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Health in Home Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Home Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57015, 57053, 57064. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Home Township adults…

Home Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Home Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.4–37.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Home Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls · 10.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 14.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.3 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
12.3 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
12.3 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
14.1 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
35.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHome Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHome Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Home 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 Home 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 22.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Home Township, betterHome Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Home Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Home Township 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Home Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Home Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Home Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Home Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Brothersfield Township: 34.2%Delapre Township: 35.7%Germantown Township: 34.7%Monroe Township: 33.7%Parker Township: 34.2%Tea: 35.6%Sioux Falls: 36.9%Harrisburg: 34.5%Springdale Township: 34.3%Perry Township: 36.8%Middleton Township: 34.4%Home Township: 34.6%Home TownshipBrothersfield TownshipDelapre TownshipGermantown TownshipAvera Heart Hospital of South Dakota · Sioux Falls · 10.3 mi · 5★ MedicareHLifescape · Sioux Falls · 12.2 miHAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center · Sioux Falls · 12.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford USD Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 12.3 mi · 5★ MedicareHFalls Community Health · Sioux Falls · 14.1 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Brothersfield Township34.2%
Home Township34.6%
Germantown Township34.7%
Delapre Township35.7%
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
Brothersfield Township————
Delapre TownshipA35.7%8.1%12.4%ZIP codes
Germantown Township————

Brothersfield Township and Germantown 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.

27.7%

of Home Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Home Township

Why doesn’t Home 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 Home Township.

What hospital is closest to Home Township?

Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, 12.3 miles in a straight line from Home Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Home 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.