Health · Excelsior

Excelsior, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Excelsior looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53959, 53913, 53961, 53951

C+Health Grade

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Excelsior’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Excelsior is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressBMental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 26%

Towns with similar incomes, $69K–$115K (8,897)Healthier than 25%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Excelsior is healthier than 42% 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, Excelsior could be anywhere from C− to B+.

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 Excelsior 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. Excelsior’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 Excelsior 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 Excelsior adults…

34 of every 100 Excelsior adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Excelsior, betterExcelsior, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Excelsior
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Excelsior
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Excelsior
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Excelsior
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Excelsior 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

Excelsior 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Excelsior adults are doing

1 in 3Excelsior adults feel lonely

30.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Excelsior adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Excelsior adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Excelsior adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 8

Excelsior adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Excelsior adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Excelsior adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Excelsior adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.6% of Excelsior adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Excelsior

Excelsior 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 Excelsior.

35%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#16 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Dellona40.1%

Delton40.1%

Baraboo40.4%

Freedom40.6%

Excelsior40.7%

North Freedom41%

Reedsburg41%

Care nearby

Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Health Center- ReedsburgReedsburg · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - MaustonMauston · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careExcelsior is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careExcelsior is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthExcelsior 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 Excelsior. 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 Excelsior

Measure	Excelsior	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.6%	30–37.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	31.2–38.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	34.3–47.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.4–31.5%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.8%	21.4–28.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.4%	8.4–12.7%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.1%	10.6–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.3–8%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6.2–7.7%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13.3–17.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.2%	16.2–22.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	25.9–34.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	28.1–39.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	73.7–80.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	62.6–69.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.2–87.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.1%	64.4–73.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72.1–85%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.8–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26–35.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.5–22.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.4–18.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	16.6–21.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	10–14%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.1–11.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.7–6.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.7–7.5%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10.7–14.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.3–36.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.8–16.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	6.9%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.4–9.2%	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 Excelsior door to door.

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

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