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Health in Miami Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Miami Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66040, 66071, 66053. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Miami Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Miami Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Miami Township adults have arthritis
Kansas: 26 in 100 · worse · likely 28.2–34.9%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near Miami Township

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

HNearest ERMiami County Medical CenterPaola · 9.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Southeast KansasLa Cygne · 7.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.6 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
3 sites · nearest in La Cygne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Miami County Medical Center
Paola · not rated
ER
10.9 mi
Health Partnership Clinic
Paola · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.5 mi
Cass Regional Medical Center
Harrisonville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.9 mi
Bates County Memorial Hospital
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
26.2 mi
Adventhealth South Overland Park
Overland Park · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMiami Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMiami Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMiami Township is not a shortage area

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 Miami Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.7%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 14.9%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Miami Township, betterMiami Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Miami Township gets moving

0.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Miami 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%
74%MammogramKS 75%
81%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Miami Township 7.9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Miami Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Miami Township adults feel lonely
28.6% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Miami Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Miami Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Miami Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Miami 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
Miami Township adults worry about having enough food
11% · KS 13%
Better than KS
1 in 11
Miami Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · KS 11.2%
Better than KS
1 in 14
Miami Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 16
Miami Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

6.5% of Miami Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Miami Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Osage Township: 35.2%Sugar Creek Township: 36.6%Valley Township: 35.5%Lincoln Township: 38.4%Linn Valley: 40.3%Middle Creek Township: 35.3%Scott Township: 37.1%Osawatomie Township: 38%Mound Township: 38.2%West Boone Township: 39.2%Drexel: 38%Osawatomie: 38.3%Paola Township: 35.1%Paola: 35.3%Stanton Township: 35.8%Valley Township: 37.7%West Point Township: 39.7%La Cygne: 38.4%Louisburg: 35.5%Wea Township: 34.4%Ten Mile Township: 33.7%Miami Township: 36.8%Miami TownshipOsage TownshipSugar Creek TownshipValley TownshipLincoln TownshipLinn ValleyMiddle Creek TownshipMiami County Medical Center · Paola · 9.4 miHCommunity Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La Cygne · La Cygne · 7.6 mi+Health Partnership Clinic · Paola · 10.9 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Osage Township35.2%
Middle Creek Township35.3%
Valley Township35.5%
Sugar Creek Township36.6%
Miami Township36.8%
Lincoln Township38.4%
Linn Valley40.3%
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
Osage Township————
Sugar Creek Township————
Valley TownshipB35.5%11.6%14.8%ZIP codes
Lincoln TownshipC38.4%13.4%17.6%ZIP 66040
Middle Creek TownshipB+35.3%11%14%ZIP codes
Linn ValleyC−40.3%15.8%19.2%CDC place

Osage Township and Sugar Creek 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.

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas

Questions about health in Miami Township

Why doesn’t Miami 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 Miami Township.

What hospital is closest to Miami Township?

Miami County Medical Center in Paola, 9.4 miles in a straight line from Miami Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Miami Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La Cygne in La Cygne, 7.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Miami 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.