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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Greenwood Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Greenwood Township is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns

Greenwood Township beats Illinois on 3 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 60098, 60097. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Greenwood Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Greenwood Township is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns, #325 of 767 in Illinois. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is physical distress (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 72% of towns); the weakest is fair or poor health, still better than 61%.

BSelf-rated health18.2% · IL 18.6% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress12.7% · IL 12.2% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.2% · IL 15.6% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.5% · IL 34% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes11% · IL 11.7% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.7% smoke · IL 12.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise22.8% · IL 23% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 71%
Less healthyHealthier
Illinois towns we grade (767)Healthier than 58%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $74K–$123K (8,835)Healthier than 60%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Greenwood Township’s median household income is $98,214; among the 8,835 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($74K–$123K), it’s healthier than 60%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Greenwood Township could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 60098,60097), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Greenwood Township adults…

On every condition, Greenwood Township is about the same as Illinois. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Greenwood Township adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.2–38.2%
Better than ILWorseAbout the sameIllinois
Getting care

Care in and near Greenwood Township

No hospital or community health center in Greenwood Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNorthwestern Medicine MchenryMchenry · 7.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthwestern Medicine Mchenry★★★★★ · 7.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAunt Martha's Health & WellnessWoodstock · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness
2 sites · nearest in Woodstock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.6 mi
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
Mchenry · ★★★★★
ER
7.8 mi
3901 Mercy Dr
Mchenry · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.6 mi
Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La
Crystal Lake · not rated
ER
11 mi
Mercy Harvard Hospital
Harvard · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.9 mi
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center
Lake Geneva · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careGreenwood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenwood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Greenwood Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Greenwood Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Illinois

Share of adults, with the Illinois figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.8%IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.5%IL 35.4%
Binge drink 18.5%IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 12.7%IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Greenwood Township, betterGreenwood Township, worseAbout the sameIllinois
Where Greenwood Township gets moving

9.3 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Greenwood Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Illinois.

77%Yearly checkupIL 78%
64%Dentist visitIL 63%
87%Cholesterol checkIL 87%
63%Colon screeningIL 60%
73%MammogramIL 74%
75%Taking BP medsIL 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenwood Township 9.7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Greenwood Township adults are doing

About the same as Illinois on each measure.

1 in 3Greenwood Township adults feel lonely
32.7% · IL 33.5% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Greenwood Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.6% · IL 25.4% · About the same as IL
1 in 5Greenwood Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · IL 19.8% · About the same as IL
1 in 6Greenwood Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · IL 15.6% · About the same as IL
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Greenwood Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Greenwood Township adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · IL 15.9%
Better than IL
1 in 9
Greenwood Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.3% · IL 13.2%
Better than IL
1 in 15
Greenwood Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · IL 7.8%
Better than IL
1 in 14
Greenwood Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · IL 8%
About the same as IL

11.4% of Greenwood Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Around town

Greenwood Township and the towns around it

Greenwood Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 7 graded towns around it.

Dorr Township: 33.1%McHenry Township: 33.3%Hartland Township: 34.2%Woodstock: 33.8%Hebron Township: 33.6%Bull Valley: 30.8%Grafton Township: 31.2%Nunda Township: 32.1%Seneca Township: 33.1%Crystal Lake: 31.7%Ridgefield: 32.9%Grant Township: 35.9%Wauconda Township: 33.8%Alden Township: 35.4%Dunham Township: 35.5%Bloomfield: 41.1%Richmond Township: 33.6%Linn: 38.6%Wonder Lake: 33.8%McHenry: 32.7%Greenwood Township: 33.5%Greenwood TownshipDorr TownshipMcHenry TownshipHartland TownshipWoodstockHebron TownshipBull ValleyNorthwestern Medicine Mchenry · Mchenry · 7.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHMercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La · Crystal Lake · 10.6 miHMercy Harvard Hospital · Harvard · 11 miHMercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center · Lake Geneva · 12.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHAunt Martha's Woodstock Community Health Center · Woodstock · 6.8 mi+3901 Mercy Dr · Mchenry · 7.8 mi+
Healthier than ILNear ILLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bull Valley30.8%
Dorr Township33.1%
McHenry Township33.3%
Greenwood Township33.5%
Hebron Township33.6%
Woodstock33.8%
Hartland Township34.2%
IL34%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Greenwood TownshipB+33.5%11%12.7%ZIP codes
Dorr TownshipB+33.1%11%12.2%ZIP codes
McHenry TownshipB+33.3%10.8%13%ZIP codes
Hartland TownshipB34.2%11.5%13%ZIP codes
WoodstockB+33.8%10.9%12.7%CDC place
Hebron TownshipB+33.6%11.3%13.7%ZIP codes
Bull ValleyA−30.8%11.8%10.6%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.4%

of Greenwood Township adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Illinois

Every CDC estimate for Greenwood Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Greenwood Township is better than Illinois on 3 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Illinois figure falls inside Greenwood Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Greenwood TownshipILU.S.vs IL
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.2%15.8–20.518.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.7%11.1–14.212.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.2%14.3–18.115.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.5%27.2–40.134%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11%9.5–12.611.7%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.2%30.2–38.233%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.6%31.4–39.835.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis26.7%23.5–29.824.2%25.3%About the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.29.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.3%7.6–9.27.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.9%5.3–6.65.9%6.4%About the same
COPD6.6%5.7–7.36.3%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.1%2.9–3.33.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.9%7.8–12.110.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.7%10.9–14.612.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work22.8%19.1–26.723%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.5%15.4–2217.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.5%25.9–37.635.4%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9.7%8.4–11.29.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year76.8%73–80.377.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.2%60.5–67.763.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87%85.3–88.787.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)74.8%71.5–77.975.7%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)63.1%57.7–68.160.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.6%64.1–79.873.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.2%18.9–25.819.8%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely32.7%28.1–37.633.5%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.6%20.3–27.225.4%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food13.5%11.6–15.415.9%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing11.3%9.8–1313.2%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.6%5.7–7.67.8%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation7.1%6.2–88%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)11.4%9.7–13.313.8%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability28.4%24.6–32.327.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.4%10.7–14.112.8%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.9%11.5–14.512.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.6%5.9–7.46.2%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.5%4–4.94.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.4%6.6–8.37.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.63.5%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Illinois figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Greenwood Township

Is Greenwood Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Greenwood Township is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health, #325 of 767 in Illinois. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 60%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Greenwood Township?

CDC estimates 33.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.2% and 40.1%, against 34% across Illinois and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Greenwood Township?

Northwestern Medicine Mchenry in Mchenry, 7.6 miles in a straight line from Greenwood Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Greenwood Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.4–11.2%), against 9.9% across Illinois.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Greenwood Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.