Health · Crosslake

Crosslake, MN health

Crosslake differs from Minnesota on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (5.8% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (3.9% vs 5.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Crosslake
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Crosslake’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Crosslake is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA+Mental distressB-ObesityCDiabetesB+SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 65%
Less healthyHealthier
Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 44%
Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,817)Healthier than 72%

About what its income would suggest. Crosslake does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Crosslake could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Crosslake with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Crosslake uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Crosslake 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 Crosslake adults…

43 of every 100 Crosslake adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Crosslake, betterCrosslake, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Crosslake
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 25.9% Crosslake
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Crosslake
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Crosslake
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
74%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
91%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
75%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
84%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crosslake 5.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Crosslake adults are doing

1 in 4Crosslake adults feel lonely
24.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · better
1 in 5Crosslake adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · better
1 in 6Crosslake adults lack social or emotional support
16.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · better
1 in 8Crosslake adults are in frequent mental distress
11.9% · Minnesota 15.1% · better
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 13
Crosslake adults worry about having enough food
8% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 17
Crosslake adults worry about keeping their housing
5.8% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 26
Crosslake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.9% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 20
Crosslake adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · MN 7.1% · better

5.9% of Crosslake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing10.9%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Crosslake

Crosslake 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 Crosslake.

Fairfield: 37.3% Ideal: 36.6% Fifty Lakes: 36.5% Mission: 37% Breezy Point: 37.2% Perry Lake: 37.8% Ross Lake: 34.3% Emily: 36.4% Jenkins: 37% Timothy: 37.2% Pequot Lakes: 35.8% Manhattan Beach: 36.2% Trelipe: 36.6% Wolford: 37.8% Center: 37% Pelican: 36.5% Crosslake: 36.1% Crosslake Fairfield Ideal Fifty Lakes Mission Breezy Point Cuyuna Regional Medical Center · Crosby · 15.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH
34.3%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Crosslake36.1%
Fifty Lakes36.5%
Ideal36.6%
Mission37%
Breezy Point37.2%
Fairfield37.3%

Care nearby

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 38.3 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 58.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 79.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careCrosslake is not a shortage area
! Dental careCrosslake's county is a federal shortage area.Crow Wing County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthCrosslake's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Crosslake. 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 Crosslake
MeasureCrosslakeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.6%38.6–46.7%31%worse
High cholesterol39.3%35.3–43.2%33.4%worse
Obesity36.1%30.6–41.6%33.5%about the same
Arthritis34%30.5–37.6%22.3%worse
Depression20.4%17.6–23.4%24.4%better
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.4–12.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)14.1%12.9–15.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.9%11.9–16%10.1%worse
COPD7.7%6.4–9.1%5.4%worse
Heart disease10%8.7–11.3%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4.1–5.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.9%10.3–15.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink14.2%11.9–16.7%17.8%better
Get no exercise25%20.7–29.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours25.9%21.7–30.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.3%78.6–84.1%74.8%better
Dentist visit73.5%70.6–76.2%67.5%better
Cholesterol check90.9%89.6–92.2%85.3%better
Colon screening75.3%71.3–78.8%68.7%better
Mammogram79.5%73.4–84.8%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds84.2%81.7–86.6%76.1%better
No health insurance5.7%4.3–7.3%7.5%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely24.5%20.9–28.7%31.2%better
Lack emotional support16.9%14.3–20.1%21.5%better
Frequent mental distress11.9%10.3–13.5%15.1%better
Fair or poor health17%14.3–20%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.1%11.2–15.1%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8%6.4–10%11.4%better
Housing insecurity5.8%4.8–7.1%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat3.9%3.3–4.7%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.1%4.3–6%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.9%4.7–7.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.4%28.1–36.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.1%13.6–18.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory10.7%9–12.4%12.8%
Hearing10.9%9.5–12.3%6.8%
Vision4.5%3.8–5.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.2–8.6%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 Crosslake door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Crosslake better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Crosslake directly, so these are its own figures.

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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