Cottage Grove, TN is a small rural town with a population of 478 people. Despite the relatively small size of the town, Cottage Grove offers residents and visitors access to excellent healthcare services. The city has two local hospitals, both providing quality care. In addition to these hospitals, there are also several medical facilities located within the immediate area of Cottage Grove including family health centers, urgent care facilities, and specialty clinics. All of these healthcare options ensure that residents and visitors in Cottage Grove have access to the best possible medical care available. Furthermore, with its convenient access to major cities such as Nashville and Knoxville, individuals living in Cottage Grove can easily connect to larger medical facilities if necessary. Overall, despite its small population size, those living in or visiting Cottage Grove can rest assured that there is plenty of quality healthcare available for all their needs.
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 137 physicians per 100,000 population in Cottage Grove. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cottage Grove area is 135.9 (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 Cottage Grove area is 80 (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 Cottage Grove area is 84 (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 Cottage Grove commutes 20.9 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 Cottage Grove area is 69 (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.