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Health in Home Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Home Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66415, 66544. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
18.9%
About the same as KS (18%)
Obesity
39%
About the same as KS (36.5%)
No exercise
27.3%
About the same as KS (25.6%)
Uninsured
8.2%
About the same as KS (9.9%)
Feel lonely
30.2%
About the same as KS (30.9%)
Nearest ER
10.7 mi
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Home Township

10.3%have had cancer · KS 8.1%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Home Township adults…

Home Township runs above KS on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Home Township adults have had cancer
Kansas: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.3%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Why age matters here

Home Township is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Kansas. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Home Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Home Township32%
Kansas17%
Getting care

Care in and near Home Township

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

HNearest ERNemaha Valley Community HospitalSeneca · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKonza Prairie Community Health CenterManhattan · 41.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
Seneca · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.6 mi
Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus
Onaga · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24 mi
Great Plains of Sabetha
Sabetha · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
25.9 mi
Community Memorial Healthcare
Marysville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
41.5 mi
Konza Prairie Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Manhattan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
52.6 mi
Gracemed Capitol Family Clinic
Topeka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careHome Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHome Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Home 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 Home 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 Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.3%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.1%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 16.1%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Home Township, betterHome Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Home Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 3 parks and preserves

1City of Centralia Lake66 acres2Centralia Ball Fields7 acres3Hidden Park2 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupKS 77%
65%Dentist visitKS 65%
86%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
66%Colon screeningKS 64%
75%MammogramKS 75%
81%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Home Township 8.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Home Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Home Township adults feel lonely
30.2% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Home Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Home Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Home Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Home 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 9
Home Township adults worry about having enough food
11% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 11
Home Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · KS 11.2%
Better than KS
1 in 14
Home Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 16
Home Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

6.6% of Home Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Home Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Noble Township: 35.7%Center Township: 38.6%Illinois Township: 40%Neuchatel Township: 37.9%Lincoln Township: 37.1%Vermillion Township: 35%Cleveland Township: 35.7%Marion Township: 38.7%Mitchell Township: 38.7%Harrison Township: 39.9%Red Vermillion Township: 39.5%Corning: 40.1%Mill Creek Township: 36.5%Home Township: 39%Home TownshipNoble TownshipCenter TownshipIllinois TownshipNeuchatel TownshipNemaha Valley Community Hospital · Seneca · 10.7 miHCommunity Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus · Onaga · 14.6 miH
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Noble Township35.7%
Neuchatel Township37.9%
Center Township38.6%
Home Township39%
Illinois Township40%
KS36.5%

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
Noble Township————
Center Township————
Illinois Township————
Neuchatel Township————

Noble Township, Center Township, Illinois Township and Neuchatel 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.

33.6%

of Home Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Kansas

Questions about health in Home Township

Why doesn’t Home 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 Home Township.

What hospital is closest to Home Township?

Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Home 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 Home Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kansas 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.