Health · Park Falls

Park Falls, WI health

Park Falls differs from Wisconsin on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.9% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Park Falls

Report card

How Park Falls 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 Park Falls adults…

41 of every 100 Park Falls adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Park Falls, betterPark Falls, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.9% Park Falls
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Park Falls
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Park Falls
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% Park Falls
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Park Falls 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Park Falls 9.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Park Falls adults are doing

1 in 3Park Falls adults feel lonely

29.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Park Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Park Falls adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Park Falls adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 6

Park Falls adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Park Falls adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Park Falls adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 12

Park Falls adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · WI 6.7% · worse

19.9% of Park Falls adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing11%

Errands alone11.6%

Vision7%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Park Falls

Park Falls and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.3%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Lake42%

Eisenstein42.8%

Park Falls44.2%

Care nearby

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 0.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 35.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 35.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 39.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes- Park FallsPark Falls · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Park Falls Dental CenterPark Falls · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePark Falls's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePark Falls's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthPark Falls's county is a federal shortage area.Price County · need score 16 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 Park Falls. 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 Park Falls

Measure	Park Falls	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.9–44.8%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	35–43.1%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	44.2%	37.8–50.9%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	35.1%	31.6–38.5%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20.2–26.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.2–20%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	9.9–12.2%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.8%	13.7–18%	11.4%	worse
COPD	11%	9.2–12.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	10.6%	9.3–11.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.9%	15.9–22.2%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.9%	13.3–18.9%	19%	better
Get no exercise	35.9%	30.5–41%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31–43%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.9–83.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.4%	54.7–62.1%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84–87.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.7–70.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	72.9%	64.8–79.8%	80.3%	worse
Taking BP meds	83%	80.5–85.3%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	9.4%	7.5–11.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	16.8–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.5–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.9%	21.2–28.5%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15.3–19.7%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	13.6–19.7%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.5–13.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	19.9%	16.5–23.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	37.1%	32.5–41.7%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.8%	17.7–23.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.3–17.6%	12.8%
Hearing	11%	9.7–12.4%	6.9%
Vision	7%	5.9–8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	4.9–6.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	11.6%	10–13.4%	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 Park Falls door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Park Falls 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.