Health · Cassel

Cassel, WI health

On most measures Cassel looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.8% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54448, 54426

BHealth Grade

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Cassel’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Cassel is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns and 59% of Wisconsin towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityB+DiabetesB-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 61%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 59%

Towns with similar incomes, $62K–$103K (9,713)Healthier than 63%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Cassel 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 Cassel 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. Cassel’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 Cassel 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 Cassel adults…

35 of every 100 Cassel adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–37.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cassel, betterCassel, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Cassel
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Cassel
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Cassel
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Cassel
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cassel 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cassel 7.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Cassel adults are doing

1 in 4Cassel adults feel lonely

28.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Cassel adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Cassel adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Cassel adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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 10

Cassel adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Cassel adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 21

Cassel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Cassel adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · WI 6.7% · better

10.7% of Cassel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Cassel

Cassel and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Cassel.

34.3%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Marathon City36.4%

Edgar36.5%

Emmet36.7%

Marathon36.7%

Cassel36.9%

Wien37.1%

Rib Falls37.3%

Care nearby

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 21.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health Grand AvenueWausau · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Marshfield Primary Care CenterMarshfield · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCassel is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCassel is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthCassel 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 Cassel. 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 Cassel

Measure	Cassel	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	31.4–37.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	34.1–40.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	32.4–41.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.6%	25–30.4%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.5%	21.6–27.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.7–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.7%	9.3–12.2%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.9–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.5%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.7–17%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.8–22.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.4%	24–31.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.5%	26.4–34.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	74–80%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.7–70.7%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.2–88.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.8%	64.6–72.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	72.1–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.6–80.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	6–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	24.6–32%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.2–22.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.4–16.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.5–20.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.8–15%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.7–12.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.2–10%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	4–5.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5–6.6%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	10.7%	9–12.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	26.3–33.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.5–15%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	11.2–14.3%	12.8%
Hearing	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	6.9%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	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 Cassel door to door.

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

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