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Batavia Wisconsin Downtown Looking South WIS28Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in Batavia · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Batavia residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
17.2%
About the same as WI (17.8%)
Obesity
37.5%
About the same as WI (37.7%)
No exercise
28.3%
About the same as WI (26.6%)
Uninsured
6.5%
About the same as WI (8%)
Feel lonely
29.7%
About the same as WI (30.6%)
Nearest ER
18.1 mi
St. Josephs Community Hospital West Bend
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Batavia adults…

Batavia runs below WI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 Batavia adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.4–40.1%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Batavia

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

HNearest ERSt. Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend · 18.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAurora Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLa Clinica De Los CampesinosWest Bend · 13.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.4 mi
La Clinica De Los Campesinos
2 sites · nearest in West Bend
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
St. Josephs Community Hospital West Bend
West Bend · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.9 mi
Aurora Medical Center
Grafton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
19 mi
St. Nicholas Hospital
Sheboygan · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
20.9 mi
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
32.7 mi
Milwaukee Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Milwaukee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBatavia is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBatavia is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBatavia 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 Batavia; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.3%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.9%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Batavia, betterBatavia, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Batavia gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupWI 78%
68%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
74%Colon screeningWI 69%
78%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Batavia 6.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Batavia adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Batavia adults feel lonely
29.7% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Batavia adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Batavia adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Batavia adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Batavia 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 10
Batavia adults worry about having enough food
9.7% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 12
Batavia adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 22
Batavia adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 19
Batavia adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

10.2% of Batavia adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Batavia and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sherman: 36.4%Random Lake: 36.2%Adell: 36.9%Scott: 37%Fredonia: 33.7%Holland: 35.8%Lyndon: 36.7%Batavia: 37.5%BataviaSherman
Healthier than WINear WILess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sherman36.4%
Batavia37.5%
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
ShermanB36.4%11%13.8%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Batavia

Why doesn’t Batavia have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Batavia?

St. Josephs Community Hospital West Bend in West Bend, 18.1 miles in a straight line from Batavia’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.