Watertown: Healthcare & Safety
Watertown's health system: 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 17 nursing facilities in the area.
- 8.8 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Wisconsin 46.7/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (8.8 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (4)
MARQUARDT MEMORIAL MANOR
WATERTOWN HEALTH CARE CENTER
KJM HOME HLTH CARE
WATERTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR HOME HEALTH
Hospitals (2)
MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER - BEAVER DAM (MMC-BD)
WATERTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Watertown&state=WI&li… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Watertown&state=WI&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Watertown&state=WI&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Watertown&state=WI&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Watertown&state=WI&ta… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 55027 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 55 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 027 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Dodge |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 8.6% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 7.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 10.30 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 55027 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Dodge County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 3,314 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 55027 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Dodge County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 57.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 54.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 60.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 87,839 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,420 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.2 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.2 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 31.84 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 28.28 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 35.84 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 16,474,175 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 12,444,016 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 4,386,970 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 75.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 3,981,606 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 68.4% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 297 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 69 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 84 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 54 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 251 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 115 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 47.20 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 38.60 |
| Climate · Station Name | WATERTOWN WWTP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 1.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 8 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 1 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES CLOVERCREST
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES EAST HAVEN
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES EICKSTAEDT
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES MILFORD STREET
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES SCHUMAN DRIVE
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES STONERIDGE COURT
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES WAKOKA I
BETHESDA LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES WAKOKA II
DOHERTY HOME
DYCORA TRANSITIONAL HEALTH - WATERTOWN
HIGHLAND HOUSE
HIL MEADOWBROOK
MARQUARDT MEMORIAL MANOR
MY PLACE OF WATERTOWN
PARK TERRACE
Facilities (19)
BRESSE BLEU INC
CONCORD GENERATING STATION
AD-TECH INDUSTRIES INC
FISHER-BARTON SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
FISHER BARTON BLADES
BRIGGS & STRATTON POWER PRODUCTS GROUP LLC - WATERTOWN
LINDBERG BLUE M
APPLIED MOLDED PRODUCTS CORP
MORRIS MATERIAL HANDLING - WATERTOWN
REISS INDUSTRIES INC
DIVERSEY INC.
SPUNCAST
EATON CORP
WAUKESHA FOUNDRY INC WATERTOWN DIV
WISCONSIN INVESTCAST
WIS-PAK OF WATERTOWN
WESTERN INDUSTRIES
WATERTOWN HOPS CO
ITW SHAKEPROOF GROUP
Va Facilities (3)
Beaver Dam Clinic
Madison Vet Center
Janesville Clinic
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 8 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 11 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 6 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 12.30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 55027 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Dodge County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 20 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 5 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 5 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 71,080.11 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 50,080.00 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 22,612 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 43 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 14 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 2 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 27 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 237 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 9 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.60 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 23.50 |
| Health Data · Binge | 20.60 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 28.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 57.30 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.10 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.30 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.60 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 6 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | MARQUARDT MEMORIAL MANOR |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | FORT HEALTHCARE LAKE MILLS URGENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 12.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | BEAVER DAM VETERANS OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 20.2 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 6 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 1.89 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 4.00 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12