Health · Berlin

Berlin, MN health

Berlin differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.1% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (6.7% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56026, 56072
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 497 people are less certain, so we show Berlin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Berlin compares with Minnesota

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 Berlin adults…

35 of every 100 Berlin adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.1–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Berlin, betterBerlin, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Berlin
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Berlin
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Berlin
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Berlin
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Berlin 7.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Berlin adults are doing

1 in 3Berlin adults feel lonely
29.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Berlin adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Berlin adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Berlin adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · Minnesota 15.1% · 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 9
Berlin adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Berlin adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Berlin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Berlin adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.7% of Berlin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

of Berlin adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Berlin

Berlin 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 Berlin.

Ellendale: 38.1% Summit: 37.6% Lemond: 37.7% New Richland: 38.2% Blooming Prairie: 37.5% Somerset: 37.6% Otisco: 39.5% Meriden: 37.9% Byron: 38.2% Hartland: 35.4% Berlin: 37.9% Berlin Ellendale Summit Lemond New Richland Owatonna Hospital · Owatonna · 13.4 mi · 5★ MedicareH Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca · Waseca · 15.8 miH
35.4%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Summit37.6%
Lemond37.7%
Berlin37.9%
Ellendale38.1%
New Richland38.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Berlin

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

HNearest EROwatonna HospitalOwatonna · 13.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin★★★★★ · 16.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterMankato · 37 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.4 mi
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca
Waseca · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.1 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin
Albert Lea · ★★★★★
ER
28.2 mi
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Faribault · ★★★★★
ER
37 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mankato
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
45.4 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBerlin is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBerlin is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBerlin 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 Berlin. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Berlin
MeasureBerlinMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.5%31.1–38%31%worse
High cholesterol35.5%31.9–39%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.9%31.8–44.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.6%23.9–29.5%22.3%worse
Depression23.8%20.9–27.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.1%9.2–13.2%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%9.1–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%9–10.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.6%10.3–13%10.1%worse
COPD6.7%5.9–7.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.2%6.5–7.9%5.9%worse
Stroke3.6%3.3–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.4%13.3–17.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink18%15.5–20.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.2%21.6–29.1%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.1%25.5–35%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.5%72.3–78.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.6%61.6–67.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.6–87.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.2%67.3–74.7%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.1%72.3–83%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%76.1–81%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.2%6–8.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.5%25.6–33.6%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%18.3–24%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.8–17.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.4%15.2–19.6%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.9%11.6–14.5%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%9.1–12.5%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.6%7.4–9.8%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.5%4.8–6.2%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.6%5.8–7.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.7%6.5–9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.7%26.2–33.3%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.4%11.8–15.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%11.7–14.7%12.8%
Hearing8.2%7.4–9.1%6.8%
Vision4.3%3.9–4.7%4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.2–4%3.1%
Errands alone7.5%6.7–8.5%7%
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 Berlin door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Berlin better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Berlin by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Berlin by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.

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