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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Angelo · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Angelo is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns

Angelo trails Wisconsin on 8 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 54656. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Angelo

More Angelo adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.7%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. There are 38 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Angelo

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (16.7%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Angelo

1 in 13 adults have COPD (8%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Wisconsin figure falls outside Angelo’s likely range; Angelo’s figures come from ZIP code 54656, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Health Grade

What’s behind Angelo’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Angelo is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 56% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 4%).

C+Self-rated health20.2% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.9% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.7% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
D−Obesity44.3% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.3% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.7% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C−Exercise31.7% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 30%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $53K–$89K (10,615)Healthier than 32%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Angelo’s median household income is $71,250; among the 10,615 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($53K–$89K), it’s healthier than 32%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Angelo could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. Shared figures. CDC doesn’t publish an estimate for Angelo itself, so these are ZIP code 54656’s, which Angelo shares with Sparta. The two towns get the same figures and the same grade, and the ZIP’s 13,846 adults include people outside Angelo.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.7%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.5%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Angelo, betterAngelo, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Angelo gets moving

38 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Angelo adults…

Angelo runs above WI on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Angelo adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–8.9%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Angelo

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare SpartaSparta · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTomah Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health CenterNorwalk · 8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Mayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare Sparta
Sparta · not rated
ERRural critical access
8 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Norwalk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.5 mi
Tomah VA Medical Center
Tomah · not rated
For veterans
12.7 mi
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.9 mi
Gundersen St. Josephs Hospital and Clinics
Hillsboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.1 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
2 sites · nearest in Black River Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Angelo itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Angelo itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Angelo 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 Angelo; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Angelo adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
63%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
67%Colon screeningWI 69%
77%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Angelo 9.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Angelo adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Angelo adults feel lonely
30.8% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Angelo adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Angelo adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Angelo adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Angelo adults feel lonely. 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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Angelo adults worry about having enough food
14% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 9
Angelo adults worry about keeping their housing
10.9% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Angelo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 13
Angelo adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

15.5% of Angelo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Angelo and the towns around it

Angelo has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.

Sparta: 45%Wells: 44.6%Adrian: 44.9%Lafayette: 44.3%Sparta: 44.3%Ridgeville: 45.9%Leon: 43.5%Jefferson: 42%Tomah: 44.7%Greenfield: 44.6%New Lyme: 43.8%Burns: 39.6%Rockland: 39.9%Little Falls: 44.2%Angelo: 44.3%AngeloSpartaWellsAdrianLafayetteSpartaMayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare Sparta · Sparta · 4.1 miHTomah VA Medical Center · Tomah · 12.5 miHTomah Memorial Hospital · Tomah · 12.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHScenic Bluffs CHC-Norwalk · Norwalk · 8 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Angelo44.3%
Lafayette44.3%
Sparta44.3%
Wells44.6%
Adrian44.9%
Sparta45%
WI37.7%

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
Angelo · SpartaC44.3%12.3%16.7%ZIP 54656
SpartaC−45%12.4%17.4%CDC place
Adrian————
Wells————
Lafayette————

Angelo and Sparta share one ZIP estimate, so they share a row. Adrian, Wells and Lafayette: 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.

33.3%

of Angelo adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing8%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Angelo

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Angelo is better than Wisconsin on 0 and worse on 8; on the rest, the Wisconsin figure falls inside Angelo’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…AngeloWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.2%17.7–22.917.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.9%13.2–16.812.9%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.7%14.8–18.815.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity44.3%37.3–51.137.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.3%10.7–1411.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.3%31.5–39.133.3%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.5%31.7–39.434.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.5%27.3–33.726.6%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.2%9.9–12.610.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.9%8.1–9.88.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.5%6.8–8.36.6%6.4%Worse
COPD8%7.1–8.96.5%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.8%3.5–4.13.4%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.1%9–13.59.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%14.5–19.213.6%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work31.7%27.3–36.426.6%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking18.5%15.3–21.819%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.8%26.3–37.632.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9.1%7.8–10.68%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.2%73.6–80.477.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.1%59.6–66.567.1%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.2%83.4–86.985.9%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.9%75.2–80.577.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.8%61.9–71.569.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.7%69.2–82.980.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.3%21.7–28.923.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely30.8%26.4–35.630.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.8%17.8–24.220.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14%11.8–16.312.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.9%9.3–12.69.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.4%5.5–7.45.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.6%6.6–8.66.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)15.5%13.2–17.812.5%11.6%Higher
Disability
Any disability33.3%29.2–37.629.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.8–17.813.4%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.7–16.212.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8%7.1–8.96.9%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.1%4.7–5.74.5%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.1%8.1–10.27.9%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.2%3.8–4.63.5%3.8%Higher

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Wisconsin figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Angelo

Is Angelo a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Angelo is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 32%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Angelo?

CDC estimates 44.3% of adults (the figure for ZIP code 54656, which Angelo shares with Sparta) have obesity, likely between 37.3% and 51.1%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Angelo?

Mayo Clinic HLTH Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta in Sparta, 4.1 miles in a straight line from Angelo’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Angelo have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9.1% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.8–10.6%), against 8% across Wisconsin.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Angelo more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B. The figures are ZIP code 54656’s, shared with Sparta.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.