Health · Downing

Downing, WI health

On most measures Downing looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.8% vs 9.9%).

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

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 271 people are less certain, so we show Downing's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Downing 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 Downing adults…

32 of every 100 Downing adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.3–35.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Downing, betterDowning, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Downing
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Downing
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Downing
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Downing
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Downing 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Downing 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Downing adults are doing

1 in 3Downing adults feel lonely

31.5% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Downing adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Downing adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Downing adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · 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

Downing adults worry about having enough food

12.4% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Downing adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Downing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Downing adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.2% of Downing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Downing

Downing 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 Downing.

37.5%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Glenwood38.1%

Stanton41.6%

Downing41.8%

Tiffany41.9%

Care nearby

Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin · 13.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System-Red CedarMenomonie · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Menomonie Dental CenterMenomonie · 16.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 23.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDowning is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDowning is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDowning 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 Downing. 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 Downing

Measure	Downing	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	28.3–35.7%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.8%	29.1–36.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.8%	35–48.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	22.9–28.8%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	21.8–28.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	12.9–19.1%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.2–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.8–8.1%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.3–19.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.6%	16.4–23.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	23.9–33.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29.4–41%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.9%	72.2–79.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	61.7–68.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.2–86.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	63–72%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	70.5–83.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.3–79.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.2–9.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	26.7–36.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.5–24.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	14.8–19.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.3–21.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.9–15.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.4%	9.8–15.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.5–12.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	10.4–16.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.1–36.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.3–15.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.2–16.6%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.2–9.9%	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 Downing door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Downing 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.