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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Osseo · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Osseo is healthier than 85%

Osseo trails Wisconsin on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Osseo. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Osseo

Health Grade

What’s behind Osseo’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Osseo is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 75% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 27%).

B+Self-rated health16.7% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13.1% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.3% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
CObesity39.2% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes10.4% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.5% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.9% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 59%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $45K–$74K (8,786)Healthier than 85%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Osseo’s median household income is $59,548; among the 8,786 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($45K–$74K), it’s healthier than 85%, more than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Osseo could be anywhere from C− to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Osseo adults…

Osseo runs above WI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Osseo adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.6–36.3%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Osseo

1 hospital in Osseo, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo · 0.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theAugusta · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.1 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge
Osseo · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Osseo
8.3 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Augusta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.7 mi
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
Whitehall · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona · not rated
21.1 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire · ★★★★★
ER
26.6 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
5 sites · nearest in Chippewa Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careOsseo is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOsseo is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOsseo is not a shortage area

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 Osseo; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.3%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 20.1%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Osseo, betterOsseo, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Osseo gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
66%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
79%MammogramWI 80%
77%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Osseo 7.6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Osseo adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Osseo adults feel lonely
29% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Osseo adults lack social or emotional support
19.5% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Osseo adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Osseo adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Osseo adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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
Osseo adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 11
Osseo adults worry about keeping their housing
8.8% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 20
Osseo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Osseo adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

11.5% of Osseo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Osseo and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
OsseoB39.2%10.4%14.5%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Osseo

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Osseo is better than Wisconsin on 0 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Wisconsin figure falls inside Osseo’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…OsseoWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.7%13.8–19.917.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.1%11.2–15.212.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.3%14–18.515.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity39.2%32.2–46.737.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.4%8.8–1211.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure32.4%28.6–36.333.3%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)33.4%29.4–37.434.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis27.2%24–30.526.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.7%9.4–12.110.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.1%8.2–10.18.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.7%5.8–7.76.6%6.4%About the same
COPD6.7%5.5–86.5%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.4%2.9–3.93.4%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)15.3%12.5–18.49.9%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%11.5–17.813.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.9%22–32.126.6%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking20.1%16.9–23.819%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.3%28.3–40.532.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.6%5.7–9.68%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77%73.5–80.577.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.2%63–69.567.1%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.3%82.9–87.685.9%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.1%74.1–79.877.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.8%63.2–72.369.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.5%71.2–84.480.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.1%20.6–27.723.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29%24.2–33.730.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19.5%16.2–2320.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.8%8.4–13.712.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.8%7.1–10.89.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5%4.1–6.15.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.2%5.1–7.56.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)11.5%8.9–14.512.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability29.6%25–34.129.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.4%11.1–1613.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.4%11.3–15.712.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.5–8.66.9%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.3%3.6–5.14.5%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.2%6.8–9.77.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%2.8–43.5%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Wisconsin figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Osseo

Is Osseo a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Osseo is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Osseo?

CDC estimates 39.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 32.2% and 46.7%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Osseo?

Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge in Osseo, 0.1 miles in a straight line from Osseo’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Osseo have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.7–9.6%), against 8% across Wisconsin.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Osseo more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.