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Health in North Lancaster · CDC PLACES 2025

Where North Lancaster residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
18.5%
About the same as WI (17.8%)
Obesity
41.2%
About the same as WI (37.7%)
No exercise
31.6%
About the same as WI (26.6%)
Uninsured
7.9%
About the same as WI (8%)
Feel lonely
30%
About the same as WI (30.6%)
Nearest ER
4.3 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in North Lancaster

7.6%have heart disease · WI 6.6%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 North Lancaster adults…

North Lancaster runs above WI on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 North Lancaster adults have heart disease
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–8.5%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Why age matters here

North Lancaster is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Wisconsin. Heart disease and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in North Lancaster as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

North Lancaster26%
Wisconsin19%
Getting care

Care in and near North Lancaster

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

HNearest ERGrant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 4.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 24 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.3 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.7 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.3 mi
Southwest Health Center
Platteville · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.9 mi
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Prairie Du Chien · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
26.1 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers North Lancaster itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers North Lancaster itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers North Lancaster 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 North Lancaster; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.6%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.7%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
North Lancaster, betterNorth Lancaster, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where North Lancaster gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Borah Creek Prairie144 acres2Klondyke Park9 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
63%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
81%MammogramWI 80%
80%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
North Lancaster 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How North Lancaster adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10North Lancaster adults feel lonely
30% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5North Lancaster adults lack social or emotional support
20% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4North Lancaster adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6North Lancaster adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 North Lancaster 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 9
North Lancaster adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 11
North Lancaster adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 19
North Lancaster adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
North Lancaster adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

12.8% of North Lancaster adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

North Lancaster and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lancaster: 40.1%Little Grant: 42.6%Mount Ida: 42.7%Liberty: 42.4%South Lancaster: 41%Bloomington: 43.7%Patch Grove: 43%Mount Hope: 44.1%Beetown: 42.3%Fennimore: 42.5%Marion: 44.3%Clifton: 42.5%Ellenboro: 40.4%Potosi: 41.2%North Lancaster: 41.2%North LancasterLancasterLittle GrantMount IdaLibertySouth LancasterGrant Regional Health Center · Lancaster · 4.3 miHSouthwest Health Center · Platteville · 18.3 miHCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center · Prairie Du Chien · 19.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lancaster40.1%
South Lancaster41%
North Lancaster41.2%
Liberty42.4%
Little Grant42.6%
Mount Ida42.7%
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
LancasterB40.1%11.2%13.6%CDC place
Little Grant————
Mount Ida————
Liberty————
South Lancaster————

Little Grant, Mount Ida, Liberty and South Lancaster: 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in North Lancaster

Why doesn’t North Lancaster have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to North Lancaster?

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 4.3 miles in a straight line from North Lancaster’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 North Lancaster.

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.