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DHealth Grade
Health in Augusta Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Augusta Township is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns

Augusta Township trails Ohio on 10 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 44657, 44615, 44625, 44651. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Augusta Township

COPD and heart disease run high in Augusta Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.4%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.8%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. In all, Augusta Township runs above Ohio on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Augusta Township adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (32%), vs 26.9% across Ohio. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Augusta Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.5%), vs 15.4% across Ohio. 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 Ohio figure falls outside Augusta Township’s likely range; Augusta Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 44657, 44615, 44625, 44651, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Augusta Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Augusta Township is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 27% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 12%).

CSelf-rated health22.5% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C−Physical distress16.5% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress18.8% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
C−Diabetes14.7% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking19.5% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
C−Exercise32% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 14%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (10,465)Healthier than 3%

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). Augusta Township’s median household income is $84,000; among the 10,465 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($63K–$105K), it’s healthier than 3%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Augusta Township could be anywhere from D− to C+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44657,44615,44625,44651,44607,44427), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Augusta Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Augusta Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.7%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters in Augusta Township

Only 11% of Augusta Township residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Age-related conditions run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Augusta Township11%
Ohio18%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 32%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.4%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.3%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 19.5%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Augusta Township, betterAugusta Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Augusta Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Augusta Township

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

HNearest ERAlliance Community HospitalAlliance · 15.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAlliance Community Hospital★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheast Healthcare - Carrollton Health Center SiteCarrollton · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Southeast Healthcare - Carrollton Health Center Site
Carrollton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.3 mi
Community Action Agency of Columbiana County
3 sites · nearest in Salineville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Alliance Community Hospital
Alliance · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
Aultman Hospital
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
20.6 mi
Mercy Medical Center
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Augusta Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Augusta Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Augusta 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 Augusta 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 Augusta Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
59%Dentist visitOH 63%
85%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
64%Colon screeningOH 65%
73%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Augusta Township 8.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Augusta Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Augusta Township adults feel lonely
35% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Augusta Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.6% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Augusta Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Augusta Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Augusta 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
Augusta Township adults worry about having enough food
14.6% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 9
Augusta Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.9% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 12
Augusta Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Augusta Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

12.4% of Augusta Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Augusta Township and the towns around it

Augusta Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 4 graded towns around it.

Brown Township: 40.1%East Township: 40.7%West Township: 41%Washington Township: 38.9%Harrison Township: 38.8%Sandy Township: 41.4%Paris Township: 39.2%Osnaburg Township: 39.3%Rose Township: 41.4%Franklin Township: 41.3%Fox Township: 40%Hanover Township: 41.8%Knox Township: 39.5%Minerva: 39.7%Center Township: 38.9%Lee Township: 40.1%Augusta Township: 40%Augusta TownshipBrown TownshipEast TownshipWest TownshipWashington TownshipSalem Regional Medical Center · Salem · 17.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHSoutheast Healthcare - Carrollton Health Center Site · Carrollton · 7.8 mi+Salineville Community Health Center at Melhorn · Salineville · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Washington Township38.9%
Augusta Township40%
Brown Township40.1%
East Township40.7%
West Township41%
OH37.1%

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
Augusta TownshipD40%14.7%19.5%ZIP codes
Brown TownshipD40.1%15%19.2%ZIP codes
East Township————
West TownshipD41%14.8%19.6%ZIP codes
Washington TownshipD38.9%15%19.2%ZIP codes

East 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.

34.4%

of Augusta Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Augusta Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Augusta Township is better than Ohio on 0 and worse on 10; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Augusta Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Augusta TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health22.5%19.8–25.319.4%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)16.5%14.7–18.313.9%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.8%17–20.817.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40%34.2–45.837.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes14.7%13.1–16.413.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure40.5%37–43.937.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.6%36.1–43.236.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34.3%31.4–37.229.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.3%10.2–12.511.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.8%9–10.68.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.8%7.9–9.67.1%6.4%Worse
COPD10.4%9.3–11.78%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.9–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)16%13.6–18.615.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.5%17–22.215.4%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work32%27.9–36.326.9%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking16.3%13.9–18.916.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.4%34.6–44.637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.5%7–10.18%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.5%76.6–82.179.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year59%56–62.262.9%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.4%83.6–8786.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.7%78.4–82.779.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)64.4%60.3–68.465.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)73%66.6–78.876%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression26%23–29.225.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely35%30.5–39.335%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.6%18.7–24.721.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14.6%12.3–1714.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.9%9.4–12.611.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.1%7–9.28.3%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.8%6.8–8.97.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)12.4%10.5–14.611.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability34.4%30.7–38.329.5%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.6%14.6–18.713.9%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.7%13.9–17.513.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8.4%7.5–9.26.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.4%4.9–64.8%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.4%8.4–10.58.1%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.4%4–4.93.8%3.8%Higher

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 Ohio figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Augusta Township

Is Augusta Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Augusta Township is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns: D for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 3%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Augusta Township?

CDC estimates 40% of adults have obesity, likely between 34.2% and 45.8%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Augusta Township?

Alliance Community Hospital in Alliance, 15.2 miles in a straight line from Augusta Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Augusta Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7–10.1%), against 8% across Ohio.

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 Augusta Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C+.

Neighbors talk health

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

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