Health · Burnstown

Burnstown, MN health

Burnstown differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56087 (all of Burnstown)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 316 people are less certain, so we show Burnstown's figures without a grade.

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How Burnstown 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 Burnstown adults…

37 of every 100 Burnstown adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Burnstown, betterBurnstown, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Burnstown
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26% Burnstown
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Burnstown
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Burnstown
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MN 75%

Dentist visit

MN 68%

Cholesterol check

MN 85%

Colon screening

MN 69%

Mammogram

MN 79%

Taking BP meds

MN 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Burnstown 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Burnstown adults are doing

1 in 4Burnstown adults feel lonely

27.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Burnstown adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Burnstown adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Burnstown adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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

Burnstown adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Burnstown adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Burnstown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Burnstown adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.1% of Burnstown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Burnstown

Burnstown 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 Burnstown.

35.4%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Springfield35.4%

Burnstown35.7%

North Star36%

Brookville36.3%

Bashaw36.3%

Leavenworth36.4%

Care nearby

Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt. James · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 22.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WindomWindom · 26.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 47.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBurnstown is not a shortage area

! Dental careBurnstown's county is a federal shortage area.Brown County · need score 7 of 25

! Mental healthBurnstown's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Burnstown. 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 Burnstown

Measure	Burnstown	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	33.2–40.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.3–39.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.7%	29.7–42.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.3–31.3%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.1%	20.2–26.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.4–16.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	10.1–12.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.8–14.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.3%	6.2–8.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.5–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	13.9–19.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.8–30.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	26%	21.1–31.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.8–81.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.7%	65.5–71.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.9–88.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71.4%	67.1–75.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	71.9–84.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.4–83.2%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.3–9.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	23.7–32%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17–23.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.2–16.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.6–21.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.7–15.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.8–13%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.8–9.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.6–9.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.9%	27.9–36.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.1–17.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.6–15%	12.8%
Hearing	9.6%	8.5–10.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.1–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.2%	7–9.4%	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 Burnstown door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Burnstown by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Burnstown 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.