34.8%Germantown Township: 35.6%Eden Township: 34.9%Eden TownshipWheatland TownshipBlaine TownshipPhipps TownshipDexter TownshipPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 21.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Blaine Township34.7%
Eden Township34.9%
Wheatland Township35.8%
Phipps Township35.8%
Dexter Township36.1%
SD35.9%

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
Wheatland Township————
Blaine Township————
Dexter Township————
Phipps Township————

Wheatland Township, Blaine Township, Dexter Township and Phipps 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.

30.8%

of Eden Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Eden Township

Why doesn’t Eden 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 Eden Township.

What hospital is closest to Eden Township?

Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah in Webster, 15.9 miles in a straight line from Eden 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 Eden Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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