Health · Fairview

Fairview, MN health

Fairview differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.4% vs 11.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56473, 56468, 56472, 56401

B+Health Grade

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Fairview’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fairview is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns and 56% of Minnesota towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressAMental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 56%

Towns with similar incomes, $85K–$142K (6,196)Healthier than 44%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Fairview is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Fairview 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 Fairview 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. Fairview’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 Fairview 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 Fairview adults…

35 of every 100 Fairview adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32–38.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fairview, betterFairview, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Fairview
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Fairview
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Fairview
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Fairview
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fairview 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

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

Mind & connection

How Fairview adults are doing

1 in 4Fairview adults feel lonely

26.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 4Fairview adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Fairview adults lack social or emotional support

18.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · better

1 in 7Fairview adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · 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 11

Fairview adults worry about having enough food

9.4% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 13

Fairview adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Fairview adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Fairview adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MN 7.1% · better

7% of Fairview adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone7%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Fairview

Fairview 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 Fairview.

34%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

East Gull Lake34%

Lake Shore34.8%

Fairview36%

Sylvan36.2%

May36.3%

Home Brook36.4%

Care nearby

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 31.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 80.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 94.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthFairview'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 Fairview. 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 Fairview

Measure	Fairview	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	32–38.3%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.2%	31.9–38.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	31–41.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.8%	24.1–29.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.8%	20.1–25.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.6%	7.2–10.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10%	9–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	10–12.8%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.6–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	12.3–16.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.6–20.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.3%	20–26.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.1–35.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73.7–79.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.6%	66.8–72.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.9–88.7%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	71%	67.3–74.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	74.7–84.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.7–81.6%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	5.3–7.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.2%	22.7–29.8%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	18.7%	16.2–21.3%	21.5%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	12.9–16%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	14–18.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.9–13.7%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.4%	7.9–10.9%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–6.8%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	7%	5.8–8.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29%	25.7–32.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.7–13.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.8%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	6.3–7.9%	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 Fairview door to door.

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

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