Health · Middletown

Middletown, MN health

On most measures Middletown looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.3% vs 8.9%) and more adults with heart disease (7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56143 (all of Middletown)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 313 people are less certain, so we show Middletown's figures without a grade.

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How Middletown 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 Middletown adults…

34 of every 100 Middletown adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Middletown, betterMiddletown, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Middletown
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Middletown
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Middletown
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Middletown
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Middletown 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Middletown adults are doing

1 in 4Middletown adults feel lonely
28.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Middletown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Middletown adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Middletown adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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
Middletown adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Middletown adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Middletown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Middletown adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.7% of Middletown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Middletown

Middletown 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 Middletown.

Minneota: 36.4% Petersburg: 35.5% Des Moines: 35.8% Hunter: 36.4% Sioux Valley: 36.5% Wisconsin: 35.5% Lake Fremont: 34.7% Jackson: 35.9% Belmont: 35.9% Middletown: 35.8% Middletown Minneota Petersburg Des Moines Sanford Jackson Medical Center · Jackson · 5.6 miH
34.7%36.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Petersburg35.5%
Middletown35.8%
Des Moines35.8%
Minneota36.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5.6 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 Middletown

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

HNearest ERSanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLakes Regional Healthcare★★★★★ · 10.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareWindom · 23.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Sanford Jackson Medical Center
Jackson · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.1 mi
Lakes Regional Healthcare
Spirit Lake · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.5 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Windom
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.8 mi
Windom Area Health
Windom · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
Community Health Center of Spencer
Spencer · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careMiddletown's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careMiddletown's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthMiddletown's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Middletown. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Middletown
MeasureMiddletownMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.9%29.9–38%31%about the same
High cholesterol35.2%31–39.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity35.8%28.2–43.8%33.5%about the same
Arthritis25.4%22.2–28.6%22.3%about the same
Depression23.3%19.9–27.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.7–16.1%8.9%worse
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.8–10.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.2%9.6–12.9%10.1%about the same
COPD6.4%5.4–7.5%5.4%about the same
Heart disease7%6.2–7.9%5.9%worse
Stroke3.6%3.1–4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%11.9–17%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.3%14.2–20.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.7%20.5–29.4%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.2%23.9–36.7%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.6%71.8–79.1%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.9%62.2–69.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.4%83.3–87.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening69.4%64.6–73.7%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.8%70.4–84%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.7–81.2%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.3%5.8–8.9%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%23.5–32.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.3–24%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.2–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.7%14.2–19.4%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.7–14.2%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.6%8.7–13%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.6%7.1–10.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.6–6.4%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.8%5.8–7.9%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.7%6.3–9.6%7.9%
Disability
Any disability30%25.8–34.5%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.2%11.3–15.4%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%11.3–15%12.8%
Hearing8.2%7.2–9.2%6.8%
Vision4.3%3.7–4.9%4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.5%6.5–8.6%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 Middletown door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Middletown better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Middletown by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Middletown 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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