Health · Alden

Alden, WI health

Alden differs from Wisconsin on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.3% vs 12.1%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.5% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54026, 54001, 54020, 54007

B+Health Grade

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Alden’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Alden is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns and 76% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA-Mental distressBObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 70%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 76%

Towns with similar incomes, $71K–$119K (8,546)Healthier than 62%

About what its income would suggest. Alden does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Alden could be anywhere from C+ 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 Wisconsin 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 Alden 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. Alden’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 Alden compares with Wisconsin

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 Alden adults…

34 of every 100 Alden adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.6–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alden, betterAlden, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Alden
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Alden
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.8% Alden
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Alden
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alden adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alden 6.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Alden adults are doing

1 in 3Alden adults feel lonely

29.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Alden adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Alden adults lack social or emotional support

18.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Alden adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · Wisconsin 15.5% · 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

Alden adults worry about having enough food

9.3% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Alden adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 22

Alden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 18

Alden adults lack reliable transportation

5.5% · WI 6.7% · better

9.4% of Alden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.8%

of Alden adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Alden

Alden 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.

31.6%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Garfield35%

Alden35.4%

Farmington35.4%

Osceola35.5%

Black Brook36.4%

Star Prairie37.1%

Stanton37.1%

Star Prairie37.8%

Care nearby

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceola · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 19.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cumberland Middle SchoolCumberland · 30.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAlden is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAlden is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAlden is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alden. 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 Alden

Measure	Alden	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.6–37.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	33.5–40.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	29.9–41.1%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	25.9–31.8%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.7–25.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.6%	7–10.3%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	5.9–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.6–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.8%	16.9–22.8%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	21.4–28.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	24.9–34%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	74.1–80.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.8%	67–72.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.7%	86.1–89.2%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	70.2%	66.2–74%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.5%	75–85.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.9–81.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5.3–7.8%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	25.6–33.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.9%	16.4–21.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.2–16.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	14–18.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.2–14.3%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.3%	7.9–11.1%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.8–11.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.8%	25.3–32.5%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	11.2–14.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.7–13.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	6.9%
Vision	3.9%	3.4–4.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.9%

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 Alden door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alden by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alden by how much of its land each one covers.

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