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Health in Reserve · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Reserve?

Reserve differs from Wisconsin on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.4% vs 19%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (12.3% vs 5.5%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Reserve. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Reserve

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · 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 4
Reserve adults worry about having enough food
26.9% · WI 12.1%
Worse than WI
1 in 5
Reserve adults worry about keeping their housing
18.5% · WI 9.7%
Worse than WI
1 in 8
Reserve adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
12.3% · WI 5.5%
Worse than WI
1 in 7
Reserve adults lack reliable transportation
14.9% · WI 6.7%
Worse than WI

27.3% of Reserve adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 36.4%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.5%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 15.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 26.3%WI 13.6%
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Reserve, betterReserve, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Map of trails and conserved land in Reserve
Where Reserve gets moving

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves

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Getting care

Care in and near Reserve

No hospital or community health center in Reserve itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERTamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 18.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySpooner Health System★★★★★ · 28.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theHayward · 13.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.9 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
5 sites · nearest in Hayward
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center
Hayward · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Indianhead Medical Ctr
Shell Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
3 sites · nearest in Ladysmith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.1 mi
Spooner Health System
Spooner · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careReserve’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sawyer County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careReserve’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Sawyer County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthReserve’s county is a federal shortage area.Ashland/Bayfield/Douglas/Iron/Sawyer/Washburn Counties · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Reserve; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Mind & connection

How Reserve adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Reserve runs above Wisconsin.

1 in 3Reserve adults feel lonely
30.4% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Reserve adults lack social or emotional support
25% · WI 20.2% · Worse than WI
1 in 4Reserve adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Reserve adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · WI 15.5% · Worse than WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Reserve adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Reserve adults…

Reserve runs above WI on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

21 of every 100 Reserve adults have diabetes
Wisconsin: 11 in 100 · worse · likely 18.8–24.2%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Why age matters here

Reserve is an older town: 36% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Wisconsin. Heart disease, copd and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Reserve as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Reserve36%
Wisconsin19%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Reserve adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

80% Yearly checkupWI 78%
54% Dentist visitWI 67%
86% Cholesterol checkWI 86%
63% Colon screeningWI 69%
72% MammogramWI 80%
81% Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Reserve 8.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Around town

Reserve and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Bass Lake: 34.2% Sand Lake: 34.8% Couderay: 37.5% Chief Lake: 39.9% New Post: 39.9% Radisson: 35.7% Hayward: 34.2% Couderay: 37.3% Bass Lake: 35.1% Little Round Lake: 41.2% Stone Lake: 35.5% Edgewater: 35.9% Birchwood: 35.5% Meteor: 34.6% Hunter: 35.2% Ojibwa: 35.2% Weirgor: 34.5% Winter: 34.8% Meadowbrook: 34.5% Hayward: 33.3% Lenroot: 34.4% Round Lake: 34.2% Stinnett: 35.6% Reserve: 41.1% ReserveBass LakeSand LakeCouderayChief LakeNew PostRadissonHaywardCouderay Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center · Hayward · 18.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHNorthlakes - River's Edge · Hayward · 13.9 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#23 of 24 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bass Lake34.2%
Hayward34.2%
Sand Lake34.8%
Radisson35.7%
Couderay37.3%
Couderay37.5%
Chief Lake39.9%
New Post39.9%
Reserve41.1%
WI37.7%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health Grades next door

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HaywardCBass LakeCSand LakeC
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

42.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.9%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing11.6%
Errands alone12.6%
Vision9.6%
Dressing or bathing6.6%
Wisconsin
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 252 people are less certain, so we show Reserve's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Reserve
MeasureReserveLikely rangeWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44%39.8–48.3%33.3%worse
High cholesterol37%33–41.3%34.4%about the same
Obesity41.1%34.3–48.1%37.7%about the same
Arthritis33.8%30.4–37.6%26.6%worse
Depression22.8%19.5–26.4%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.9%13–19.2%9.9%worse
Asthma13.6%12.1–15.3%10.8%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.5–9.2%8.6%about the same
Diabetes21.4%18.8–24.2%11.4%worse
COPD10.4%8.9–12%6.5%worse
Heart disease10.4%9.2–11.6%6.6%worse
Stroke5.9%5.2–6.6%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes26.3%22.5–30.5%13.6%worse
Binge drink15.4%12.8–18.3%19%better
Get no exercise36.4%31.4–41.7%26.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours41.5%35.4–47.7%32.6%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80%76.8–83.1%77.6%about the same
Dentist visit54.1%50.3–57.9%67.1%worse
Cholesterol check85.9%83.9–87.7%85.9%about the same
Colon screening62.6%57.5–67.5%69.4%worse
Mammogram72%63.6–79.3%80.3%worse
Taking BP meds80.6%77.7–83.3%77.8%about the same
No health insurance8.9%7.1–11%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.4%26–35.2%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support25%21.5–28.8%20.2%worse
Frequent mental distress18.2%16–20.4%15.5%worse
Fair or poor health31.3%27.3–35.3%17.8%worse
Frequent physical distress20.5%18.1–23.2%12.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity26.9%23–31.4%12.1%worse
Housing insecurity18.5%15.9–21.5%9.7%worse
Utility shut-off threat12.3%10.6–14.2%5.5%worse
No reliable transportation14.9%13–17%6.7%worse
Receive SNAP27.3%23.3–31.7%12.5%
Disability
Any disability42.8%38–47.8%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs23.9%20.8–27.1%13.4%
Thinking or memory16.8%14.7–19.1%12.8%
Hearing11.6%10.3–13%6.9%
Vision9.6%8.5–11%4.5%
Dressing or bathing6.6%5.8–7.6%3.5%
Errands alone12.6%11–14.3%7.9%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Reserve door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don’t call Reserve better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Reserve directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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