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Health in Leola · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Leola residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54943, 54921, 54966, 54494. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Leola

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Leola

1 in 11 adults have COPD (8.9%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Stroke is also above the state: 4.4%, vs 3.4% across Wisconsin. In all, Leola runs above Wisconsin on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Leola adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.5%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. There are 71 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

Leola is short on primary care and mental health care

Leola’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Leola, and more people treating it

38.4% of adults have high blood pressure (Wisconsin 33.3%), but 81.4% of them take medicine for it, vs 77.8% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Leola’s likely range; Leola’s figures come from ZIP codes 54943, 54921, 54966, 54494, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Leola adults…

Leola runs above WI on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Leola adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.8–10%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.5%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 17.1%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Leola, betterLeola, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Leola gets moving

71 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Leola

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

HNearest ERAspirus Riverview Hospital & ClinicsWisconsin Rapids · 14.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics★★★★★ · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldWisconsin Rapids · 13.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.1 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
3 sites · nearest in Wisconsin Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics
Wisconsin Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics
Friendship · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
La Clinica De Los Campesinos
4 sites · nearest in Friendship
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.9 mi
Thedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose
Wild Rose · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics
Stevens Point · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leola itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leola itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Leola 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 Leola; ≈ 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 Leola adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

80%Yearly checkupWI 78%
64%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
78%MammogramWI 80%
81%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leola 9.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Leola adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Leola adults feel lonely
28.9% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Leola adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Leola adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Leola adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Leola 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
Leola adults worry about having enough food
13.6% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Leola adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 17
Leola adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Leola adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

14.3% of Leola adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Leola and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Rome: 39.8%Plainfield: 41%Colburn: 40.8%Grant: 38.8%Armenia: 40.7%Saratoga: 39.4%Big Flats: 40.8%Monroe: 40.8%Port Edwards: 40.2%Plainfield: 41%Pine Grove: 39.1%Oasis: 40.4%Hancock: 40.8%Richfield: 41.2%Plover: 35.9%Grand Rapids: 39.3%Lake Wazeecha: 38.1%Leola: 40%LeolaRomePlainfieldColburnGrantAspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics · Wisconsin Rapids · 14.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHFamily Health Center - Wisconsin Rapids Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center · Wisconsin Rapids · 13.1 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Grant38.8%
Rome39.8%
Leola40%
Colburn40.8%
Plainfield41%
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
RomeC+39.8%14.6%15.7%ZIP codes
Plainfield————
GrantB−38.8%12.2%14.7%ZIP codes
Colburn————

Plainfield and Colburn: 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.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Leola

Why doesn’t Leola have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Leola?

Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics in Wisconsin Rapids, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Leola’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.