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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Spring Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Spring Valley is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns

Spring Valley differs from Wisconsin on 2 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 1 worse.

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Spring Valley

Health Grade

What’s behind Spring Valley’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Spring Valley is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 80% of U.S. towns); no exercise pulls it down (better than 44%).

A−Self-rated health15.9% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress12.9% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress15.1% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.3% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes10.9% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.9% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.5% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 69%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (10,500)Healthier than 87%

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 Valley’s median household income is $69,750; among the 10,500 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($52K–$87K), it’s healthier than 87%, 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, Spring Valley could be anywhere from C to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Valley adults…

Spring Valley runs below WI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Spring Valley adults have had cancer
Wisconsin: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.5%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Valley

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

HNearest ERWestern Wisconsin HealthBaldwin · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRiver Falls Area Hospital★★★★★ · 17.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center - Menomonie Dental CenterMenomonie · 17.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar
Menomonie · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.1 mi
Family Health Center - Menomonie Dental Center
Menomonie · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.8 mi
River Falls Area Hospital
River Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.1 mi
Chippewa Valley Hospital
Durand · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Eau Claire
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSpring Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSpring Valley 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 Valley; ≈ 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 26.5%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.2%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Valley, betterSpring Valley, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Spring Valley gets moving

3.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
67%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
78%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Valley 6.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Valley adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Spring Valley adults feel lonely
30% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Spring Valley adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Spring Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Spring Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Spring Valley 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
Spring Valley adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 12
Spring Valley adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 21
Spring Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 17
Spring Valley adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

10.5% of Spring Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Spring Valley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cady: 37.9%Spring Lake: 34.8%Gilman: 34.7%Lucas: 39.6%Eau Galle: 36.9%Springfield: 38.5%Elmwood: 33.8%Weston: 37.3%Rock Elm: 35.8%Martell: 34.3%El Paso: 35.2%Spring Valley: 34.3%Spring ValleyCadySpring LakeGilmanWestern Wisconsin Health · Baldwin · 9.8 miH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Valley34.3%
Gilman34.7%
Spring Lake34.8%
Cady37.9%
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 ValleyB+34.3%10.9%13.9%CDC place
Cady————
Spring Lake————
GilmanB+34.7%11.1%14%ZIP codes

Cady and Spring Lake: 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.

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Spring Valley

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

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

Adults who…Spring ValleyWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health15.9%13.4–18.617.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.9%11.2–14.712.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.1%13.2–17.215.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.3%27.6–41.337.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.9%9.4–12.611.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.1%30.3–38.133.3%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.6%31.8–39.734.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29%25.7–32.326.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.210.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.6%8.7–10.58.6%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease6.8%6–7.66.6%6.4%About the same
COPD6.7%5.6–7.86.5%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.4%3–3.83.4%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)7.6%6.1–9.39.9%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11.3–16.613.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.5%21.8–31.226.6%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19.2%16.2–22.619%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.8%28.1–39.632.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.7%5.3–8.48%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year76.8%73.4–80.177.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.8%63.3–7067.1%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.3%84.5–88.285.9%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.3%75.7–8177.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.2%63.5–72.469.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.6%70.3–83.580.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23%19.6–26.623.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely30%25.4–34.930.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support18.9%15.8–22.220.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.8%7.8–12.112.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.1%6.6–9.89.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off4.8%4–5.75.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.8%4.9–6.86.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.5%8.3–1312.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.9%24.6–33.229.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.9%10.9–1513.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.6%10.8–14.512.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.6–8.46.9%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.1%3.6–4.74.5%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.8%6.7–97.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.83.5%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 Spring Valley

Is Spring Valley a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Spring Valley is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 87%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Spring Valley?

CDC estimates 34.3% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.6% and 41.3%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Spring Valley?

Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, 9.8 miles in a straight line from Spring Valley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Spring Valley have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.3–8.4%), 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 Valley 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 Spring Valley.

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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.