Health · Avon

Avon, WI health

Avon differs from Wisconsin on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (7.7% vs 6.5%) and more smokers (15.8% vs 13.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53520, 53511

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 634 people are less certain, so we show Avon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Avon 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 Avon adults…

37 of every 100 Avon adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Avon, betterAvon, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.1% Avon
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Avon
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Avon
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Avon
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Avon 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Avon 8.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Avon adults are doing

1 in 3Avon adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Avon adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Avon adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Avon adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 8

Avon adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Avon adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Avon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Avon adults lack reliable transportation

7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.1% of Avon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Avon

Avon 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.

37.6%44.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Laona37.6%

Shirland37.8%

Spring Valley42%

Spring Grove42.2%

Avon42.3%

Newark44%

Care nearby

Beloit Health SystemBeloit · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health SystemJanesville · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Monroe ClinicMonroe · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beloit Area Community Health Center Behavioral Health ClinicBeloit · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Beloit Area Community Health CenterBeloit · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAvon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAvon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAvon 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 Avon. 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 Avon

Measure	Avon	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	33–40.1%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.7%	33.2–40.4%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.3%	36.1–48.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.5–32.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.8%	20.8–27.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9.3–12.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	10–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	10.9–14.1%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	7–8.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.8–8.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.7–18%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.9–20.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.1%	26.1–34.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35%	30–40.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	74.2–80.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.3%	59.2–65.4%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	84–87.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.9–71.8%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	72.3–83.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76.3–81.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	7.1–9.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.1–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.7–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.6–18.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.7–22.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.9–16.1%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	11–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.6–11.5%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.2–8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.1%	12.1–16.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33%	29.3–36.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.5–17.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.5–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.7–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.9%	8–9.9%	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 Avon door to door.

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

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