✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers South Lancaster itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers South Lancaster itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers South 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 South 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 exercise31.2%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours34.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink18.7%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes14.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
South Lancaster, betterSouth Lancaster, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where South Lancaster gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of South Lancaster adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.
Yearly checkupWI 78%
Dentist visitWI 67%
Cholesterol checkWI 86%
Colon screeningWI 69%
MammogramWI 80%
Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
South Lancaster 7.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How South Lancaster adults are doing
About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.
3 in 10South Lancaster adults feel lonely
29.8% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5South Lancaster adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4South Lancaster adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6South Lancaster adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 South Lancaster adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Ellenboro, Beetown, Potosi and North 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.
31.3%
of South Lancaster adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Wisconsin
Questions about health in South Lancaster
Why doesn’t South 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 South Lancaster.
What hospital is closest to South Lancaster?
Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 2.4 miles in a straight line from South 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 South Lancaster.
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.