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Health in Spring Valley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spring Valley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57012, 57047, 57053, 57035. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Valley Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Spring Valley Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.4–36.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Valley Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 18.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 23 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.7 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
21.7 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
21.7 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
23 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
36.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSpring Valley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Valley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley 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 22.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Valley Township, betterSpring Valley Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Spring Valley Township gets moving

4.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Valley Township 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Valley Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Spring Valley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Spring Valley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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

Spring Valley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Grant Township: 35.2%Wellington Township: 35.9%Greenland Township: 36.3%Union Township: 35.6%Canistota Township: 36.4%Wall Lake Township: 36.2%Humboldt Township: 36.1%Montrose Township: 36.2%Spring Valley Township: 35.4%Spring Valley TownshipGrant TownshipWellington TownshipGreenland Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Grant Township35.2%
Spring Valley Township35.4%
Wellington Township35.9%
Greenland Township36.3%
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
Grant Township————
Wellington Township————
Greenland Township————

Grant Township, Wellington Township and Greenland 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.

27.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Spring Valley Township

Why doesn’t Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Township.

What hospital is closest to Spring Valley Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 18.2 miles in a straight line from Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Township.

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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.