Health · Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Beaver Dam looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Beaver Dam

BHealth Grade

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Beaver Dam’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Beaver Dam is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns, and than 75% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressDObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 56%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 50%

Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$83K (9,270)Healthier than 75%

Better than its income would suggest. Beaver Dam is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam 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. Beaver Dam uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam adults…

32 of every 100 Beaver Dam adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.3–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver Dam, betterBeaver Dam, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Beaver Dam
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Beaver Dam
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Beaver Dam
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Beaver Dam
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beaver Dam 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Beaver Dam 9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Beaver Dam adults are doing

1 in 3Beaver Dam adults feel lonely

30.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Beaver Dam adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Beaver Dam adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Beaver Dam adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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 8

Beaver Dam adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Beaver Dam adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Beaver Dam adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Beaver Dam adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.6% of Beaver Dam adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam 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.

38.4%45.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Westford40.8%

Beaver Dam41.5%

Beaver Dam41.9%

Trenton44.4%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam · 1.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Columbus Community HospitalColumbus · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver Dam Spring StreetBeaver Dam · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver DamBeaver Dam · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBeaver Dam is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBeaver Dam is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBeaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam. 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 Beaver Dam

Measure	Beaver Dam	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.8%	28.3–35.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	32–39.4%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.5%	35.3–47.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.4–30.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23%	19.8–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.7–12.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9.2–12%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.7–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.9–7.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.7–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19%	16–22.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	23.9–32%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.5%	29.5–39.8%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75.2–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	60.9–67.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.8–87.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.6–72.1%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	71.3–83.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.1–80.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	9%	7.6–10.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.8–34.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.3–23.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.1–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.3–20%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.5–14.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	10–13.9%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.2%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.8–13.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	27.2–34.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.7–15.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.8–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8%	6.9%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	7–8.9%	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 Beaver Dam door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Beaver Dam directly, so these are its own figures.

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.