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Health in Sayner · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Sayner?

Sayner differs from Wisconsin on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.1% vs 9.7%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (3.6% vs 5.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.5% vs 8.6%).

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

What stands out about health in Sayner

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

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Sayner

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

HNearest ERHoward Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMarshfield Medical Center - Minocqua★★★★★ · 10.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldMinocqua · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10 mi
Howard Young Medical Center
Woodruff · ★★★★★
ER
10.6 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
5 sites · nearest in Minocqua
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.5 mi
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital
Eagle River · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.6 mi
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander · ★★★★★
ER
43.7 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
2 sites · nearest in Park Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careSayner’s county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 12 of 25
✓ Dental careSayner is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSayner’s county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 16 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 Sayner; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80% Yearly checkupWI 78%
71% Dentist visitWI 67%
90% Cholesterol checkWI 86%
75% Colon screeningWI 69%
79% MammogramWI 80%
83% Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sayner 5.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
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
Sayner adults worry about having enough food
8.1% · WI 12.1%
Better than WI
1 in 16
Sayner adults worry about keeping their housing
6.1% · WI 9.7%
Better than WI
1 in 28
Sayner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.6% · WI 5.5%
Better than WI
1 in 21
Sayner adults lack reliable transportation
4.8% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

8.2% of Sayner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sayner adults…

Sayner runs below WI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Sayner adults have had cancer
Wisconsin: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11.2–13.8%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 26%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 25.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 17.7%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 12.2%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sayner, betterSayner, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Map of trails and conserved land in Sayner
Where Sayner gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Sayner adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Sayner does better than Wisconsin.

1 in 4Sayner adults feel lonely
27% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Sayner adults lack social or emotional support
17.4% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Sayner adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 8Sayner adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · WI 15.5% · Better than WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Sayner 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.

Around town

Sayner and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

St. Germain: 37% Plum Lake: 36.2% Newbold: 36.2% Cloverland: 37.4% Arbor Vitae: 36.1% Land O'Lakes: 36.7% Boulder Junction: 36.6% Conover: 37.6% Sayner: 36.1% SaynerSt. GermainPlum Lake Howard Young Medical Center · Woodruff · 10 mi · 4★ MedicareHMarshfield Medical Center - Minocqua · Minocqua · 10.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHAspirus Eagle River Hospital · Eagle River · 14.5 miHAspirus Rhinelander Hospital · Rhinelander · 24.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHFamily Health Center - Minocqua Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center · Minocqua · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sayner36.1%
Plum Lake36.2%
St. Germain37%
WI37.7%

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Wisconsin
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 213 people are less certain, so we show Sayner's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Sayner
MeasureSaynerLikely rangeWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.8%36.8–44.9%33.3%worse
High cholesterol41.6%37.6–45.8%34.4%worse
Obesity36.1%30.2–42.7%37.7%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.2–36.1%26.6%worse
Depression20.9%17.9–24.3%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.5%5.9–9.2%9.9%better
Asthma9.8%8.6–11.1%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.5%11.2–13.8%8.6%worse
Diabetes12.8%10.9–14.9%11.4%about the same
COPD7.4%6.1–9%6.5%about the same
Heart disease9.5%8.3–10.8%6.6%worse
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.8%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%9.5–15%13.6%about the same
Binge drink17.7%14.8–21%19%about the same
Get no exercise26%21.3–31%26.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours25.8%21.1–31%32.6%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.2%77.1–83.2%77.6%about the same
Dentist visit70.9%67.6–73.9%67.1%better
Cholesterol check89.6%88–91.1%85.9%better
Colon screening75.2%70.8–79.3%69.4%better
Mammogram78.7%71.8–84.5%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds82.8%80.1–85.3%77.8%better
No health insurance5.8%4.3–7.6%8%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27%22.9–31.5%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support17.4%14.5–20.7%20.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.6%10.8–14.5%15.5%better
Fair or poor health16.8%13.9–20.1%17.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.5–15.6%12.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.1%6.2–10.2%12.1%better
Housing insecurity6.1%4.9–7.5%9.7%better
Utility shut-off threat3.6%3–4.4%5.5%better
No reliable transportation4.8%3.9–5.7%6.7%better
Receive SNAP8.2%6.2–10.4%12.5%
Disability
Any disability30.6%26.1–35.3%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.7%12.3–17.6%13.4%
Thinking or memory10.7%9–12.6%12.8%
Hearing9.6%8.5–11%6.9%
Vision4.3%3.6–5%4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3–4.3%3.5%
Errands alone7.2%6–8.5%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 Sayner door to door.

Close calls stay gray

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

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Sayner 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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