Health · Wescott

Wescott, WI health

Wescott differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54166 (all of Wescott)

Report card

How Wescott 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 Wescott adults…

36 of every 100 Wescott adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wescott, betterWescott, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.7% Wescott
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.1% Wescott
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Wescott
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Wescott
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wescott 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wescott 8.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Wescott adults are doing

1 in 3Wescott adults feel lonely

31% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Wescott adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Wescott adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Wescott adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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

Wescott adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Wescott adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Wescott adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Wescott adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · WI 6.7% · worse

15.5% of Wescott adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Wescott

Wescott 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.

36.9%44.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Washington39.4%

Wescott40.7%

Richmond40.7%

Shawano41.6%

Underhill44.1%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hshs St. Clare Memorial HospitalOconto Falls · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital Medical CtrGreen Bay · 31.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - New LondonNew London · 31.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - White LakeWhite Lake · 25.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

N.E.W. Community Clinic at NwtcGreen Bay · 30 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWescott is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWescott is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWescott 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 Wescott. 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 Wescott

Measure	Wescott	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.4–40.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.1–41.3%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	33.7–47.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.2–34.8%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.3%	19.1–25.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.2–14.8%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9–11%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.5–9.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.9–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.7–19.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.6%	14.6–20.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.7%	26.4–35.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.1%	28.9–40%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	75.8–82.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.4%	61.3–67.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.2–87.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.4–72.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	69.1–82.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.1–83.3%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	8.4%	7.1–9.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	26.5–35.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.6–23.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.5–18.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18.3–23.5%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.4–16.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	12.1–16.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9.1–12.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.5%	13.5–17.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.9%	29–37%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.6–18.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.8–16.1%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	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 Wescott door to door.

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

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