Health · Schley

Schley, WI health

Schley differs from Wisconsin on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.3% vs 6.5%) and more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54452, 54435

Report card

How Schley 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 Schley adults…

38 of every 100 Schley adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Schley, betterSchley, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Schley
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Schley
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Schley
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Schley
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Schley 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Schley 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Schley adults are doing

1 in 3Schley adults feel lonely

30.1% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Schley adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Schley adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Schley adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 8

Schley adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Schley adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Schley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Schley adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.7% of Schley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Schley

Schley 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.

37.2%43.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Vilas39.3%

Russell40.3%

Schley41.5%

Pine River42.4%

Merrill42.4%

Care nearby

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 9.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 19.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 19.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health MerrillMerrill · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bridge Community Health Clinic Antigo DentalAntigo · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSchley is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSchley is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSchley's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 14 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 Schley. 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 Schley

Measure	Schley	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	34.2–41.2%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.8–42%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	41.5%	35.8–47.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.7–35.7%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.8–27%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10.2–14.8%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.3–11%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.2–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	7.3–9.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.4–9.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	13.6–18%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.1%	15.5–21%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	25.8–33.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.1%	27.6–37.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	76–81.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	64.1–70%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.5–88.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	65.8–73.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	74.4–85%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.2–82.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.2–8.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.2–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.8–22.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	14–17.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.6–22.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	13–16.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	10.1–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.8–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.5–6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	11–14.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	30.2–37.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	14.1–18.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.9–9.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.8–9.8%	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 Schley door to door.

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

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