Health · Milton

Milton, MN health

On most measures Milton looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.2% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (6% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55963, 55985, 55955, 55927
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Report card

How Milton 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 Milton adults…

30 of every 100 Milton adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.2–33.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Milton, betterMilton, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22% Milton
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Milton
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Milton
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Milton
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
70%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
76%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Milton 6.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Milton adults are doing

1 in 3Milton adults feel lonely
28.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Milton adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Milton adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Milton adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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
Milton adults worry about having enough food
9.2% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 13
Milton adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 20
Milton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 17
Milton adults lack reliable transportation
6% · MN 7.1% · better

6.4% of Milton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.6%

of Milton adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.7%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Milton

Milton 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 Milton.

Concord: 36.7% Mantorville: 34.9% New Haven: 35.3% Roscoe: 34.9% Ellington: 36.7% Wasioja: 36.1% Kasson: 33.9% Mantorville: 34.5% Canisteo: 34.3% Kalmar: 36.8% Pine Island: 34.3% Oronoco: 36.6% Oronoco: 36.7% Zumbrota: 34.9% Pine Island: 35.5% Cherry Grove: 35.8% Minneola: 35.1% Milton: 35.5% Milton Concord Mantorville New Haven Roscoe Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester · Rochester · 15.3 mi · 5★ MedicareH Olmsted Medical Center · Rochester · 17 mi · 4★ MedicareH Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester · Rochester · 15.4 mi+
33.9%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Mantorville34.9%
Roscoe34.9%
New Haven35.3%
Milton35.5%
Concord36.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 15.3 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 Milton

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOwatonna Hospital★★★★★ · 25.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 15.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.3 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
15.4 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
24.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.1 mi
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna · ★★★★★
ER
56.6 mi
West Side Community Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Saint Paul
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMilton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMilton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMilton is not a shortage area

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 Milton. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Milton
MeasureMiltonMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.4%27.2–33.7%31%about the same
High cholesterol33.4%30–36.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity35.5%29.8–41.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis23.1%20.6–25.7%22.3%about the same
Depression24.1%21.1–27.3%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8%6.5–9.8%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.9%8.2–9.7%8.5%about the same
Diabetes9.7%8.4–11%10.1%about the same
COPD5.2%4.6–6%5.4%about the same
Heart disease5.7%5.2–6.3%5.9%about the same
Stroke2.9%2.7–3.2%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%11.2–15.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.9%16.1–21.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22%18.7–25.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%25.8–35.9%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.9%70.6–77%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit70%67.1–72.8%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.8%84.1–87.5%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70.3%66.3–74.1%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79.8%73.8–84.7%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.4%73.7–78.9%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.5%5.3–7.8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.9%25–32.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%17.5–23.2%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15%13.4–16.7%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health14.8%12.9–16.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.3%9.9–12.7%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.2%7.6–10.9%11.4%better
Housing insecurity7.9%6.7–9.2%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat5%4.2–5.8%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6%5.2–6.9%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.4%5.2–7.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability25.6%22.4–29.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs10.7%9.2–12.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.1%10.6–13.7%12.8%
Hearing6.6%5.9–7.3%6.8%
Vision3.5%3.1–3.9%4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.6–3.2%3.1%
Errands alone6.5%5.7–7.3%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 Milton door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Milton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Milton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Milton 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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