Health · Prescott

Prescott, WI health

Prescott differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 12.1%) and fewer adults in fair or poor health (13.7% vs 17.8%).

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

A-Health Grade

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Prescott’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Prescott is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and 91% of Wisconsin towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressA-Mental distressB+ObesityADiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 84%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 91%

Towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (9,880)Healthier than 96%

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

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

31 of every 100 Prescott adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.9–34.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Prescott, betterPrescott, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23% Prescott
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Prescott
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.1% Prescott
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Prescott
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Prescott 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Prescott 6.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Prescott adults are doing

1 in 3Prescott adults feel lonely

29.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Prescott adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Prescott adults lack social or emotional support

18.7% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Prescott adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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 12

Prescott adults worry about having enough food

8.5% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Prescott adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 23

Prescott adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Prescott adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · WI 6.7% · better

8.5% of Prescott adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.4%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Prescott

Prescott 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 Prescott.

31.9%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Prescott33.1%

Clifton33.1%

Oak Grove33.6%

Denmark35.1%

Ravenna35.5%

Care nearby

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hudson HospitalHudson · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 19.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mn Community Care - La ClinicaSaint Paul · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Elders LodgeSaint Paul · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePrescott is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePrescott is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPrescott 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 Prescott. 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 Prescott

Measure	Prescott	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.5%	26.9–34.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.6%	29.8–37.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.1%	26.7–40%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.4%	22.4–28.4%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.3–26%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.7%	6.1–9.4%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	9.3%	7.9–10.9%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.3%	4.3–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	6.6%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.4%	9.8–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	21.1%	17.7–24.8%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	23%	18.6–28%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	26.1–37.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.5%	71.6–79.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.1%	68.9–74.9%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.2–88.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.6%	66.1–74.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	73.4–85.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	72.5–78.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	4.8–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.7%	24.8–34.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.7%	15.3–22.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	12.6–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.7%	11.3–16.7%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	9.8–13.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.5%	6.4–10.9%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6–9.4%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.5–5.2%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.2–6.2%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.5%	6.2–10.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	25.2%	21.2–29.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.3%	8.5–12.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	9.7–13.8%	12.8%
Hearing	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	6.9%
Vision	3.4%	2.9–4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.3–3.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.5–7.9%	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 Prescott door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Prescott 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.