Health · Fall River

Fall River, WI health

Fall River differs from Wisconsin on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (5.4% vs 6.6%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.3% vs 8.6%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults getting a yearly checkup (73.2% vs 77.6%).

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

Report card

How Fall 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 Fall River adults…

29 of every 100 Fall River adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · better · margin 25.1–32.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fall River, betterFall River, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Fall River
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.1% Fall River
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21% Fall River
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Fall River
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fall 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

Fall River 8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Fall River adults are doing

1 in 3Fall River adults feel lonely

31.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Fall River adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Fall River adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Fall River adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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

Fall River adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Fall River adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Fall River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Fall River adults lack reliable transportation

7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.4% of Fall River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing5.9%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Fall River

Fall River and the towns around it

Care nearby

Columbus Community HospitalColumbus · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown · 21.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver DamBeaver Dam · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver Dam Spring StreetBeaver Dam · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFall River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careFall River is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthFall River 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 Fall 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 Fall River

Measure	Fall River	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.7%	25.1–32.4%	33.3%	better
High cholesterol	30.7%	27–34.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.7%	27.9–41.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	24.2%	21.3–27.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	25.5%	21.9–29.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	7.8–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	9.8%	8.4–11.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	6.6%	better
Stroke	2.9%	2.5–3.3%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13–19.4%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	21%	17.4–24.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	21.2–31.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.1%	28.2–40.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.2%	69.1–77%	77.6%	worse
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.5–68.2%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	81.7–86.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.3%	60.2–70%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	67.1–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.5%	71.1–77.7%	77.8%	worse
No health insurance	8%	6.2–10.2%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27–36.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	16.9–23.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.2–20%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.2–20.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	9.7–15.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.4–12.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	4.9–7.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	5.8–8.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.4%	10.4–16.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.6%	24.2–33.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.1–14.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.2–16.8%	12.8%
Hearing	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8%	6.8–9.4%	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 Fall 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 Fall River better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fall 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.