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Health in Metamora Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Metamora Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Metamora Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 47030, 47024. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Metamora Township

Smoking is more common in Metamora Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.9%), vs 15.7% across Indiana. Habits ↓

Metamora Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Metamora Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD runs high in Metamora Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.2%), vs 8.1% across Indiana. Age is part of it: 28% of residents are 65 or older (Indiana 17%), and COPD is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

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 Indiana figure falls outside Metamora Township’s likely range; Metamora Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 47030, 47024, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.6%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.7%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 19.9%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Metamora Township, betterMetamora Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Metamora Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Getting care

Care in and near Metamora Township

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

HNearest ERMargaret Mary Community HospitalBatesville · 10.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyDecatur County Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterstone Health ServicesConnersville · 14.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.3 mi
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
Batesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.3 mi
Centerstone Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Connersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Meridian Health Services
Connersville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.8 mi
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.3 mi
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Oxford · ★★★★★
ER
21.4 mi
Rush Memorial Hospital
Rushville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Metamora Township itself
✓ Dental careMetamora Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Metamora 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 Metamora 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Metamora Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Metamora Township adults have COPD
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9–11.6%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Why age matters here

Metamora Township is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Indiana. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Metamora Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Metamora Township28%
Indiana17%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupIN 80%
58%Dentist visitIN 61%
85%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
65%Colon screeningIN 66%
74%MammogramIN 76%
78%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Metamora Township 8.9% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Metamora Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Metamora Township adults feel lonely
33.2% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Metamora Township adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Metamora Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Metamora Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Metamora Township 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
Metamora Township adults worry about having enough food
15.3% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 9
Metamora Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.2% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 12
Metamora Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.3% · IN 8.4%
About the same as IN
1 in 13
Metamora Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

9.1% of Metamora Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Metamora Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Laurel Township: 43.5%Butler Township: 38.6%Brookville Township: 40.9%Salt Creek Township: 41.4%Posey Township: 42.2%Blooming Grove Township: 42.4%Lake View: no dataColumbia Township: 45.2%Jackson Township: 45.3%Adams Township: 36.3%Highland Township: 40.2%Ray Township: 37.6%Springfield Township: 40.6%Fairfield Township: 40.7%Whitewater Township: 37.8%Fugit Township: 38%Metamora Township: 43.1%Metamora TownshipLaurel TownshipButler TownshipBrookville TownshipSalt Creek TownshipMargaret Mary Community Hospital · Batesville · 10.3 miH
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Butler Township38.6%
Brookville Township40.9%
Salt Creek Township41.4%
Metamora Township43.1%
Laurel Township43.5%
IN38.4%

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
Laurel TownshipD43.5%14.8%21%ZIP codes
Butler TownshipC+38.6%13.1%16.4%ZIP codes
Brookville TownshipC40.9%13.7%17.6%ZIP codes
Salt Creek TownshipC−41.4%14.1%17.6%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.6%

of Metamora Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory16.9%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Indiana

Questions about health in Metamora Township

Why doesn’t Metamora Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Metamora Township.

What hospital is closest to Metamora Township?

Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, 10.3 miles in a straight line from Metamora Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Metamora Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. 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.