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Health in Twin Brooks Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Twin Brooks Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57269. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Twin Brooks Township adults…

Twin Brooks Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Twin Brooks Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–8.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Twin Brooks Township

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

HNearest ERMilbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · 9.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 61.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.7 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.4 mi
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
28.7 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
61.5 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
64.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTwin Brooks Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTwin Brooks Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Twin Brooks 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 Twin Brooks 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 25.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Twin Brooks Township, betterTwin Brooks Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Twin Brooks Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Twin Brooks Township 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Twin Brooks Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Twin Brooks Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Twin Brooks Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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

Twin Brooks Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Stockholm Township: 38.1%Mazeppa Township: 36.1%Kilborn Township: 37.2%Grant Center Township: 37.1%Osceola Township: 33.4%Troy Township: 36.9%Leola Township: 35.5%Madison Township: 37.7%Lura Township: 42%Farmington Township: 42.2%Melrose Township: 37.2%Garfield Township: 38.3%Milbank: 36.5%Alban Township: 37.4%Springdale Township: 38.3%Summit Township: 42.2%Twin Brooks Township: 37.2%Twin Brooks TownshipStockholm TownshipMazeppa TownshipKilborn TownshipGrant Center TownshipOsceola TownshipMilbank Area Hospital/Avera Health · Milbank · 9.7 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Osceola Township33.4%
Mazeppa Township36.1%
Grant Center Township37.1%
Twin Brooks Township37.2%
Kilborn Township37.2%
Stockholm Township38.1%
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
Stockholm Township————
Mazeppa Township————
Kilborn Township————
Grant Center Township————
Osceola Township————

Stockholm Township, Mazeppa Township, Kilborn Township, Grant Center Township and Osceola 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.

30.4%

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

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

Questions about health in Twin Brooks Township

Why doesn’t Twin Brooks 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 Twin Brooks Township.

What hospital is closest to Twin Brooks Township?

Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health in Milbank, 9.7 miles in a straight line from Twin Brooks 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 Twin Brooks Township.

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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.