Health · Melrose

Melrose, WI health

Melrose differs from Wisconsin on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13% vs 9.9%) and more smokers (17.3% vs 13.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54642, 54615

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 552 people are less certain, so we show Melrose's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Melrose 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 Melrose adults…

35 of every 100 Melrose adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melrose, betterMelrose, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Melrose
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Melrose
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Melrose
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Melrose
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Melrose 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Melrose 8.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Melrose adults are doing

1 in 3Melrose adults feel lonely

30.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Melrose adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Melrose adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Melrose adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 7

Melrose adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Melrose adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Melrose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Melrose adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.4% of Melrose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Melrose

Melrose 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 Melrose.

38.9%44.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

North Bend39.5%

Melrose39.7%

Franklin39.7%

Irving40.7%

Little Falls44.2%

Care nearby

Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaSparta · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall · 23.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical CenterLa Crosse · 24.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Black River Falls Dental CenterBlack River Falls · 16.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers Inc- Reach LacrosseLa Crosse · 24.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 9 of 25

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

! Mental healthMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson 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 Melrose. 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 Melrose

Measure	Melrose	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.4%	32–39.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.4%	31.9–39.3%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	33.1–47%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.7%	25.8–31.7%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.8–28.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.7–15.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.3–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	8–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.1%	10.6–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8%	7–9.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.8–20%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.5%	15.8–21.8%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	25.6–34.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	29.9–41.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	73.5–80.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.1%	58.9–65.6%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.2%	82.2–86.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.4%	63.3–71.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	71.5–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.9–80%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.9%	26.7–35.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.7–23.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.5–19.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.8–23.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.1–16.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	11.5–16.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9–12.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.5–7.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	13–18.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29.1–37.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	13.1–17.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	13.1–16.9%	12.8%
Hearing	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	8.1–10.4%	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 Melrose door to door.

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

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