Health · Eagle River

Eagle River, WI health

On most measures Eagle River looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.7% vs 8.6%) and more adults with heart disease (8% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Eagle River

BHealth Grade

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Eagle River’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Eagle River is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns, and than 89% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesBSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 58%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 54%

Towns with similar incomes, $41K–$69K (6,819)Healthier than 89%

Better than its income would suggest. Eagle River 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, Eagle River 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 Eagle River 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. Eagle River 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 Eagle River 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 Eagle River adults…

36 of every 100 Eagle River adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eagle River, betterEagle River, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Eagle River
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.2% Eagle River
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Eagle River
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Eagle River
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eagle River 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

Eagle River 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Eagle River adults are doing

1 in 3Eagle River adults feel lonely

30.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Eagle River adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Eagle River adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Eagle River adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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 9

Eagle River adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Eagle River adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Eagle River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Eagle River adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.9% of Eagle River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Eagle River

Eagle River 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.

34.3%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Eagle River37%

Lincoln37.4%

Care nearby

Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River · 0.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterRhinelander · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Dental CenterRhinelander · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEagle River's county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 12 of 25

✓ Dental careEagle River is not a shortage area

! Mental healthEagle River's county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 16 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 Eagle River. 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 Eagle River

Measure	Eagle River	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.7–40%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.3–41%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	30.8–43.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	27.1–33.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.4–27%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.7–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.3%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.8–11.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.7–12.9%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.2–8.5%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.5%	11.2–15.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	15.6–21.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	24.3–33.1%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.2%	23.2–33.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.5–81%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.1–68.9%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.8–88.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	66–75%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	71.6–84.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77.2–82.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.2–9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	26.1–34.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.4–22.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.4–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.4–20.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.1–15.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.3–13.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.3–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	9.8–14%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.7%	28.6–37%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13–17.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.3–15%	12.8%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.5–10%	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 Eagle River door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Eagle River 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.