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Rustic Acres Colony, SD health

Rustic Acres Colony differs from South Dakota on 18 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (2.8% vs 6.8%) and fewer adults with diabetes (5.3% vs 11.7%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (24.7% vs 18.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Rustic Acres Colony
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How Rustic Acres Colony compares with South Dakota

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 Rustic Acres Colony adults…

20 of every 100 Rustic Acres Colony adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · better · margin 17–23.5%

Bars show Rustic Acres Colony; the black tick is South Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rustic Acres Colony, betterRustic Acres Colony, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.6% Rustic Acres Colony
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Rustic Acres Colony
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 24.7% Rustic Acres Colony
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11% Rustic Acres Colony
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rustic Acres Colony adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

71%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
76%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
81%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
66%
Colon screening
SD 66%
81%
Mammogram
SD 77%
63%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rustic Acres Colony 6.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Rustic Acres Colony adults are doing

1 in 4Rustic Acres Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Rustic Acres Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

21.8%

of Rustic Acres Colony adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs6.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing4.1%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision2.6%
Dressing or bathing1.8%

Black tick: South Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Rustic Acres Colony

No hospital or community health center in Rustic Acres Colony itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySioux Falls VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 28.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 23.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.6 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.3 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.6 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.8 mi
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ERVA
29.1 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children's
✓ Primary careRustic Acres Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRustic Acres Colony is not a shortage area
! Mental healthRustic Acres Colony's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · need score 19 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 Rustic Acres Colony. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Rustic Acres Colony
MeasureRustic Acres ColonyMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure19.9%17–23.5%33.3%better
High cholesterol24.1%20.8–27.8%34%better
Obesity29.2%22–37.4%35.9%about the same
Arthritis15.7%13.5–18.2%25.8%better
Depression23.7%19.7–27.8%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)6.8%5.3–8.5%12.7%better
Asthma10.3%8.9–11.8%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)5.6%4.9–6.3%9.2%better
Diabetes5.3%4.3–6.3%11.7%better
COPD3.6%2.7–4.5%6.7%better
Heart disease2.8%2.3–3.3%6.8%better
Stroke1.6%1.3–1.9%3.5%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11%7.4–15.1%15.2%better
Binge drink24.7%20.7–29.4%18.8%worse
Get no exercise16.6%12.4–21.5%24.1%better
Sleep under 7 hours31%24.7–38%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup70.8%66.1–75.5%76.5%worse
Dentist visit76%72.9–79%69.2%better
Cholesterol check80.8%76.6–84.7%84.8%worse
Colon screening66.3%60.9–71.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram81.3%74.4–87%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds62.9%59.3–66.7%75.9%worse
No health insurance6.5%4.2–9.8%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress16.8%13.5–19.9%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health10.6%8–13.8%17.3%better
Frequent physical distress8.8%7.1–10.6%12.3%better
Disability
Any disability21.8%17.1–27%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs6.4%4.9–8%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.2%9.9–16.7%13.7%
Hearing4.1%3.5–4.8%8.2%
Vision2.6%2.1–3.3%4.7%
Dressing or bathing1.8%1.5–2.3%3.5%
Errands alone5.8%4.5–7.4%7.8%
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 Rustic Acres Colony door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Rustic Acres Colony better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Rustic Acres Colony directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota 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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