Health · Boscobel

Boscobel, WI health

Boscobel differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.9% vs 9.9%) and more adults facing a utility shut-off (7.5% vs 5.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Boscobel

Report card

How Boscobel 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 Boscobel adults…

34 of every 100 Boscobel adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–38.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Boscobel, betterBoscobel, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.6% Boscobel
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Boscobel
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Boscobel
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Boscobel
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Boscobel 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Boscobel 10.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Boscobel adults are doing

1 in 3Boscobel adults feel lonely

31.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Boscobel adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Boscobel adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Boscobel adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 6

Boscobel adults worry about having enough food

16% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Boscobel adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 13

Boscobel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 12

Boscobel adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · WI 6.7% · worse

17.6% of Boscobel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Boscobel

Boscobel 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.

40.2%44.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Watterstown43.1%

Boscobel44.2%

Boscobel44.6%

Care nearby

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsBoscobel · 1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Richland HospitalRichland Center · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 23.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 31.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBoscobel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grant County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBoscobel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grant County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthBoscobel's county is a federal shortage area.Grant County · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Boscobel. 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 Boscobel

Measure	Boscobel	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.5–38.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.1%	30.3–37.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	44.6%	38–51.6%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	26.9%	23.8–29.9%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.5%	20.1–26.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.9%	11.2–16.8%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–9%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	10.9–14.5%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.7–9.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	15–21.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.5%	16.2–22.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.6%	29.4–40%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	31.4–43.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.3–79.5%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.1%	56.3–63.6%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	80.9–85.5%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	65.6%	60.9–70.1%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72.4–84.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.6–79.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	10.2%	8.2–12.5%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	27–37%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.4–26.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.5–19.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21%	17.8–24.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.9–17%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16%	12.9–19.3%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.4–14.7%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	17.6%	14.3–21%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	28.7–37.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.3–18.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.3–17.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.7%	6.7–8.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.3–11.1%	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 Boscobel door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Boscobel 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.