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Health in New Lyme · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Lyme residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54656, 54615. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in New Lyme

More New Lyme adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.8%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. There are 44 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in New Lyme

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.1%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.6%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in New Lyme

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.1%), 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 New Lyme’s likely range; New Lyme’s figures come from ZIP codes 54656, 54615, 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 31.8%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.6%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.3%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Lyme, betterNew Lyme, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where New Lyme gets moving

44 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Lyme adults…

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

8 of every 100 New Lyme adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.2–9%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near New Lyme

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare SpartaSparta · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTomah Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 15.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldBlack River Falls · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare Sparta
Sparta · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.5 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
2 sites · nearest in Black River Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.7 mi
Tomah VA Medical Center
Tomah · not rated
For veterans
14 mi
Black River Memorial Hospital
Black River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Norwalk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers New Lyme itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers New Lyme itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers New Lyme 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 New Lyme; ≈ 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 New Lyme adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
63%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
67%Colon screeningWI 69%
77%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Lyme 9.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How New Lyme adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10New Lyme adults feel lonely
30.7% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5New Lyme adults lack social or emotional support
21% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4New Lyme adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6New Lyme adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 New Lyme 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
New Lyme adults worry about having enough food
14.4% · WI 12.1%
Worse than WI
1 in 9
New Lyme adults worry about keeping their housing
11.2% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
New Lyme adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · WI 5.5%
Worse than WI
1 in 13
New Lyme adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · WI 6.7%
Worse than WI

16% of New Lyme adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

New Lyme and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Manchester: 41.3%Grant: 43.2%Little Falls: 44.2%Lafayette: 44.3%Irving: 40.7%Albion: 40.8%Brockway: 41.3%Millston: 41.4%Lincoln: 43.2%Greenfield: 44.6%Melrose: 39.7%Sparta: 44.3%Burns: 39.6%Angelo: 44.3%New Lyme: 43.8%New LymeManchesterGrantLittle FallsLafayetteMayo Clinic Health Systm Franciscan Healthcare Sparta · Sparta · 12.8 miHTomah VA Medical Center · Tomah · 13.7 miHBlack River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls · 14 miHTomah Memorial Hospital · Tomah · 15.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHFamily Health Center - Black River Falls Dental Center · Black River Falls · 13.5 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Manchester41.3%
Grant43.2%
New Lyme43.8%
Little Falls44.2%
Lafayette44.3%
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
Manchester————
Grant————
Little FallsC44.2%12.3%16.7%ZIP codes
Lafayette————

Manchester, Grant and Lafayette: 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 New Lyme adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in New Lyme

Why doesn’t New Lyme have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to New Lyme?

Mayo Clinic HLTH Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta in Sparta, 12.8 miles in a straight line from New Lyme’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 New Lyme.

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.