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Health in Mentor · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mentor residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54746, 54493. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mentor

More Mentor adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (30.9%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Mentor

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (16.7%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Mentor

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. 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 Mentor’s likely range; Mentor’s figures come from ZIP codes 54746, 54493, 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 30.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mentor, betterMentor, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Mentor gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mentor adults…

Mentor runs above WI on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Mentor adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–8.8%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Mentor

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

HNearest ERMarshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldNeillsville · 13.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.8 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.8 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
5 sites · nearest in Neillsville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Augusta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.1 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge
Osseo · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.4 mi
Black River Memorial Hospital
Black River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
Whitehall · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mentor itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mentor itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mentor 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 Mentor; ≈ 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 Mentor adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

75%Yearly checkupWI 78%
62%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
79%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mentor 10.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Mentor adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Mentor adults feel lonely
29.8% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Mentor adults lack social or emotional support
21% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Mentor adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Mentor adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Mentor 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
Mentor adults worry about having enough food
13% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Mentor adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 17
Mentor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Mentor adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

13.6% of Mentor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Mentor and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cleveland: 36.7%Hewett: 37.5%Alma: 39.9%Foster: 37.6%Garden Valley: 39.3%Fairchild: 35.6%Garfield: 38.2%Bridge Creek: 33.9%Dewhurst: 38.3%Pine Valley: 37.5%Seif: 37.6%Adams: 41.2%Alma Center: 39.4%Hixton: 39.1%Hendren: 37.8%Butler: 39.5%Northfield: 39%Mentor: 38.1%MentorClevelandHewettAlmaFosterGarden ValleyMarshfield Medical Center - Neillsville · Neillsville · 12.8 miHBlack River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls · 17.4 miHFamily Health Center - Neillsville Dental Center · Neillsville · 13.8 mi+Northlakes - Augusta · Augusta · 15.2 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cleveland36.7%
Hewett37.5%
Foster37.6%
Mentor38.1%
Garden Valley39.3%
Alma39.9%
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
Cleveland————
Hewett————
AlmaC39.9%13.4%17.3%ZIP codes
Foster————
Garden Valley————

Cleveland, Hewett, Foster and Garden Valley: 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.

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Mentor

Why doesn’t Mentor have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mentor?

Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville in Neillsville, 12.8 miles in a straight line from Mentor’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 Mentor.

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.