Health · Rushford

Rushford, WI health

On most measures Rushford looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54963, 54923, 54964

BHealth Grade

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Rushford’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Rushford is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA-Mental distressC-ObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 55%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 49%

Towns with similar incomes, $53K–$88K (9,637)Healthier than 69%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Rushford could be anywhere from C 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 Rushford 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. Rushford’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Rushford 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 Rushford adults…

34 of every 100 Rushford adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rushford, betterRushford, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Rushford
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Rushford
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.9% Rushford
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Rushford
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rushford 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rushford 7.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Rushford adults are doing

1 in 4Rushford adults feel lonely

28.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Rushford adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Rushford adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Rushford adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 10

Rushford adults worry about having enough food

10% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 11

Rushford adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Rushford adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Rushford adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · WI 6.7% · about the same

10.6% of Rushford adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Rushford

Rushford 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 Rushford.

38%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Poygan39.7%

Omro39.9%

Utica39.9%

Rushford40.5%

Aurora40.9%

Nepeuskun42.4%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center - BerlinBerlin · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkosh · 11 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ripon Medical CenterRipon · 12.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Partnership Dental City Center OshkoshOshkosh · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - WautomaWautoma · 23.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRushford is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRushford is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthRushford 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 Rushford. 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 Rushford

Measure	Rushford	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	30.7–37.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.5%	32.1–39%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.5%	35.3–46%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.6–32.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.1%	20.2–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.1%	8.2–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.9–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	6–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3.1–3.6%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.6–16.8%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20.9%	18–24.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	24.1–31.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	26.8–36.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.8–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.2%	67.1–73.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.3–88.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	72.3%	68.3–76.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	81.7%	76–86.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.9–81.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	6.2–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	24.7–32.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.1–22.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.8–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	15–19.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10%	8.5–11.8%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.6–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.6%	9–12.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.8%	25.6–32.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.9–15.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	11.3–14.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	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 Rushford door to door.

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

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