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Health in Fairview · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fairview residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57027. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fairview adults…

Fairview runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Fairview adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Fairview

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

HNearest ERSanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCanton · 6.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 15.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah
Canton · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.3 mi
Hegg Memorial Health Center
Rock Valley · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.5 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.5 mi
Greater Sioux Community Health Center
Sioux Center · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.6 mi
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careFairview is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFairview is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairview 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 Fairview; ≈ 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 21.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fairview, betterFairview, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Fairview gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
82%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fairview 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fairview adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Fairview adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Fairview adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · 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.

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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.

Around town

Fairview and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Fairview Township: 37.5%Eden Township: 37.4%Highland Township: 38.1%Fairview: 36.9%FairviewFairview Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Fairview36.9%
Fairview Township37.5%
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
Fairview Township————

Fairview 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.

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Fairview

Why doesn’t Fairview have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fairview?

Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah in Canton, 6.7 miles in a straight line from Fairview’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 Fairview.

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.