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Health in Peoria Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Peoria Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66092, 66067, 66079. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Peoria Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Peoria Township adults…

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

31 of every 100 Peoria Township adults have arthritis
Kansas: 26 in 100 · worse · likely 27.9–34.6%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Why age matters here

Peoria Township is an older town: 40% 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 Peoria Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Peoria Township40%
Kansas17%
Getting care

Care in and near Peoria Township

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

HNearest ERMiami County Medical CenterPaola · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partnership ClinicOttawa · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.2 mi
Adventhealth Ottawa
Ottawa · ★★★★★
8.3 mi
Health Partnership Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Ottawa
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
Miami County Medical Center
Paola · not rated
ER
23.2 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
2 sites · nearest in Garnett
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.3 mi
Anderson County Hospital
Garnett · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital
Olathe · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePeoria Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePeoria Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPeoria 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 Peoria 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 27.2%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.4%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 15.3%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Peoria Township, betterPeoria Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Peoria Township gets moving

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupKS 77%
66%Dentist visitKS 65%
85%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
63%Colon screeningKS 64%
73%MammogramKS 75%
80%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Peoria Township 8.1% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Peoria Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Peoria Township adults feel lonely
30.7% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Peoria Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Peoria Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.4% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Peoria Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Peoria 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
Peoria Township adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 10
Peoria Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 13
Peoria Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 15
Peoria Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

7% of Peoria Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Peoria Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cutler Township: 41.2%Franklin Township: 39%Harrison Township: 40.3%Stanton Township: 35.8%Richland Township: 35.7%Ottawa Township: 40.2%Pottawatomie Township: 40.1%Osawatomie Township: 38%Hayes Township: 38.4%Palmyra Township: 31.6%Wellsville: 39%Ottawa: 40.1%Paola Township: 35.1%Valley Township: 35.5%Marysville Township: 34.5%McCamish Township: 34.2%Gardner Township: 34.2%Centropolis Township: 39.5%Peoria Township: 40.1%Peoria TownshipCutler TownshipFranklin TownshipHarrison TownshipStanton TownshipRichland TownshipOttawa TownshipAdventhealth Ottawa · Ottawa · 8.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHMiami County Medical Center · Paola · 14.7 miHUniversity of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital · Olathe · 23.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHHealth Partnership Clinic · Ottawa · 8.3 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Richland Township35.7%
Stanton Township35.8%
Franklin Township39%
Peoria Township40.1%
Ottawa Township40.2%
Harrison Township40.3%
Cutler Township41.2%
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
Cutler Township————
Franklin TownshipB39%11.2%15.2%ZIP codes
Richland TownshipB+35.7%10.8%14.1%ZIP codes
Stanton Township————
Harrison Township————
Ottawa Township————

Cutler Township, Stanton Township, Harrison Township and Ottawa 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%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Kansas

Questions about health in Peoria Township

Why doesn’t Peoria 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 Peoria Township.

What hospital is closest to Peoria Township?

Miami County Medical Center in Paola, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Peoria 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 Peoria Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Health Partnership Clinic in Ottawa, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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