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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Spring Brook · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Spring Brook is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns

Spring Brook differs from Wisconsin on 9 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 7 better, 2 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54739, 54751, 54703. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Spring Brook’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Spring Brook is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 84% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 25%).

A−Self-rated health16.3% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress12.4% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.4% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
CObesity39.4% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.7% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking14.1% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise25.9% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 64%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $72K–$119K (9,214)Healthier than 52%

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). Spring Brook’s median household income is $95,563; among the 9,214 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($72K–$119K), it’s healthier than 52%, 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, Spring Brook could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 54739,54751,54703), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Brook adults…

Spring Brook runs below WI on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Spring Brook adults have heart disease
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · better · likely 5.1–6.1%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Brook

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health System-Red CedarMenomonie · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital★★★★★ · 11.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldMenomonie · 9.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.1 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
3 sites · nearest in Menomonie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar
Menomonie · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.9 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire · ★★★★★
ER
11 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
Eau Claire · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
5 sites · nearest in Eau Claire
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15 mi
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona · not rated
✓ Primary careSpring Brook is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Brook is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSpring Brook 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 Spring Brook; ≈ 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 25.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 20.5%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Brook, betterSpring Brook, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupWI 78%
66%Dentist visitWI 67%
84%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
79%MammogramWI 80%
75%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Brook 7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Brook adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

1 in 3Spring Brook adults feel lonely
31.2% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Spring Brook adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Spring Brook adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Spring Brook adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Spring Brook 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
Spring Brook adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 11
Spring Brook adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 19
Spring Brook adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
Spring Brook adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

11.4% of Spring Brook adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Spring Brook and the towns around it

Spring Brook’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 6 graded towns around it.

Rock Creek: 37.6%Peru: 38.4%Elk Mound: 40.3%Union: 31.7%Red Cedar: 38.6%Dunn: 38.5%Albany: 38.8%Brunswick: 30.7%Lima: 37.4%Wheaton: 38.9%Colfax: 40.5%Eau Claire: 30.1%Menomonie: 36.7%Menomonie: 38.2%Weston: 37.3%Waubeek: 37.7%Spring Brook: 39.4%Spring BrookRock CreekPeruElk MoundUnionRed CedarDunnMayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar · Menomonie · 9.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHMarshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire · Eau Claire · 10.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHMayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital · Eau Claire · 11 mi · 5★ MedicareHOakleaf Surgical Hospital · Altoona · 15 miHFamily Health Center - Menomonie Dental Center · Menomonie · 9.1 mi+Northlakes Eau Claire - Clairemont Avenue · Eau Claire · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Union31.7%
Rock Creek37.6%
Peru38.4%
Dunn38.5%
Red Cedar38.6%
Spring Brook39.4%
Elk Mound40.3%
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
Spring BrookB39.4%9.7%14.1%ZIP codes
Rock CreekB−37.6%11.3%14.9%ZIP codes
Peru————
Elk MoundB40.3%10.1%14.5%ZIP 54739
Red CedarB38.6%9.1%13.6%ZIP codes
UnionB+31.7%9.2%13.9%ZIP 54703
DunnB38.5%9.2%13.6%ZIP codes

Peru: 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.

29.3%

of Spring Brook adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Spring Brook

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Spring Brook is better than Wisconsin on 7 and worse on 2; on the rest, the Wisconsin figure falls inside Spring Brook’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Spring BrookWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.3%14.4–18.417.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.4%11.1–13.812.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.4%14.7–18.115.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity39.4%33.7–45.237.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.7%8.6–10.811.4%12%Better
High blood pressure29.9%26.8–32.833.3%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32.1%29–35.334.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis23.9%21.6–26.326.6%25.3%Better
Asthma10.9%9.8–1210.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer7.7%7.1–8.48.6%7.9%Better
Coronary heart disease5.6%5.1–6.16.6%6.4%Better
COPD5.9%5.3–6.66.5%6.3%About the same
Stroke2.9%2.6–3.13.4%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)8.2%6.8–9.89.9%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%12.2–16.113.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work25.9%22.5–29.626.6%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking20.5%17.5–23.619%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%29.4–39.532.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7%5.9–8.48%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year75.2%72–78.377.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66%63.1–68.967.1%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years83.8%81.9–85.785.9%87.1%Worse
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75%72.4–77.477.8%76.5%Worse
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.3%64.3–72.169.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.9%73–84.180.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.8%21.7–27.923.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.2%27–35.530.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.1%17.3–2320.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.9%9.2–12.912.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9%7.6–10.49.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.2%4.4–65.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.7%5.8–7.66.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)11.4%9.6–13.412.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability29.3%25.9–32.729.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.5%10.1–12.913.4%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.5%12–15.112.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.2%5.6–6.96.9%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty3.9%3.5–4.34.5%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.7%6.9–8.67.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.1%2.8–3.43.5%3.8%Lower

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 Spring Brook

Is Spring Brook a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Spring Brook is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 52%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Spring Brook?

CDC estimates 39.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 33.7% and 45.2%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Spring Brook?

Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie, 9.4 miles in a straight line from Spring Brook’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Spring Brook have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.9–8.4%), 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 Spring Brook 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.