Sugar Bush Township, located in Becker County, Minnesota is a small rural community with an estimated population of 1,115 as of 2019. Although the population is small, the town has access to high quality medical care thanks to its local hospitals and medical facilities. The main hospital in Sugar Bush Township is St. Mary's Medical Center which provides 24 hour emergency services and a wide range of additional health care services including primary care, surgical procedures, physical therapy and more. The smaller hospital, Valley Hospital & Clinic-Frazee offers a full range of family health care services such as physicals, immunizations, gynecology services and general surgery. Additionally there are a number of local clinics providing specialized care for everything from diabetes management to orthopedic surgery. All these facilities work together to provide residents of Sugar Bush Township with the best possible health care services available.
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 138 physicians per 100,000 population in Sugar Bush township (Becker County). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sugar Bush township (Becker County) area is 84.7 (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 Sugar Bush township (Becker County) area is 60 (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 Sugar Bush township (Becker County) area is 100 (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 Sugar Bush township (Becker County) commutes 26.6 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Sugar Bush township (Becker County) area is 91 (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.