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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in St. Anne · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, St. Anne is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns

St. Anne trails Illinois on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for St. Anne. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind St. Anne’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, St. Anne is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 67% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 44%).

B−Self-rated health19.1% · IL 18.6% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.4% · IL 12.2% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.4% · IL 15.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37% · IL 34% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes11.1% · IL 11.7% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.7% smoke · IL 12.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23.1% · IL 23% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 58%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $62K–$104K (10,521)Healthier than 58%

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). St. Anne’s median household income is $83,077; among the 10,521 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($62K–$104K), it’s healthier than 58%, 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, St. Anne could be anywhere from C− to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 St. Anne adults…

St. Anne runs above IL on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 St. Anne adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.2–38.6%
Better than ILWorseAbout the sameIllinois
Getting care

Care in and near St. Anne

No hospital or community health center in St. Anne itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPresence St. Marys HospitalKankakee · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPresence St. Marys Hospital★★★★★ · 10.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKankakee Community Health CenterKankakee · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Kankakee Community Health Center
Kankakee · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.2 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
Kankakee · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.6 mi
Presence St. Marys Hospital
Kankakee · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Riverside Medical Center
Kankakee · ★★★★★
ER
17.8 mi
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
Watseka · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.6 mi
Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Rensselaer · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers St. Anne itself
✓ Dental careSt. Anne is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers St. Anne 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 St. Anne; ≈ 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 23.1%IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%IL 35.4%
Binge drink 18.8%IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.7%IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
St. Anne, betterSt. Anne, worseAbout the sameIllinois
Where St. Anne gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupIL 78%
61%Dentist visitIL 63%
86%Cholesterol checkIL 87%
61%Colon screeningIL 60%
70%MammogramIL 74%
76%Taking BP medsIL 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Anne 10.6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How St. Anne adults are doing

About the same as Illinois on each measure.

1 in 3St. Anne adults feel lonely
35.8% · IL 33.5% · About the same as IL
1 in 4St. Anne adults lack social or emotional support
26.9% · IL 25.4% · About the same as IL
1 in 5St. Anne adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.4% · IL 19.8% · About the same as IL
1 in 6St. Anne adults are in frequent mental distress
17.4% · IL 15.6% · About the same as IL
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 St. Anne adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

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

Find a group →

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
St. Anne adults worry about having enough food
14.2% · IL 15.9%
About the same as IL
1 in 8
St. Anne adults worry about keeping their housing
12% · IL 13.2%
About the same as IL
1 in 15
St. Anne adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · IL 7.8%
About the same as IL
1 in 14
St. Anne adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · IL 8%
About the same as IL

11.6% of St. Anne adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Around town

St. Anne and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
St. AnneB37%11.1%13.7%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Illinois

Every CDC estimate for St. Anne

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, St. Anne is better than Illinois on 0 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Illinois figure falls inside St. Anne’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…St. AnneILU.S.vs IL
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.1%16.2–22.218.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.4%11.6–15.412.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.4%15.3–19.815.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37%29.5–45.534%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.1%9.5–1311.7%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.2%30.2–38.633%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.6%33.2–42.335.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis25.7%22.5–29.124.2%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.99.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.2%7.3–9.27.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.1%5.3–75.9%6.4%About the same
COPD7%5.9–8.26.3%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.2%2.8–3.63.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)15.6%12.4–19.110.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%11.2–16.312.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.1%18.8–27.723%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.8%15.4–22.717.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.1%31.8–46.435.4%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)10.6%8.6–12.99.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year76.7%72.4–80.677.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61%57.1–6563.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86%83.7–88.187.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.5%72.2–78.875.7%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)61.3%55.6–66.960.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)69.7%60–77.973.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression21.4%17.9–25.219.8%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely35.8%30.3–41.333.5%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support26.9%22.8–31.225.4%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14.2%11.6–17.215.9%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing12%10–1413.2%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.7%5.7–7.87.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.4%6.3–8.68%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)11.6%9.3–14.113.8%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability30.2%25.8–35.327.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.3%11.2–15.512.8%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.3%12.3–16.512.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.7%5.8–7.76.2%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.5%4–5.14.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.8%6.8–97.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–3.93.5%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 St. Anne

Is St. Anne a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, St. Anne is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 58%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in St. Anne?

CDC estimates 37% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.5% and 45.5%, against 34% across Illinois and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to St. Anne?

Presence St. Marys Hospital in Kankakee, 10.6 miles in a straight line from St. Anne’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in St. Anne have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 10.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.6–12.9%), 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 St. Anne more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in St. Anne.

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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.