Health · Stanley

Stanley, WI health

Stanley differs from Wisconsin on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.4% vs 8.6%) and fewer adults with arthritis (22.8% vs 26.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (8.5% vs 5.5%).

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

CHealth Grade

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Stanley’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Stanley is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns, and than 69% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressD-ObesityBDiabetesDSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 12%

Towns with similar incomes, $36K–$60K (4,778)Healthier than 69%

Better than its income would suggest. Stanley is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Stanley could be anywhere from D to B.

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 Stanley 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. Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley adults…

34 of every 100 Stanley adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stanley, betterStanley, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.9% Stanley
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.5% Stanley
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 22.5% Stanley
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.8% Stanley
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stanley 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stanley 11.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Stanley adults are doing

1 in 3Stanley adults feel lonely

32% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Stanley adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Stanley adults lack social or emotional support

25.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · worse

1 in 6Stanley adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 6

Stanley adults worry about having enough food

16.8% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 7

Stanley adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 12

Stanley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 11

Stanley adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · WI 6.7% · worse

18.4% of Stanley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Stanley

Stanley 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 Stanley.

38%45.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Thorp41.4%

Delmar43.6%

Stanley45.9%

Care in and near Stanley

1 hospital in Stanley, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 1.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona · 26.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire · 29.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Chippewa Falls Dental CenterChippewa Falls · 19.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - AugustaAugusta · 21.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careStanley's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careStanley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Clark County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthStanley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 16 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 Stanley. 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 Stanley

Measure	Stanley	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.2%	30.5–38%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.4%	27.8–35.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	45.9%	39.4–52.5%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	22.8%	20.3–25.6%	26.6%	better
Depression	21.9%	18.8–25.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12–17.7%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	11.6%	10.1–13.3%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.8%	16.8–22.8%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	22.5%	19–26.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.9%	26.3–35.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.5%	31.7–43.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	67.8–75.7%	77.6%	worse
Dentist visit	57.9%	54.4–61.4%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.9%	78.4–83.5%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	59.2%	53.9–64.2%	69.4%	worse
Mammogram	74.4%	66.5–81%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.7%	68.3–74.9%	77.8%	worse
No health insurance	11.2%	9–13.6%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.9–36.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.3%	22–29.1%	20.2%	worse
Frequent mental distress	17%	15–19.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.6%	18.7–24.6%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.2–15.6%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.8%	14–20%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.2%	12–16.6%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.2–9.8%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.2%	8–10.6%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.4%	15.3–21.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.9%	29.7–38.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.4–15.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.5–17.5%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10%	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 Stanley door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Stanley 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.