Health · Silver Creek

Silver Creek, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Silver Creek looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55362, 55358, 55320

B+Health Grade

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Silver Creek’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Silver Creek is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns and 58% of Minnesota towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 72%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 58%

Towns with similar incomes, $87K–$145K (5,890)Healthier than 43%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Silver Creek is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Silver Creek could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Silver Creek with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Silver Creek’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Silver Creek 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 Creek adults…

32 of every 100 Silver Creek adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.9–34.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Silver Creek, betterSilver Creek, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.2% Silver Creek
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Silver Creek
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Silver Creek
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Silver Creek
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MN 75%

Dentist visit

MN 68%

Cholesterol check

MN 85%

Colon screening

MN 69%

Mammogram

MN 79%

Taking BP meds

MN 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Silver Creek 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Silver Creek adults are doing

1 in 3Silver Creek adults feel lonely

30.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Silver Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Silver Creek adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Silver Creek adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 9

Silver Creek adults worry about having enough food

11% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Silver Creek adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Silver Creek adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Silver Creek adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Silver Creek

Silver Creek 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 Creek.

34.5%43.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Clearwater36.1%

Corinna36.2%

Maple Lake36.3%

Monticello36.5%

Silver Creek36.6%

Becker38%

Clear Lake38.7%

Care nearby

Centracare Health - MonticelloMonticello · 8.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Buffalo HospitalBuffalo · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Cloud VA Medical CenterSt. Cloud · 21.2 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 35.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dba Northpoint Health & Wellness CenterMinneapolis · 39.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSilver Creek is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSilver Creek is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSilver Creek's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Silver Creek. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Silver Creek

Measure	Silver Creek	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.8%	28.9–34.9%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.9%	30.8–37%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.6%	32–41.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.5%	21.2–26%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.3%	22.4–28.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.6–11.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.4–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.6–9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	5–6.3%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	5.1–6.3%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	12.5–16.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.7–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.2%	19.1–25.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	27.6–36%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.7%	71.7–77.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.6–69.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.7–86.2%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	65.7–73.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.5%	69.2–81.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.5%	72.8–78.1%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.5–9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.3–33.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.6–23.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.4–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.2%	14.2–18.4%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.7%	10.4–13.1%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	9.2–12.9%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.9–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	5–6.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	28.2%	25–31.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.3%	9.9–12.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	6.7%	6–7.4%	6.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	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 Creek 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 Creek better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Silver Creek by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Silver Creek 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.