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Health in Twin Brooks · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Twin Brooks residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Twin Brooks, 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 adults…

Twin Brooks 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 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

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

HNearest ERMilbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 62.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.9 mi
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.3 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
29.3 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.2 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
65.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTwin Brooks is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTwin Brooks is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Twin Brooks 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; ≈ 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, betterTwin Brooks, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Twin Brooks 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 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 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Twin Brooks adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Twin Brooks adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Twin Brooks 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 and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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 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

Why doesn’t Twin Brooks 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.

What hospital is closest to Twin Brooks?

Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health in Milbank, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Twin Brooks’ 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.

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.