Health · Alto

Alto, IL health

Alto differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.2% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.4% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.1% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 60553, 60530, 61068

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 608 people are less certain, so we show Alto's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alto compares with Illinois

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alto adults…

35 of every 100 Alto adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–39.6%

Bars show Alto; the black tick is Illinois. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alto, betterAlto, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Alto
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Alto
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Alto
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Alto
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alto 8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Alto adults are doing

1 in 3Alto adults feel lonely

32% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Alto adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Alto adults lack social or emotional support

24% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Alto adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · Illinois 15.6% · too close to call

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 8

Alto adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 10

Alto adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 16

Alto adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 15

Alto adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · IL 8% · better

10.9% of Alto adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

of Alto adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

Black tick: Illinois. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Alto

Alto and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Alto.

34.6%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Milan35.5%

Willow Creek37.3%

Alto38%

Reynolds38.2%

Dement42%

Care nearby

Rochelle Community HospitalRochelle · 7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

2550 N Annie Glidden RdDekalb · 13.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlto's county is a federal shortage area.Lee County · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental careAlto is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAlto's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern IL MHCA · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alto. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Alto

Measure	Alto	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.1–39.6%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	32.9–41.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38%	29.9–46.4%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	27.4%	24–30.9%	24.2%	about the same
Depression	21.6%	18.2–25.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.1–13.9%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.8–13.2%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	12–16.8%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19%	15.8–22.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	18.9–27.3%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	29.4–43.4%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.3–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	60.9–68.7%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.7–89.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	64.1%	58.5–69.1%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.5%	62.8–79.1%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.3–79.6%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.6–9.6%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.2–37%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.6–27.9%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.5–18.5%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.7–21%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.7–15.2%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.1–14.5%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.8–12.2%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.9%	8.9–13%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	24.9–33.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	12.6%
Hearing	7.3%	6.5–8.3%	6.2%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	7.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Alto door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Alto better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alto by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alto by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.