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Lodi Wisconsin Downtown Looking North 1 WIS113Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Lodi · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lodi residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 53555. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Lodi

Lodi is older than Wisconsin, yet healthier on chronic conditions

Lodi runs below Wisconsin on obesity (31.5% vs 37.7%) and COPD (5.5% vs 6.5%). That’s despite an older population: 28% of residents are 65 or older (Wisconsin 19%). Conditions ↓

Fewer Lodi adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Wisconsin. 1 in 14 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 8 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Lodi is an active town

Only 21.6% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 26.6% 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 Lodi’s likely range; Lodi’s figures come from ZIP code 53555, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lodi adults…

Lodi runs below WI on 5 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Lodi adults have obesity
Wisconsin: 38 in 100 · better · likely 25.6–37.6%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Why age matters here

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

Residents 65 and older

Lodi28%
Wisconsin19%
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 14
Lodi adults worry about having enough food
7.1% · WI 12.1%
Better than WI
1 in 15
Lodi adults worry about keeping their housing
6.5% · WI 9.7%
Better than WI
1 in 27
Lodi adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.7% · WI 5.5%
Better than WI
1 in 22
Lodi adults lack reliable transportation
4.5% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

7% of Lodi adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.6%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 11.2%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lodi, betterLodi, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Lodi gets moving

4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Lodi

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

HNearest ERSauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySauk Prairie Hospital★★★★★ · 12.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Community Health CentersSun Prairie · 17.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.1 mi
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac · ★★★★★
ER
13.9 mi
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo
Baraboo · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Portage · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Access Community Health Centers
8 sites · nearest in Sun Prairie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.9 mi
University of WI Hospitals & Clinics Authority
Madison · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLodi is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLodi is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLodi 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 Lodi; ≈ 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 Lodi adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
74%Dentist visitWI 67%
89%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
72%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
80%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lodi 5.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Lodi adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Lodi does better than Wisconsin.

3 in 10Lodi adults feel lonely
28.4% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Lodi adults lack social or emotional support
17.4% · WI 20.2% · Better than WI
1 in 4Lodi adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.5% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Lodi adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Lodi 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.

Around town

Lodi and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Arlington: 32.3%West Point: 33.5%Dekorra: 34%Dane: 32.8%Arlington: 31.4%Leeds: 33.1%Poynette: 34%Vienna: 33.5%Lake Wisconsin: 32.2%Merrimac: 40.4%Prairie du Sac: 38.1%Merrimac: 41.8%Roxbury: 36.4%Prairie du Sac: 39.1%Caledonia: 36.2%Lowville: 34.1%Pacific: 34.7%Dane: 34.1%Springfield: 32.4%Berry: 34.4%Lodi: 31.5%LodiArlingtonWest PointDekorraDaneSauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac · 12.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHSSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo · Baraboo · 13.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHChildren's Dental Center - Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie · 17.5 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lodi31.5%
Arlington32.3%
Dane32.8%
West Point33.5%
Dekorra34%
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
Arlington————
DekorraB+34%11.3%14.6%ZIP 53955
West PointA−33.5%10.4%11.8%ZIP codes
Dane————

Arlington: fewer than 1,000 residents. Dane: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%
Thinking or memory10.5%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.1%
Vision3.2%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Lodi

Why doesn’t Lodi have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Lodi?

Sauk Prairie Hospital in Prairie Du Sac, 12.1 miles in a straight line from Lodi’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.