Health · Grant

Grant, WI health

Grant differs from Wisconsin on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (17% vs 13.6%) and more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54666, 54656, 54615

B-Health Grade

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B⁻

Grant’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Grant is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressCObesityB-DiabetesB-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 51%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 40%

Towns with similar incomes, $67K–$111K (9,259)Healthier than 40%

About what its income would suggest. Grant does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Grant 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 Grant 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. Grant’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 Grant 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 Grant adults…

37 of every 100 Grant adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grant, betterGrant, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Grant
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Grant
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Grant
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Grant
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grant 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

Grant 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Grant adults are doing

1 in 3Grant adults feel lonely

30.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Grant adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Grant adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Grant adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Grant adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Grant adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Grant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Grant adults lack reliable transportation

7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.3% of Grant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Grant

Grant 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 Grant.

40.6%44.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Millston41.4%

Grant43.2%

Lincoln43.2%

New Lyme43.8%

Greenfield44.6%

Care nearby

Tomah VA Medical CenterTomah · 10 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaSparta · 16.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls · 17.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Black River Falls Dental CenterBlack River Falls · 15.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Bluffs Chc-NorwalkNorwalk · 20.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 17 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 Grant. 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 Grant

Measure	Grant	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	33.2–39.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.5%	33.1–40%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	43.2%	37.5–49.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	28.5–34.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.9–28%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10.2–14.3%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	10.1–12.3%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.6–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	11.2–14.1%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.3–9.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	7–8.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17%	14.7–19.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.2%	15.5–21.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	27.1–35%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	27.3–36.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.6–80.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.6%	62.6–68.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.6–87.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	63.4–71.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	71.5–82.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.4–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	26.4–34.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.9–23.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.7–18.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	17.6–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.5–16.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	11–14.9%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.6–11.5%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–7.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	12.4–16.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	29.3–36.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	14.1–17.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.4–15.5%	12.8%
Hearing	8%	7.3–8.8%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	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 Grant door to door.

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

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