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Health in Bayfront · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Bayfront?

Bayfront differs from Wisconsin on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.8% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.4% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (20.7% vs 11.4%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Bayfront. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Bayfront

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · 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 6
Bayfront adults worry about having enough food
17.3% · WI 12.1%
Worse than WI
1 in 8
Bayfront adults worry about keeping their housing
12% · WI 9.7%
Worse than WI
1 in 13
Bayfront adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · WI 5.5%
Worse than WI
1 in 11
Bayfront adults lack reliable transportation
9.1% · WI 6.7%
Worse than WI

20% of Bayfront adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 36.8%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 13.8%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 22.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bayfront, betterBayfront, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Map of trails and conserved land in Bayfront
Where Bayfront gets moving

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves

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Getting care

Care in and near Bayfront

No hospital or community health center in Bayfront itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERTamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 6.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTamarack Health Hayward Medical Center★★★★★ · 43.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theAshland · 4.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
7 sites · nearest in Ashland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.1 mi
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Ashland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital
Ironwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.9 mi
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center
Hayward · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
47.4 mi
Family Health Center Mercer Center
Mercer · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
50.1 mi
Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Two Harbors · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBayfront is not a shortage area
! Dental careBayfront’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ashland County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthBayfront’s county is a federal shortage area.Ashland/Bayfield/Douglas/Iron/Sawyer/Washburn Counties · need score 17 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 Bayfront; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bayfront adults…

Bayfront runs above WI on 10 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

21 of every 100 Bayfront adults have diabetes
Wisconsin: 11 in 100 · worse · likely 17.9–23.4%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82% Yearly checkupWI 78%
61% Dentist visitWI 67%
90% Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69% Colon screeningWI 69%
77% MammogramWI 80%
84% Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bayfront 7.6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Bayfront adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

1 in 3Bayfront adults feel lonely
30.4% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Bayfront adults lack social or emotional support
21.7% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Bayfront adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Bayfront adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Bayfront adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Bayfront and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sanborn: 41.1% Gingles: 41.3% Jolmaville: 42.1% White River: 41.2% Ashland: 40.6% Morse: 40.8% Gurney: 39.7% Ashland: 41.2% Bayfront: 46.3% BayfrontSanborn Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center · Ashland · 6.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHNorthlakes - Ashland East · Ashland · 4.5 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sanborn41.1%
Bayfront46.3%
WI37.7%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.6%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing11.7%
Errands alone11.2%
Vision7.9%
Dressing or bathing6.7%
Wisconsin
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 135 people are less certain, so we show Bayfront's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Bayfront
MeasureBayfrontLikely rangeWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.8%41.1–50.1%33.3%worse
High cholesterol40.5%35.9–44.9%34.4%worse
Obesity46.3%39.2–53.2%37.7%worse
Arthritis37%33.1–41%26.6%worse
Depression24%20.6–27.5%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16.7%13.5–20.1%9.9%worse
Asthma12.1%10.7–13.6%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.6–12%8.6%worse
Diabetes20.7%17.9–23.4%11.4%worse
COPD11.8%9.9–13.8%6.5%worse
Heart disease11.6%10.2–13.1%6.6%worse
Stroke6.1%5.4–6.9%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes22.1%18.1–26.1%13.6%worse
Binge drink13.8%11.3–16.6%19%better
Get no exercise36.8%31–42.5%26.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%28.3–40.2%32.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.8%78.6–84.7%77.6%better
Dentist visit61.3%57.6–64.6%67.1%worse
Cholesterol check89.8%87.9–91.3%85.9%better
Colon screening68.9%63.9–73.5%69.4%about the same
Mammogram76.7%69.5–82.7%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds84.4%81.3–87%77.8%better
No health insurance7.6%5.8–10%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.4%26–35.3%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.7%18.3–25.5%20.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.7–17.7%15.5%about the same
Fair or poor health27.2%23.1–31.5%17.8%worse
Frequent physical distress19.6%17–22.3%12.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.3%13.8–21.5%12.1%worse
Housing insecurity12%9.8–14.4%9.7%worse
Utility shut-off threat7.9%6.6–9.4%5.5%worse
No reliable transportation9.1%7.6–10.7%6.7%worse
Receive SNAP20%15.9–24.6%12.5%
Disability
Any disability39.1%34–44.2%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs23.6%20.1–27.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.4%12.3–16.7%12.8%
Hearing11.7%10.3–13.1%6.9%
Vision7.9%6.7–9.1%4.5%
Dressing or bathing6.7%5.7–7.8%3.5%
Errands alone11.2%9.5–13%7.9%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Bayfront door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don’t call Bayfront better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Bayfront directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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