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Health in Mount Hope · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mount Hope residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 53816. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mount Hope

More Mount Hope adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (34.2%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Mount Hope

1 in 11 adults have COPD (8.8%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (8%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Stroke is also above the state: 4.1%, vs 3.4% across Wisconsin. In all, Mount Hope runs above Wisconsin on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Mount Hope

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (18.1%), vs 13.6% 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 Mount Hope’s likely range; Mount Hope’s figures come from ZIP code 53816, 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 34.2%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mount Hope, betterMount Hope, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Mount Hope gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mount Hope adults…

Mount Hope runs above WI on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Mount Hope adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.5–10.1%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Mount Hope

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

HNearest ERGrant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 11.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 11.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.7 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.8 mi
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Prairie Du Chien · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12.5 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.8 mi
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Guttenberg · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.5 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Hope itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Hope itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope; ≈ 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 Mount Hope adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
64%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
78%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Hope 8.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Mount Hope adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Mount Hope adults feel lonely
29.7% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Mount Hope adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Mount Hope adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Mount Hope adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Mount Hope 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
Mount Hope adults worry about having enough food
13.7% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Mount Hope adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Mount Hope adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Mount Hope adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

15.6% of Mount Hope adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Mount Hope and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Woodman: 44.5%Mount Ida: 42.7%Little Grant: 42.6%Millville: 43.3%Patch Grove: 43%Wauzeka: 41%Marietta: 42.8%Marion: 44.3%North Lancaster: 41.2%Fennimore: 42.5%Bloomington: 43.7%Beetown: 42.3%Bridgeport: 41.5%Wyalusing: 44.1%Mount Hope: 44.1%Mount HopeWoodmanMount IdaLittle GrantMillvillePatch GroveGrant Regional Health Center · Lancaster · 11.7 miHCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center · Prairie Du Chien · 11.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHGundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics · Boscobel · 12.5 miHGuttenberg Municipal Hospital · Guttenberg · 18.8 miHScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien · 16 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Little Grant42.6%
Mount Ida42.7%
Patch Grove43%
Millville43.3%
Mount Hope44.1%
Woodman44.5%
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
Woodman————
Mount Ida————
Patch Grove————
Millville————
Little Grant————

Woodman, Mount Ida, Patch Grove, Millville and Little Grant: 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.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Mount Hope

Why doesn’t Mount Hope have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mount Hope?

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 11.7 miles in a straight line from Mount Hope’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 Mount Hope.

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.