Health · Fall Lake

Fall Lake, MN health

Fall Lake differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.7% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.2% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55731 (all of Fall Lake)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 538 people are less certain, so we show Fall Lake's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Fall Lake 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 Fall Lake adults…

37 of every 100 Fall Lake adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fall Lake, betterFall Lake, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Fall Lake
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Fall Lake
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Fall Lake
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Fall Lake
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
81%
Mammogram
MN 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fall Lake 6.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Fall Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Fall Lake adults feel lonely
30.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Fall Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Fall Lake adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Fall Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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
Fall Lake adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Fall Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
7.7% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 19
Fall Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Fall Lake adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.2% of Fall Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Fall Lake

Fall Lake 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 Fall Lake.

Stony River: 34.7% Morse: 35.3% Crystal Bay: 35.1% Beaver Bay: 35.2% Babbitt: 36.5% Silver Creek: 35.5% Winton: 34.7% Eagles Nest: 35.3% Finland: 34.8% Fall Lake: 35.3% Fall Lake Stony River Morse Crystal Bay Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital · Ely · 21.9 miH
34.7%36.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Stony River34.7%
Crystal Bay35.1%
Fall Lake35.3%
Morse35.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Fall Lake

No hospital or community health center in Fall Lake itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREly - Bloomenson Community HospitalEly · 21.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSawtooth Mountain ClinicTofte · 39.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.9 mi
Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital
Ely · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.2 mi
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Tofte
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
41.6 mi
Cook Area Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Tower
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
49.8 mi
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.5 mi
North Shore Health
Grand Marais · not rated
ERRural critical access
59.2 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careFall Lake is not a shortage area
! Dental careFall Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthFall Lake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fall Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Fall Lake
MeasureFall LakeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%34–40.7%31%worse
High cholesterol36.5%33.3–39.9%33.4%about the same
Obesity35.3%30.8–40.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis30.3%27.4–33.2%22.3%worse
Depression23.2%20.2–26.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.9%6.6–9.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.3%9–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.6%10.5–12.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.5–15.1%10.1%worse
COPD7.6%6.4–8.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.7%7.7–9.8%5.9%worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%12.1–17.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.4%13.9–19.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.6%21.1–28.6%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.8%28.4–35.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.4%75.3–81.1%74.8%better
Dentist visit65.4%62.7–68.1%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.7%86–89.2%85.3%better
Colon screening73.3%69.9–76.4%68.7%better
Mammogram80.8%76.4–84.8%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds82.2%79.7–84.5%76.1%better
No health insurance6.5%5.2–8.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%27.4–34.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.7–23.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.8–16.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.6%16–21.5%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%12–15.6%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.6%8.6–12.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.7%6.4–9%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.4–6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7%6–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.2%6.5–10%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.6%28.9–36.5%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.6%13.5–18.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.9–14.5%12.8%
Hearing9.5%8.5–10.8%6.8%
Vision4.7%4.1–5.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone7.8%6.8–9.1%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 Fall Lake door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Fall Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fall Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fall Lake 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.

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