Health · Featherstone

Featherstone, MN health

Featherstone differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55066 (all of Featherstone)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 819 people are less certain, so we show Featherstone's figures without a grade.

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How Featherstone 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 Featherstone adults…

36 of every 100 Featherstone adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.6–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Featherstone, betterFeatherstone, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Featherstone
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Featherstone
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Featherstone
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Featherstone
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Featherstone 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Featherstone 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Featherstone adults are doing

1 in 3Featherstone adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Featherstone adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Featherstone adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Featherstone adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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 8

Featherstone adults worry about having enough food

13% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Featherstone adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Featherstone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Featherstone adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10% of Featherstone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Featherstone

Featherstone 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.

34.5%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Goodhue35.3%

Vasa36.6%

Hay Creek37%

Featherstone37.1%

Red Wing37.3%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingRed Wing · 3.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City · 16.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 33.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mn Community Care - La ClinicaSaint Paul · 36.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFeatherstone's county is a federal shortage area.Goodhue County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careFeatherstone is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthFeatherstone is not a shortage area

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 Featherstone. 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 Featherstone

Measure	Featherstone	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.6–39.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.4%	31.6–39.2%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.1%	31.1–43.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.2%	23.3–29.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.2–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.6–13.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–11%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	7–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.9–18.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.2%	14.4–20.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	24.1–32.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.4%	28–39.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	71.6–78.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.1%	60.4–67.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	83.2–86.5%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.8%	65.1–74.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.2%	68.7–82.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.2–81.4%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.7–33%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.7–24.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.1–17.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	17–21.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.2–15.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11.1–15.2%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.6–11.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.5–11.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.7–35.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	13.2–17%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.5–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.9–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	5%	4.6–5.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	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 Featherstone door to door.

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

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