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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Wyoming Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Wyoming Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns

Wyoming Township differs from Illinois on 9 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 3 better, 6 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 61353, 60518, 61318. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Wyoming Township

COPD, cancer and arthritis run high in Wyoming Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.3%), vs 6.3% across Illinois. 1 in 11 adults have had cancer (9.3%), vs 7.6% across Illinois. Arthritis is also above the state: 28.8%, vs 24.2% across Illinois. In all, Wyoming Township runs above Illinois on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Wyoming Township

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (15.5%), vs 12.1% across Illinois. Habits ↓

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 Wyoming Township’s likely range; Wyoming Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 61353, 60518, 61318, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Wyoming Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Wyoming Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 59% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 36%).

B−Self-rated health19.3% · IL 18.6% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.2% · IL 12.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.3% · IL 15.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37.9% · IL 34% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes11.9% · IL 11.7% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.5% smoke · IL 12.1% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.3% · IL 23% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 48%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $52K–$86K (10,428)Healthier than 63%

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). Wyoming Township’s median household income is $68,750; among the 10,428 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($52K–$86K), it’s healthier than 63%, about where its income would put it.

Where Wyoming Township compares well: no health insurance (ages 18–64), 8% (U.S. 11%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Wyoming Township could be anywhere from D to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 61353,60518,61318), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wyoming Township adults…

Wyoming Township runs above IL on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Wyoming Township adults have COPD
Illinois: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–9.5%
Better than ILWorseAbout the sameIllinois
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Illinois

Share of adults, with the Illinois figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.3%IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.4%IL 35.4%
Binge drink 18.6%IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wyoming Township, betterWyoming Township, worseAbout the sameIllinois
Where Wyoming Township gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Wyoming Township

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

HNearest EROSF Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital★★★★★ · 19.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center
Mendota · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
11.1 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
Mendota · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
Rochelle Community Hospital
Rochelle · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
Dekalb · ★★★★★
ER
19.4 mi
Valley West Community Hospital
Sandwich · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.1 mi
Greater Family Health
2 sites · nearest in Dekalb
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wyoming Township itself
✓ Dental careWyoming Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupIL 78%
61%Dentist visitIL 63%
87%Cholesterol checkIL 87%
63%Colon screeningIL 60%
70%MammogramIL 74%
77%Taking BP medsIL 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wyoming Township 8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Wyoming Township adults are doing

About the same as Illinois on each measure.

1 in 3Wyoming Township adults feel lonely
33.1% · IL 33.5% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Wyoming Township adults lack social or emotional support
24.4% · IL 25.4% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Wyoming Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · IL 19.8% · About the same as IL
1 in 6Wyoming Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · IL 15.6% · About the same as IL
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Wyoming 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 8
Wyoming Township adults worry about having enough food
13.3% · IL 15.9%
Better than IL
1 in 9
Wyoming Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.9% · IL 13.2%
Better than IL
1 in 15
Wyoming Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · IL 7.8%
About the same as IL
1 in 14
Wyoming Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · IL 8%
About the same as IL

12.4% of Wyoming Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Around town

Wyoming Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Paw Paw Township: 37.5%Brooklyn Township: 38.1%Meriden Township: 37.7%Shabbona Township: 34.6%Earl Township: 37.6%Victor Township: 36.4%Clinton Township: 35%Viola Township: 38.1%Mendota Township: 37.9%Mendota: 37.9%Ophir Township: 37.5%Wyoming Township: 37.9%Wyoming TownshipPaw Paw TownshipBrooklyn TownshipMeriden TownshipOSF Saint Paul Medical Center · Mendota · 10.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHCommunity Health Partnership of Illinois · Mendota · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than ILNear ILLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Paw Paw Township37.5%
Meriden Township37.7%
Wyoming Township37.9%
Brooklyn Township38.1%
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
Wyoming TownshipB−37.9%11.9%15.5%ZIP codes
Paw Paw Township————
Brooklyn Township————
Meriden Township————

Paw Paw Township, Brooklyn Township and Meriden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.8%

of Wyoming Township adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Illinois

Every CDC estimate for Wyoming Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Wyoming Township is better than Illinois on 3 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Illinois figure falls inside Wyoming Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Wyoming TownshipILU.S.vs IL
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.3%16.5–22.318.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.2%12.4–16.212.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.3%15.3–19.515.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37.9%29.8–46.534%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.9%10.2–13.711.7%12%About the same
High blood pressure36%31.7–40.333%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.6%33.1–42.235.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.8%25.3–32.424.2%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.99.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.27.6%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7%6.3–7.95.9%6.4%Worse
COPD8.3%7.1–9.56.3%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.6%3.2–43.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.1%9.7–14.810.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.5%12.9–18.212.1%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work24.3%19.9–28.823%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.6%15.4–22.217.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.4%29.7–43.535.4%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8%6.6–9.89.9%11%Better
Checkup in the past year78%74.3–81.577.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year60.8%56.7–64.763.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.7%84.8–88.687.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.3%74–80.275.7%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)62.8%57.3–67.960.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)69.9%60.8–77.973.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.7%19.3–26.619.8%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely33.1%28.2–38.133.5%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support24.4%20.9–28.225.4%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food13.3%11.2–15.815.9%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing10.9%9.2–12.713.2%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.8%5.8–7.87.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.1%6.2–8.18%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)12.4%10.3–14.813.8%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability30.8%26.4–35.327.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.4%12.3–16.712.8%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14%12.2–1612.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.6–8.56.2%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.7%4.2–5.34.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.3–9.57.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.8%3.4–4.33.5%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 Wyoming Township

Is Wyoming Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Wyoming Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 63%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Wyoming Township?

CDC estimates 37.9% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.8% and 46.5%, against 34% across Illinois and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Wyoming Township?

OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Wyoming Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Wyoming Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.6–9.8%), 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 Wyoming Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D 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.