Health · Leaf Valley

Leaf Valley, MN health

Leaf Valley differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (6.1% vs 7.1%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (73.1% vs 68.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56361, 56332, 56308, 56354
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 511 people are less certain, so we show Leaf Valley's figures without a grade.

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How Leaf 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 Leaf Valley adults…

33 of every 100 Leaf Valley adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.3–36%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Leaf Valley, betterLeaf Valley, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Leaf Valley
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% Leaf Valley
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Leaf Valley
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Leaf Valley
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leaf Valley 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Leaf Valley adults are doing

1 in 3Leaf Valley adults feel lonely
29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Leaf Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Leaf Valley adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Leaf Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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 10
Leaf Valley adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Leaf Valley adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 20
Leaf Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Leaf Valley adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · MN 7.1% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Leaf Valley

Leaf Valley 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 Leaf Valley.

Miltona: 36% Ida: 34.9% Effington: 35.1% Millerville: 36% Carlos: 34.8% Parkers Prairie: 35.1% Spruce Hill: 37.2% Garfield: 33.6% Brandon: 36% La Grand: 35% Folden: 34.7% Leaf Mountain: 34.8% Urbank: 35% Lund: 36.2% Leaf Valley: 35.1% Leaf Valley Miltona Ida Effington Millerville Alomere Health · Alexandria · 13.8 mi · 4★ MedicareH
33.6%37.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Ida34.9%
Leaf Valley35.1%
Effington35.1%
Miltona36%
Millerville36%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.8 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 Leaf Valley

No hospital or community health center in Leaf Valley itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAlomere HealthAlexandria · 13.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGlacial Ridge Hospital★★★★★ · 29.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 68.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.8 mi
Alomere Health
Alexandria · ★★★★★
ER
26.2 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.2 mi
Glacial Ridge Hospital
Glenwood · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.6 mi
Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital
Long Prairie · not rated
ERRural critical access
68.1 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
84 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLeaf Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLeaf Valley is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLeaf Valley's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Leaf Valley. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Leaf Valley
MeasureLeaf ValleyMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.6%29.3–36%31%about the same
High cholesterol37.1%33.6–40.8%33.4%worse
Obesity35.1%29.7–40.8%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.2%24.4–30.1%22.3%worse
Depression24.2%21.1–27.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.9%7.2–10.7%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%8.9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.4–11.2%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.2%9.8–12.8%10.1%about the same
COPD6.5%5.6–7.4%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.2%6.5–8.1%5.9%worse
Stroke3.6%3.3–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%12.6–17.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.3%14.7–20.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.9%20.3–27.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.5%24.7–34.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.1%72.9–79.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit68.5%65.4–71.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.8%85.1–88.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening73.1%69–76.7%68.7%better
Mammogram78.5%71.9–84%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.2%76.5–81.8%76.1%better
No health insurance6.7%5.6–8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29%25.1–33.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.1%17.3–23.2%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.8%13.2–16.6%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.6%14.4–19.1%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.9–14%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.8%8.2–11.6%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8%6.8–9.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.1%4.4–5.9%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.4–7%7.1%better
Receive SNAP7%5.8–8.4%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29%25.5–32.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13%11.3–15%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.5%11–14.1%12.8%
Hearing8.3%7.5–9.3%6.8%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.6%4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.4–8.2%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 Leaf 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 Leaf Valley better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Leaf Valley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Leaf 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.

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