Health · Silver Brook

Silver Brook, MN health

On most measures Silver Brook looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.7% vs 8.9%) and more adults sleeping under 7 hours (34.5% vs 29.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55797 (all of Silver Brook)
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How Silver Brook 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 Silver Brook adults…

34 of every 100 Silver Brook adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.1–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Silver Brook, betterSilver Brook, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Silver Brook
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Silver Brook
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Silver Brook
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Silver Brook
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Silver Brook 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Silver Brook adults are doing

1 in 3Silver Brook adults feel lonely
31% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Silver Brook adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Silver Brook adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Silver Brook 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
Silver Brook adults worry about having enough food
9.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Silver Brook adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 20
Silver Brook adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Silver Brook adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.6% of Silver Brook adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Silver Brook

Silver Brook 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 Silver Brook.

Wrenshall: 37.3% Twin Lakes: 37.4% Wrenshall: 38% Superior: 41.1% Thomson: 35.7% Carlton: 35.6% Cloquet: 39.1% Duluth: 35.1% Blackhoof: 38.1% Atkinson: 38% Holyoke: 38.3% Oliver: 40.2% Summit: 41.3% Superior: 39.2% Parkland: 40.8% Superior: 41% Oakland: 40.8% Silver Brook: 38% Silver Brook Wrenshall Twin Lakes Wrenshall Superior Community Memorial Hospital · Cloquet · 9.9 miH St. Marys Hospital Superior · Superior · 13 miH Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center · Duluth · 17.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH Essentia Health Duluth · Duluth · 17.4 miH Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine Clinic · Carlton · 5.2 mi+
35.1%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Wrenshall37.3%
Twin Lakes37.4%
Silver Brook38%
Wrenshall38%
Superior41.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.9 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 Silver Brook

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalCloquet · 9.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLake Superior Community Health CenterCarlton · 5.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.2 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Carlton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.9 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Cloquet · not rated
ERRural critical access
13 mi
St. Marys Hospital Superior
Superior · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center
Duluth · ★★★★★
ER
17.4 mi
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth · not rated
26.1 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
2 sites · nearest in Poplar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSilver Brook is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSilver Brook is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSilver Brook's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Silver Brook. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Silver Brook
MeasureSilver BrookMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.6%30.1–37.2%31%about the same
High cholesterol35.3%31.6–39%33.4%about the same
Obesity38%32.5–43.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis25.5%22.6–28.4%22.3%worse
Depression26.5%23.2–30%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.7%10.3–15.3%8.9%worse
Asthma10.6%9.4–11.9%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.9–10.9%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.5%10–13.1%10.1%about the same
COPD6.1%5.2–7.1%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.7%5.9–7.5%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.4%3–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.8%12.1–17.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.1%16.1–22.3%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.7–27.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.5%29.6–39.7%29.2%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.9%71.3–78.3%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.6%63.3–69.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.2–88.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening72.7%68.6–76.6%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79%72.6–84.6%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.9%74.7–80.7%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.3%5.1–7.8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31%27–35.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support19.7%16.9–22.9%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15%13.2–16.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.2%13.8–18.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.8–14.1%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.3%7.5–11.4%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.9%6.5–9.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.1%4.3–6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.3–7.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.6%5.3–8.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability28.9%25.1–32.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.8%11–14.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.9–14.3%12.8%
Hearing7.4%6.6–8.3%6.8%
Vision3.8%3.3–4.3%4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.8–3.8%3.1%
Errands alone6.9%6–7.9%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 Silver Brook door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Silver Brook better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Silver Brook by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Silver Brook 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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