Health · Deerfield

Deerfield, WI health

Deerfield differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.8% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53531, 53559, 53523

A-Health Grade

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Deerfield’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Deerfield is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns and 84% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 75%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 84%

Towns with similar incomes, $89K–$148K (5,732)Healthier than 49%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Deerfield is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Deerfield could be anywhere from B− 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 Deerfield 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. Deerfield’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 Deerfield 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 Deerfield adults…

30 of every 100 Deerfield adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · better · margin 27–32.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Deerfield, betterDeerfield, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Deerfield
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29% Deerfield
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.3% Deerfield
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Deerfield
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Deerfield 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

Deerfield 6.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Deerfield adults are doing

1 in 3Deerfield adults feel lonely

29.5% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Deerfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Deerfield adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Deerfield 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

Deerfield adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 11

Deerfield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Deerfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Deerfield adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · WI 6.7% · about the same

10% of Deerfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.7%

of Deerfield adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone7%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Deerfield

Deerfield 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 Deerfield.

32.7%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Cottage Grove33.8%

Pleasant Springs34.1%

Deerfield36.2%

Medina37.1%

Christiana37.5%

Lake Mills40.3%

Care nearby

Stoughton HospitalStoughton · 12.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesEdgerton · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison · 17.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sun Prairie ClinicSun Prairie · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rock River Community Clinic - Johnson CreekJohnson Creek · 15.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDeerfield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDeerfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDeerfield 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 Deerfield. 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 Deerfield

Measure	Deerfield	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.8%	27–32.7%	33.3%	better
High cholesterol	32.3%	29.4–35.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	32–40.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	23.6%	21.2–26%	26.6%	better
Depression	24.9%	22.1–27.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8%	6.5–9.7%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.8%	5–6.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.9%	10.6–15.1%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20.3%	17.7–23.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.1%	19.9–26.5%	26.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	29%	25.7–32.5%	32.6%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	71.8–77.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.2%	68.6–73.7%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.1–88.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	72%	68.3–75.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	70.2–81.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.4–79.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.9%	5.6–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	26–32.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.8%	16.2–21.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.3–16.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.4%	13.3–17.6%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	10.8–14%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8–11.7%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.1–5.7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.9–6.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.1–12.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	26.7%	23.5–29.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.6%	10–13.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.3–13.4%	12.8%
Hearing	6.2%	5.5–7%	6.9%
Vision	3.8%	3.3–4.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	7%	6–7.9%	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 Deerfield door to door.

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

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