Health · Stony River

Stony River, MN health

Stony River differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55607, 55731, 55616, 55603

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 232 people are less certain, so we show Stony River's figures without a grade.

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How Stony River 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 Stony River adults…

38 of every 100 Stony River adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.3–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stony River, betterStony River, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Stony River
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.5% Stony River
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Stony River
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Stony River
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stony River 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stony River 6.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Stony River adults are doing

1 in 3Stony River adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Stony River adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Stony River adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Stony River adults are in frequent mental distress

13.5% · 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 10

Stony River adults worry about having enough food

9.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Stony River adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Stony River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Stony River adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.2% of Stony River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Stony River

Stony River 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.

34.7%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Stony River34.7%

Crystal Bay35.1%

Beaver Bay35.2%

Fall Lake35.3%

Silver Creek35.5%

Babbitt36.5%

Care nearby

Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalEly · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · 35.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors · 45.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia · 49.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Birch Grove ClinicTofte · 31.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesTower · 36.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Stony River is a federal shortage area.Greater Lake County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careStony River's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthStony River's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Stony River. 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 Stony River

Measure	Stony River	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	34.3–42%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.3–42%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	34.7%	29–40.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.6–34.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22%	19–25.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.8–11.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.1–13.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.1–8.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8–10.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11.1–17.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13–18.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.7%	20.4–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.5%	24–33.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.6–81.8%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	68.3%	65.3–71.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.3%	87.6–90.8%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.5%	68.4–76.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	73.9–85%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.9%	80.3–85.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.2%	4.7–8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.6–33.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.5–23.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.5%	11.7–15.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	14.9–21.3%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.5–15.5%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.7%	7.5–12.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.3%	5.8–8.9%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.2–7.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.2%	5.5–9.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.4%	28–37%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	12.7–18.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	10.1–13.9%	12.8%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	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 Stony River door to door.

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

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