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Health in Eden · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Eden residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 53569, 53543, 53526, 53533. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Eden

More Eden adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.9%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Eden

1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.8%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.6%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Age is part of it: 28% of residents are 65 or older (Wisconsin 19%), and COPD and heart disease are more common later in life. 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 Eden’s likely range; Eden’s figures come from ZIP codes 53569, 53543, 53526, 53533, 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 31.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Eden, betterEden, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Eden gets moving

2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eden adults…

Eden runs above WI on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Eden adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.8–9%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Why age matters here

Eden is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Wisconsin. Heart disease and COPD rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Eden as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Eden28%
Wisconsin19%
Getting care

Care in and near Eden

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

HNearest ERUpland Hills HealthDodgeville · 11.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUpland Hills Health★★★★★ · 11.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 11.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.5 mi
Dodgeville Dental Clinic
Dodgeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.6 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.9 mi
Southwest Health Center
Platteville · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
21 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.1 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careEden is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEden is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEden 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 Eden; ≈ 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 Eden adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
65%Dentist visitWI 67%
87%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
77%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eden 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Eden adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Eden adults feel lonely
29.7% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Eden adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Eden adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Eden 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 Eden adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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
Eden adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Eden adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 18
Eden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
Eden adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

13.4% of Eden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Eden and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Montfort: 43%Highland: 41.6%Linden: 39%Wingville: 42.6%Mifflin: 40.5%Dodgeville: 38.6%Castle Rock: 42%Pulaski: 41.7%Clyde: 41.1%Mineral Point: 38.7%Fennimore: 42.5%Clifton: 42.5%Belmont: 39.5%Livingston: 43.2%Lima: 38.4%Ridgeway: 38.2%Wyoming: 39.1%Waldwick: 38.7%Eden: 41.4%EdenMontfortHighlandLindenWingvilleMifflinDodgevilleUpland Hills Health · Dodgeville · 11.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHDodgeville Dental Clinic · Dodgeville · 11.5 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dodgeville38.6%
Linden39%
Mifflin40.5%
Eden41.4%
Highland41.6%
Wingville42.6%
Montfort43%
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
Montfort————
Highland————
Linden————
Mifflin————
Wingville————
DodgevilleB38.6%11.4%13.8%ZIP codes

Montfort, Highland, Linden, Mifflin and Wingville: 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.

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Eden

Why doesn’t Eden have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Eden?

Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, 11.6 miles in a straight line from Eden’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 Eden.

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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. 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.