Health · Eagle Valley

Eagle Valley, MN health

Eagle Valley differs from Minnesota on 21 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56440, 56446, 56438

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 399 people are less certain, so we show Eagle Valley's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Eagle Valley 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 Eagle Valley adults…

39 of every 100 Eagle Valley adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.1–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eagle Valley, betterEagle Valley, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.2% Eagle Valley
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Eagle Valley
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Eagle Valley
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.9% Eagle Valley
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eagle Valley 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Eagle Valley 10.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Eagle Valley adults are doing

1 in 3Eagle Valley adults feel lonely

32.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Eagle Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Eagle Valley adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Eagle Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 6

Eagle Valley adults worry about having enough food

16.3% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Eagle Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MN 9.3% · worse

1 in 14

Eagle Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Eagle Valley adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · MN 7.1% · worse

13.6% of Eagle Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory16.3%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Eagle Valley

Eagle Valley and the towns around it

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

36.8%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Germania39.4%

Ward39.7%

Iona39.7%

Eagle Valley39.9%

Wykeham40.1%

Care nearby

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 13.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 17.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 22.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alomere HealthAlexandria · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 71.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 98.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEagle Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careEagle Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthEagle Valley'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 Eagle Valley. 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 Eagle Valley

Measure	Eagle Valley	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35.1–42.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.5–41.6%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	39.9%	33–47%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.7%	26.5–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25%	21.6–28.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.9%	12.2–17.9%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.2–16%	10.1%	worse
COPD	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.3–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.9%	17–22.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	15.9%	13.3–18.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.2%	26.6–36.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.2%	24.9–36.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	71.3–78.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.9%	55.3–62.5%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.2%	81.2–85.2%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	68.4%	63.7–72.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.6–83%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.9–82%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	10.5%	8.6–12.7%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.6–37.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.2–26.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.7–18.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.5%	20.3–26.8%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.7–17.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.3%	13.7–19.3%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.6–13.1%	9.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.4–8.5%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8–10.5%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	13.6%	11.4–16.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	32.8–41.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.8–20.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	16.3%	14.4–18.4%	12.8%
Hearing	10.9%	9.7–12.1%	6.8%
Vision	6.3%	5.6–7.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.5–5.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	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 Eagle Valley door to door.

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

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