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Health in Avoca · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Avoca residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Avoca. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
20.3%
About the same as WI (17.8%)
Obesity
41.4%
About the same as WI (37.7%)
No exercise
32.6%
Worse than WI (26.6%)
Uninsured
7.8%
About the same as WI (8%)
Feel lonely
30.1%
About the same as WI (30.6%)
Nearest ER
10.8 mi
Richland Hospital
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Avoca

32.6%get no exercise · WI 26.6%8.1%have COPD · WI 6.5%17.1%smoke · WI 13.6%

More Avoca adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (32.6%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Avoca

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.1%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.7%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Avoca

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.1%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

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 Avoca’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 32.6%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Avoca, betterAvoca, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Avoca gets moving

2.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

1Lower Wisconsin State Riverway593 acres2Avoca Prairie & Savanna State Natural Area569 acres3Avoca Lakeside Park24 acres
Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Avoca adults…

Avoca runs below WI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Avoca adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.8–9.4%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Avoca

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

HNearest ERRichland HospitalRichland Center · 10.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUpland Hills Health★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Community Health CentersDodgeville · 18.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Richland Hospital
Richland Center · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.7 mi
Access Community Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Dodgeville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.6 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
30.1 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Reedsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.6 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careAvoca is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAvoca is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAvoca is not a shortage area

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 Avoca; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
65%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
64%Colon screeningWI 69%
77%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Avoca 7.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Avoca adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Avoca adults feel lonely
30.1% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Avoca adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Avoca adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Avoca adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Avoca 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 8
Avoca adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Avoca adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Avoca adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Avoca adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

14.6% of Avoca adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Avoca and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pulaski: 41.7%Orion: 39.3%Buena Vista: 38.8%Muscoda: 42.5%Clyde: 41.1%Highland: 41.6%Muscoda: 41.7%Eagle: 40.7%Richland: 37.6%Avoca: 41.4%AvocaPulaskiOrionRichland Hospital · Richland Center · 10.8 mi · 1★ MedicareH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Orion39.3%
Avoca41.4%
Pulaski41.7%
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
Pulaski————
Orion————

Pulaski and Orion: 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Avoca

Why doesn’t Avoca have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Avoca.

What hospital is closest to Avoca?

Richland Hospital in Richland Center, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Avoca’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.