Zumbrota, MN is a small town in Goodhue County with a population of just over 3,000 people. The area is mostly rural and has a variety of local hospitals and medical facilities available to its residents. Some of the nearby hospitals include Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing, Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing, St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Farmington Community Health System, and more. These health institutions offer comprehensive medical care to the people of Zumbrota and surrounding areas. They also provide valuable educational resources for those living in the community. Additionally, there are many family physicians and primary care providers that serve the area as well as a wide variety of specialists that can cater to specific ailments or injuries. Overall, Zumbrota's access to healthcare is quite robust considering its relatively small size.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 164 physicians per 100,000 population in Zumbrota. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Zumbrota area is 85.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Zumbrota area is 13 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Zumbrota area is 95 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Zumbrota commutes 24.1 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Zumbrota area is 82 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.