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Health in Wind Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wind Lake residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Wind Lake, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

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

Fair or poor health
16.5%
About the same as WI (17.8%)
Obesity
40.4%
About the same as WI (37.7%)
No exercise
27.4%
About the same as WI (26.6%)
Uninsured
6.3%
Better than WI (8%)
Feel lonely
26.6%
Better than WI (30.6%)
Nearest ER
9.4 mi
Froedtert Community Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Wind Lake

9.6%worry about food · WI 12.1%
★ What stands out · 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
Wind Lake adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · WI 12.1%
Better than WI
1 in 13
Wind Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · WI 9.7%
Better than WI
1 in 23
Wind Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.4% · WI 5.5%
Better than WI
1 in 19
Wind Lake adults lack reliable transportation
5.3% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

9% of Wind Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wind Lake adults…

Wind Lake runs above WI on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Wind Lake 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 Wind Lake

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

HNearest ERFroedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAscension Se Wisconsin Hospital★★★★★ · 19.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSixteenth Street Community Health CenterWaukesha · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Froedtert Community Hospital
New Berlin · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
10.6 mi
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.4 mi
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington
Burlington · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.5 mi
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.5 mi
Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
6 sites · nearest in Waukesha
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Muslim Community and Health Center of Wisconsin
2 sites · nearest in Milwaukee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWind Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWind Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWind Lake 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 Wind Lake; ≈ 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 27.4%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wind Lake, betterWind Lake, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Wind Lake gets moving

1 mile of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Richard J Meyer Park0.6 mi of trails2Wind Lake Veterans Park3 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
70%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
70%Colon screeningWI 69%
83%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wind Lake 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Wind Lake adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Wind Lake does better than Wisconsin.

1 in 4Wind Lake adults feel lonely
26.6% · WI 30.6% · Better than WI
1 in 5Wind Lake adults lack social or emotional support
19.2% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Wind Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Wind Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Wind Lake 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.

Around town

Wind Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Norway: 39.8%Muskego: 33.8%Tichigan: 39.4%Waterford: 38.7%Dover: 40%Raymond: 40%Rochester: 39.6%New Berlin: 33%Vernon: no dataFranklin: 32.3%Big Bend: 34.3%Waterford: 38.1%East Troy: 38%Wind Lake: 40.4%Wind LakeNorwayMuskegoTichiganWaterfordFroedtert Community Hospital · New Berlin · 9.4 miHMidwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital · Franklin · 10.6 miHAurora Memorial Hospital Burlington · Burlington · 12.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHWaukesha Memorial Hospital · Waukesha · 13.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHSixteenth Street Community Health Centers-Waukesha · Waukesha · 13.5 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Muskego33.8%
Waterford38.7%
Tichigan39.4%
Norway39.8%
Wind Lake40.4%
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
NorwayB39.8%11.3%13.9%ZIP codes
MuskegoA33.8%10.5%10.6%CDC place
Waterford————
Tichigan————

Waterford: not graded. Tichigan: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Wind Lake

Why doesn’t Wind Lake have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Wind Lake.

What hospital is closest to Wind Lake?

Froedtert Community Hospital in New Berlin, 9.4 miles in a straight line from Wind Lake’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 Wind Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.