Grand Marais, MN is a small town of just under 1,500 people located along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Although small in population, Grand Marais is home to several health-related facilities that serve the local area. This includes two hospitals and several medical clinics offering a range of services from primary care to specialty care. The Cook County North Shore Hospital is a critical access hospital with 25 beds serving the residents of Grand Marais and surrounding communities since 1919. The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic provides primary care as well as specialty services including behavioral health and physical therapy. For those needing more specialized care, Grand Marais also has an urgent care clinic and an independent pharmacy for all their medical needs. With these facilities available, Grand Marais residents have easy access to quality healthcare close to home.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Grand Marais (zip 55604). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Grand Marais (zip 55604) area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Grand Marais (zip 55604) area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Grand Marais (zip 55604) area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Grand Marais (zip 55604) commutes Unlock 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 Grand Marais (zip 55604) area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.