Health · Sciota

Sciota, MN health

Sciota differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 9.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55057, 55065
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How Sciota 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 Sciota adults…

29 of every 100 Sciota adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.1–31.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sciota, betterSciota, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Sciota
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.7% Sciota
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Sciota
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.3% Sciota
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
72%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
76%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sciota 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Sciota adults are doing

1 in 3Sciota adults feel lonely
29.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Sciota adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Sciota adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Sciota adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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
Sciota adults worry about having enough food
9.2% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 13
Sciota adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 22
Sciota adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 16
Sciota adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1% · better

5.6% of Sciota adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.9%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Sciota

Sciota 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 Sciota.

Waterford: 32.5% Randolph: 35.7% Stanton: 35.3% Castle Rock: 34.8% Northfield: 33.6% Northfield: 31.9% Greenvale: 32.5% Hampton: 35.5% Cannon Falls: 36% Cannon Falls: 35.5% Warsaw: 34.9% Farmington: 34.5% Eureka: 34.1% Empire: no data Bridgewater: 35% Dennison: 34.9% Wheeling: 37.3% Sciota: 33.7% Sciota Waterford Randolph Stanton Castle Rock Northfield Northfield Hospital · Northfield · 6.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls · Cannon Falls · 6.9 miH Allina Health Faribault Medical Center · Faribault · 18.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH
31.9%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Waterford32.5%
Northfield33.6%
Sciota33.7%
Castle Rock34.8%
Stanton35.3%
Randolph35.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.9 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 Sciota

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

HNearest ERNorthfield HospitalNorthfield · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyM Health Fairview Ridges Hospital★★★★★ · 20 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterShakopee · 29 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Northfield Hospital
Northfield · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.1 mi
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Faribault · ★★★★★
ER
20 mi
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville · ★★★★★
ER
29 mi
Open Door Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Shakopee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.3 mi
United Family Medicine
Saint Paul · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSciota is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSciota is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSciota 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 Sciota. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Sciota
MeasureSciotaMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28.6%26.1–31.4%31%about the same
High cholesterol31.9%29.2–34.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity33.7%29.3–38.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis21.2%19.3–23.4%22.3%about the same
Depression23.5%20.7–26.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)6.8%5.6–8.2%8.9%better
Asthma9.9%8.8–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.2%7.6–9%8.5%about the same
Diabetes8.8%7.7–9.8%10.1%better
COPD4.5%4–5.1%5.4%better
Heart disease5.2%4.7–5.7%5.9%better
Stroke2.6%2.4–2.8%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.3%9.6–12.9%13.1%better
Binge drink18.2%15.7–20.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.8%18.9–25%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.7%25.1–32.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.9%71.8–77.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit71.5%68.9–74%67.5%better
Cholesterol check84.8%82.9–86.4%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70.6%67.1–74%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79.5%74.4–84%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.1%73.6–78.3%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.7–8.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.8%26.1–33.6%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.1%17.5–22.9%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.1%13.5–16.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health13.5%11.9–15.3%16%better
Frequent physical distress10.6%9.4–11.8%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.2%7.7–10.8%11.4%better
Housing insecurity7.5%6.3–8.7%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.6%3.9–5.3%5.7%better
No reliable transportation6.2%5.4–7%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.6%4.7–6.8%7.9%
Disability
Any disability25.7%22.9–28.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs9.9%8.6–11.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.9–13.9%12.8%
Hearing6.2%5.7–7%6.8%
Vision3.4%3.1–3.7%4%
Dressing or bathing2.6%2.3–2.8%3.1%
Errands alone6.4%5.7–7.1%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 Sciota door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Sciota better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sciota by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sciota 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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