Health · Milltown

Milltown, WI health

Milltown differs from Wisconsin on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.7% vs 6.5%) and more adults who have had a stroke (4.2% vs 3.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Milltown

C+Health Grade

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Milltown’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Milltown is healthier than 41% of U.S. towns, and than 59% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressA-Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 41%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 25%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,865)Healthier than 59%

Better than its income would suggest. Milltown is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Milltown could be anywhere from D 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 Milltown 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. Milltown 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 Milltown 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 Milltown adults…

38 of every 100 Milltown adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.7–41.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Milltown, betterMilltown, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.2% Milltown
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% Milltown
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Milltown
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Milltown
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Milltown 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

Milltown 8.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Milltown adults are doing

1 in 3Milltown adults feel lonely

30% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Milltown adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Milltown adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Milltown adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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

Milltown adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Milltown adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Milltown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Milltown adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.5% of Milltown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Milltown

Milltown and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 16.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceola · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg · 19.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rice Lake Dental CenterRice Lake · 36 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMilltown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMilltown is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMilltown 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 Milltown. 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 Milltown

Measure	Milltown	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33.7–41.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	35.3–43.4%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	37.9%	31.5–44.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.9–35.6%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.3–27.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.2%	8.3–12.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	13.6%	11.6–15.7%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.1–10.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8%	6.9–9.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	13.5–20.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.3%	15.3–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.2%	24.9–35.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.3%	23.5–33.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.7–80.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.9%	63.6–70.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.3–87.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.8%	61–70.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.8%	73.4–85.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.9–82.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.3–10.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.3–34.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16–22.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.1–18.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	17.1–24.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	12.8–17.3%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	10.6–17.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.1–12.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.1–8.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.5%	12.1–19.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.1%	29.2–39.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	13.9–19.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.2–16.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.6–9.8%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	4.6–6.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	7.9–10.9%	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 Milltown door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Milltown 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.