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Health in Mount Ida · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mount Ida residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 53809, 53816, 53813. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mount Ida

More Mount Ida adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (33.6%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

Dental care lags in Mount Ida

60.9% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 67.1% across Wisconsin. Among those 65 and older, 13.6% have lost all their teeth (Wisconsin 9.9%). Checkups ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Mount Ida

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.3%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.8%), 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 Mount Ida’s likely range; Mount Ida’s figures come from ZIP codes 53809, 53816, 53813, 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 33.6%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.5%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.9%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mount Ida, betterMount Ida, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Mount Ida gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Ida adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
61%Dentist visitWI 67%
84%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
67%Colon screeningWI 69%
78%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Ida 8.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mount Ida adults…

Mount Ida runs above WI on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Mount Ida adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–9.5%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Mount Ida

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

HNearest ERGrant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 21.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
10 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Prairie Du Chien · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.7 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23 mi
Southwest Health Center
Platteville · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.2 mi
Dodgeville Dental Clinic
Dodgeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Ida itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Ida itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mount Ida 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 Ida; ≈ 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).

Mind & connection

How Mount Ida adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

1 in 3Mount Ida adults feel lonely
30.9% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Mount Ida adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Mount Ida adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Mount Ida adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Mount Ida 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 Ida adults worry about having enough food
14.2% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Mount Ida adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
Mount Ida adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 13
Mount Ida adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

16.1% of Mount Ida adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Mount Ida and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mount Hope: 44.1%North Lancaster: 41.2%Fennimore: 42.5%Marion: 44.3%Woodman: 44.5%Little Grant: 42.6%Millville: 43.3%Patch Grove: 43%Lancaster: 40.1%Liberty: 42.4%South Lancaster: 41%Fennimore: 42%Wingville: 42.6%Hickory Grove: 43.5%Marietta: 42.8%Boscobel: 44.2%Mount Ida: 42.7%Mount IdaMount HopeNorth LancasterFennimoreMarionGrant Regional Health Center · Lancaster · 10 miHGundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics · Boscobel · 10 miH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
North Lancaster41.2%
Fennimore42.5%
Mount Ida42.7%
Mount Hope44.1%
Marion44.3%
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
Mount Hope————
North Lancaster————
Fennimore————
Marion————

Mount Hope, North Lancaster, Fennimore and Marion: 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Mount Ida

Why doesn’t Mount Ida 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 Ida.

What hospital is closest to Mount Ida?

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 10.0 miles in a straight line from Mount Ida’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 Ida.

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.