Health · Stanley

Stanley, MN health

On most measures Stanley looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56258, 56229

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 166 people are less certain, so we show Stanley's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Stanley 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 Stanley adults…

31 of every 100 Stanley adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.6–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stanley, betterStanley, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Stanley
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Stanley
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Stanley
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Stanley
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stanley 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stanley 8.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Stanley adults are doing

1 in 3Stanley adults feel lonely

30.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Stanley adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Stanley adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Stanley adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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 8

Stanley adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Stanley adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Stanley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Stanley adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.1% of Stanley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Stanley

Stanley and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37.2%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Underwood37.6%

Clifton37.7%

Fairview37.9%

Stanley38%

Lucas38.4%

Care nearby

Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrMarshall · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Granite FallsGranite Falls · 22.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 28.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health-FuldaFulda · 43.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careStanley is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northwest Lyon County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careStanley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lyon County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthStanley'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 Stanley. 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 Stanley

Measure	Stanley	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.2%	27.6–34.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.5%	28.7–36.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38%	31.1–45%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.5%	20.8–26.4%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.3%	20–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.2–13.6%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.3%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9.1–12.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	5.3–7%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.5–17.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	15.8–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.5–28.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	24.8–36.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.9–78%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	62.2–68.9%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.7%	81.7–85.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.1%	63.5–72.6%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70.1–83.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	73.9–79.3%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.9–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.3–35.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.7–25.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	14.8–20%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.6–13.8%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.5–14.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.1%	7.5–10.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29%	25.1–33.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10.5–14.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.2–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	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 Stanley door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Stanley better or worse.

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