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Beetown, WisconsinPhoto: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Beetown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beetown residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 53813, 53804, 53806, 53810. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beetown

More Beetown adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (32.8%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Beetown

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.2%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.1%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. In all, Beetown runs above Wisconsin on three of 11 chronic conditions. 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 Beetown’s likely range; Beetown’s figures come from ZIP codes 53813, 53804, 53806, 53810, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 32.8%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beetown, betterBeetown, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Beetown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beetown adults…

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

8 of every 100 Beetown adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–9.4%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Beetown

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

HNearest ERGrant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 21.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.3 mi
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Guttenberg · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Prairie Du Chien · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.4 mi
Finley Hospital
Dubuque · ★★★★★
ER
21.9 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beetown itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beetown itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beetown 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 Beetown; ≈ 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 Beetown adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
63%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
80%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beetown 8.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Beetown adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Beetown adults feel lonely
29.9% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Beetown adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Beetown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Beetown adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Beetown 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
Beetown adults worry about having enough food
12.2% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 11
Beetown adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 18
Beetown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
Beetown adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

13.5% of Beetown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Beetown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

South Lancaster: 41%Waterloo: 42.1%Glen Haven: 42.9%Little Grant: 42.6%Cassville: 43%Bloomington: 43.7%Lancaster: 40.1%Ellenboro: 40.4%Potosi: 41.2%North Lancaster: 41.2%Patch Grove: 43%Mount Hope: 44.1%Bagley: 43.5%Wyalusing: 44.1%Beetown: 42.3%BeetownSouth LancasterWaterlooGlen HavenLittle GrantCassvilleBloomingtonGrant Regional Health Center · Lancaster · 8 miHGuttenberg Municipal Hospital · Guttenberg · 12.3 miH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
South Lancaster41%
Waterloo42.1%
Beetown42.3%
Little Grant42.6%
Glen Haven42.9%
Cassville43%
Bloomington43.7%
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
South Lancaster————
Waterloo————
Glen Haven————
Cassville————
Little Grant————
Bloomington————

South Lancaster, Waterloo, Glen Haven, Cassville, Little Grant and Bloomington: 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Beetown

Why doesn’t Beetown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Beetown?

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Beetown’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 Beetown.

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.