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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Ringle · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Ringle is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns

On every measure CDC estimates, Ringle looks like Wisconsin as a whole.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54471, 54440, 54476, 54403. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Ringle’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Ringle is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 81% of U.S. towns); no exercise pulls it down (better than 39%).

B+Self-rated health17.4% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13.1% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress15% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes10.6% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.7% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27.2% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 63%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $69K–$115K (9,785)Healthier than 54%

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). Ringle’s median household income is $91,625; among the 9,785 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($69K–$115K), it’s healthier than 54%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Ringle could be anywhere from C to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 54471,54440,54476,54403,54414), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ringle adults…

On every condition, Ringle is about the same as Wisconsin. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Ringle adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31–37.6%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Ringle

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

HNearest ERMarshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 8.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAspirus Wausau Hospital★★★★★ · 13.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Connection HealthcareWausau · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
Weston · ★★★★★
ER
11 mi
Primary Connection Healthcare
4 sites · nearest in Wausau
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13 mi
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Wausau · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Langlade Hospital
Antigo · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Aspirus Merrill Hospital
Merrill · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.5 mi
Noble Community Clinics - Stevens Point
Stevens Point · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careRingle is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRingle is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRingle 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 Ringle; ≈ 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 27.2%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.7%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.2%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ringle, betterRingle, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Ringle gets moving

26 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
69%Dentist visitWI 67%
87%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
77%MammogramWI 80%
77%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ringle 6.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Ringle adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Ringle adults feel lonely
28.2% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Ringle adults lack social or emotional support
20% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Ringle adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Ringle adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Ringle 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 10
Ringle adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 12
Ringle adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 21
Ringle adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 17
Ringle adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

10.7% of Ringle adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Ringle and the towns around it

Ringle’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Norrie: 39.3%Reid: 37.4%Easton: 37.3%Hatley: 36.4%Weston: 35.4%Weston: 36.2%Birnamwood: 40.4%Plover: 39.3%Elderon: 38.6%Eland: 41.5%Bevent: 37.1%Kronenwetter: 35.1%Hewitt: 37.8%Wausau: 37.2%Schofield: 36.4%Rothschild: 36.1%Wausau: 36.8%Ringle: 37%RingleNorrieReidEastonHatleyWestonWestonMarshfield Medical Center - Weston · Weston · 8.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHAspirus Wausau Hospital · Wausau · 13 mi · 4★ MedicareHBridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health Grand Avenue · Wausau · 11 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Weston35.4%
Weston36.2%
Hatley36.4%
Ringle37%
Easton37.3%
Reid37.4%
Norrie39.3%
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
RingleB37%10.6%14.7%ZIP codes
NorrieC+39.3%11.7%16.7%ZIP codes
ReidB37.4%11%15.4%ZIP codes
EastonB37.3%10.9%15%ZIP codes
Hatley————
WestonB+35.4%10.1%13.8%CDC place
Weston————

Hatley and Weston: 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.

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Ringle

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

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

Adults who…RingleWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.4%14.9–20.217.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.1%11.4–14.912.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.2–16.915.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37%32.3–4237.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.6%9.2–12.211.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.2%31–37.633.3%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.1%33.8–40.634.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis27.3%24.6–30.226.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.810.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.1%8.2–108.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.6%5.8–7.46.6%6.4%About the same
COPD6.6%5.5–7.66.5%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.73.4%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.3%7.5–11.39.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%12–17.413.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work27.2%23.2–31.426.6%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19.2%16.5–22.219%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.7%26.5–34.832.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.9%5.5–8.58%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.3%74.2–80.277.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.9%65.8–71.667.1%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.1%85.2–88.785.9%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.2%74.3–80.177.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.4%64.2–72.169.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.1%70.9–82.480.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.4%21.5–27.623.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely28.2%24.6–32.130.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20%17.1–23.120.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.4%8.4–12.712.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.6%7.1–10.29.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off4.8%4–5.75.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.8%5–6.86.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.7%8.6–13.112.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability29%25.4–32.829.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.8%11–14.913.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.4%10.7–14.212.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7%6.2–7.96.9%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.5–4.64.5%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.5%6.5–8.77.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–3.93.5%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 Ringle

Is Ringle a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Ringle is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 54%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Ringle?

CDC estimates 37% of adults have obesity, likely between 32.3% and 42%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Ringle?

Marshfield Medical Center - Weston in Weston, 8.1 miles in a straight line from Ringle’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Ringle have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–8.5%), 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 Ringle more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Ringle.

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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.