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

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Hebron Township is healthier than 42%

Hebron Township differs from Illinois on 7 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 4 better, 3 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 60034, 60097, 60071. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hebron Township

Against towns with similar incomes, Hebron Township’s lead shrinks

Hebron Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns, but 42% of the 7,716 towns with similar household incomes ($80K–$133K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Cancer and arthritis run high in Hebron Township

1 in 11 adults have had cancer (9%), vs 7.6% across Illinois. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (28.4%), vs 24.2% across Illinois. Conditions ↓

Fewer Hebron Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Illinois. 1 in 8 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 6 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Illinois figure falls outside Hebron Township’s likely range; Hebron Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 60034, 60097, 60071, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Hebron Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hebron Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is obesity (fewer adults with obesity than 68% of towns); the weakest is mental distress, still better than 53%.

BSelf-rated health18.2% · IL 18.6% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13.2% · IL 12.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress16.9% · IL 15.6% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.6% · IL 34% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.3% · IL 11.7% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.7% smoke · IL 12.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23% · IL 23% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 66%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $80K–$133K (7,716)Healthier than 42%

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). Hebron Township’s median household income is $106,250; among the 7,716 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($80K–$133K), it’s healthier than 42%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Hebron Township could be anywhere from C to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 60034,60097,60071), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hebron Township adults…

Hebron Township runs above IL on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Hebron Township adults have had cancer
Illinois: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–9.9%
Better than ILWorseAbout the sameIllinois
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 8
Hebron Township adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · IL 15.9%
Better than IL
1 in 10
Hebron Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · IL 13.2%
Better than IL
1 in 16
Hebron Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · IL 7.8%
Better than IL
1 in 15
Hebron Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · IL 8%
Better than IL

10.7% of Hebron Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Getting care

Care in and near Hebron Township

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

HNearest ERMercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva · 7.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthwestern Medicine Mchenry★★★★★ · 11.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Partnership of IllinoisHarvard · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.4 mi
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center
Lake Geneva · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.1 mi
Mercy Harvard Hospital
Harvard · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.5 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
2 sites · nearest in Harvard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.7 mi
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
Mchenry · ★★★★★
ER
11.9 mi
3901 Mercy Dr
Mchenry · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15 mi
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHebron Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHebron Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hebron 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 Hebron 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 23%IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.3%IL 35.4%
Binge drink 18.7%IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.7%IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hebron Township, betterHebron Township, worseAbout the sameIllinois
Where Hebron Township gets moving

2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hebron 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%
72%MammogramIL 74%
76%Taking BP medsIL 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hebron Township 8.2% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Hebron Township adults are doing

About the same as Illinois on each measure.

1 in 3Hebron Township adults feel lonely
33% · IL 33.5% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Hebron Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.8% · IL 25.4% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Hebron Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · IL 19.8% · About the same as IL
1 in 6Hebron Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · IL 15.6% · About the same as IL
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Hebron 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.

Around town

Hebron Township and the towns around it

Hebron Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

Bloomfield: 41.1%Richmond Township: 33.6%Greenwood Township: 33.5%Linn: 38.6%Alden Township: 35.4%Bloomfield: 39.6%Lyons: 39.5%Powers Lake: 38.9%Randall: 39.7%Lake Geneva: 38.9%Genoa City: 39.7%Lake Ivanhoe: 42.3%Burton Township: 33.3%Twin Lakes: 39.2%Dorr Township: 33.1%McHenry Township: 33.3%Hartland Township: 34.2%Woodstock: 33.8%Bull Valley: 30.8%Williams Bay: 38.1%Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: 30.4%Geneva: 38.5%Walworth: 39.5%Chemung Township: 35.6%Hebron Township: 33.6%Hebron TownshipBloomfieldRichmond TownshipGreenwood TownshipLinnAlden TownshipMercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center · Lake Geneva · 7.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHMercy Harvard Hospital · Harvard · 10.1 miHNorthwestern Medicine Mchenry · Mchenry · 11.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHAurora Lakeland Medical Center · Elkhorn · 15 mi · 5★ MedicareHSusana P. Castro Health Center - Dental Clinic · Harvard · 10.5 mi+3901 Mercy Dr · Mchenry · 11.9 mi+
Healthier than ILNear ILLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Greenwood Township33.5%
Hebron Township33.6%
Richmond Township33.6%
Alden Township35.4%
Linn38.6%
Bloomfield41.1%
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
Hebron TownshipB+33.6%11.3%13.7%ZIP codes
Richmond TownshipB+33.6%11.5%13%ZIP codes
Greenwood TownshipB+33.5%11%12.7%ZIP codes
Alden TownshipB−35.4%12.1%14.1%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Illinois

Every CDC estimate for Hebron Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Hebron Township is better than Illinois on 4 and worse on 3; on the rest, the Illinois figure falls inside Hebron Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Hebron TownshipILU.S.vs IL
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.2%15.5–20.918.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.2%11.5–1512.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.9%14.9–19.115.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.6%27.3–40.234%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.3%9.6–13.111.7%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.6%31.6–39.733%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.4%32.3–40.735.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.4%25.2–31.824.2%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.2%9–11.59.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9%8.1–9.97.6%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease6.4%5.8–7.35.9%6.4%About the same
COPD7.2%6.2–8.36.3%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.73.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.9%11.2–1710.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%11.3–16.112.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23%18.8–27.423%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.7%15.5–2217.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.3%25.7–37.435.4%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.2%6.7–9.99.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.1%73.4–80.577.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.3%60.6–6863.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.1%85.3–88.987.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.9%72.6–78.975.7%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)63.3%57.8–68.560.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.1%63.7–79.673.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.1%19.8–26.919.8%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely33%28.3–38.133.5%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.8%20.2–27.625.4%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12.3%10.2–14.515.9%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing10.4%8.8–12.113.2%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.2%5.3–7.27.8%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation6.6%5.7–7.68%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.7%8.8–12.813.8%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.5%25.3–33.827.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13%11.1–15.212.8%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.4%11.6–15.312.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.1%6.3–8.16.2%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.3%3.8–4.84.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.7%6.7–8.77.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.83.5%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 Hebron Township

Is Hebron Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hebron Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Hebron Township?

CDC estimates 33.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.3% and 40.2%, against 34% across Illinois and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Hebron Township?

Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center in Lake Geneva, 7.4 miles in a straight line from Hebron Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Hebron Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.7–9.9%), 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 Hebron 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.