Health · Wells

Wells, WI health

Wells differs from Wisconsin on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54656, 54648, 54619

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 430 people are less certain, so we show Wells's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wells 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 Wells adults…

36 of every 100 Wells adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wells, betterWells, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.7% Wells
WI 26.6%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Wells
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Wells
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wells 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wells 9.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Wells adults are doing

1 in 3Wells adults feel lonely

31.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Wells adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Wells adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Wells adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 7

Wells adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Wells adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 15

Wells adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 13

Wells adults lack reliable transportation

8% · WI 6.7% · worse

16.8% of Wells adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Wells

Wells 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 Wells.

39.7%45.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Jefferson42%

Leon43.5%

Angelo44.3%

Wells44.6%

Ridgeville45.9%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaSparta · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah · 14.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tomah VA Medical CenterTomah · 14.9 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Chc-NorwalkNorwalk · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Black River Falls Dental CenterBlack River Falls · 31.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWells's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careWells's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthWells's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 17 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 Wells. 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 Wells

Measure	Wells	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	31.7–39.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.9–39.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	44.6%	37.7–51.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.4–33.7%	26.6%	worse
Depression	25.5%	21.9–29.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.9–16.1%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	11–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.3–9.4%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	15–20.2%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.4%	15.3–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.7%	28.2–37.5%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.1%	26.7–37.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.3–80%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	58.1–65.1%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.7–86.4%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	66%	61.3–70.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.3–82.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75.1–80.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	9.9%	8.4–11.7%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.8–36%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18.1–24.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.1–19.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.2%	18.5–24.2%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.6–17.3%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.7–17.8%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.8–13.3%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8%	6.9–9.2%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.8%	14.2–19.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	30–38.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15%	13.2–17%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.9–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	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 Wells door to door.

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

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