Health · Eureka

Eureka, MN health

Eureka differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (4.2% vs 5.9%) and fewer adults with COPD (4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55024, 55044, 55057

AHealth Grade

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Eureka’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Eureka is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns and 87% of Minnesota towns.

ASelf-rated healthA+Physical distressA-Mental distressB+ObesityA+DiabetesA-SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 88%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 87%

Towns with similar incomes, $75K–$125K (7,934)Healthier than 89%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Eureka could be anywhere from B+ 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 Eureka 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. Eureka’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Eureka 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 Eureka adults…

26 of every 100 Eureka adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · better · margin 23.9–28.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eureka, betterEureka, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.5% Eureka
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.7% Eureka
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Eureka
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Eureka
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eureka 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Eureka 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Eureka adults are doing

1 in 3Eureka adults feel lonely

29.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Eureka adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Eureka adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Eureka 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 12

Eureka adults worry about having enough food

8.6% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 13

Eureka adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Eureka adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Eureka adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · MN 7.1% · better

5.6% of Eureka adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

23.5%

of Eureka adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.8%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing5.1%

Errands alone5.8%

Vision3%

Dressing or bathing2.4%

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

Around Eureka

Eureka 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 Eureka.

33.2%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

New Market33.4%

Lakeville33.7%

Eureka34.1%

Castle Rock34.8%

Care nearby

Northfield HospitalNorthfield · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Odhc ShakopeeShakopee · 19.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

United Family MedicineSaint Paul · 24.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEureka is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEureka is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthEureka is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Eureka. 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 Eureka

Measure	Eureka	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	26.3%	23.9–28.7%	31%	better
High cholesterol	31.8%	29.2–34.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	30.5–37.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	19.6%	17.8–21.5%	22.3%	better
Depression	24.3%	21.8–26.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.2%	5.9–8.8%	8.9%	better
Asthma	10%	9–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.5–7.8%	8.5%	better
Diabetes	8.2%	7.2–9.2%	10.1%	better
COPD	4%	3.6–4.4%	5.4%	better
Heart disease	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	5.9%	better
Stroke	2.3%	2.1–2.5%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	10.1–13.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.9–22%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.5%	18.1–23%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.7%	25.8–31.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.8%	70.9–76.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.2%	69.9–74.5%	67.5%	better
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.9–87.9%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	63.3–69.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.3%	75.8–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.8%	70.8–76.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	7.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	26.4–32.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.8–22.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.4–16.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13%	11.5–14.5%	16%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.6%	7.4–10%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.6–8.8%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	5–6.4%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	5.6%	4.7–6.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	23.5%	21.2–26.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	8.8%	7.8–10%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	10.3–12.8%	12.8%
Hearing	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	6.8%
Vision	3%	2.7–3.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.4%	2.2–2.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.8%	5.2–6.4%	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 Eureka door to door.

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

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