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Health in Brady Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Brady Lake residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Brady Lake. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Brady Lake

★ What stands out · 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 10
Brady Lake adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 12
Brady Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 15
Brady Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 16
Brady Lake adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

8.6% of Brady Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Brady Lake adults…

Brady Lake runs below OH on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Brady Lake adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.8%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Brady Lake

No hospital or community health center in Brady Lake itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna · 3.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAkron General Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAxess Family ServicesKent · 2.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Axess Family Services
4 sites · nearest in Kent
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.9 mi
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Summa Western Reserve Hospital
Cuyahoga Falls · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
Akron · ★★★★★
11.3 mi
Ichc - Akron
Akron · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.8 mi
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron · not rated
Children’s
✓ Primary careBrady Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrady Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBrady Lake 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 Brady Lake; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.6%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.6%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.2%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brady Lake, betterBrady Lake, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Brady Lake gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brady Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
67%Dentist visitOH 63%
88%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
66%Colon screeningOH 65%
73%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brady Lake 6.2% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Brady Lake adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Brady Lake adults feel lonely
32.3% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Brady Lake adults lack social or emotional support
18.5% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Brady Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Brady Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Brady Lake 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.

Around town

Brady Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Franklin Township: 33.5%Ravenna Township: 36.2%Kent: 33%Sugar Bush Knolls: 31.4%Streetsboro: 33.6%Stow: 33.7%Brimfield Township: 33.4%Rootstown Township: 33.8%Charlestown Township: 36.2%Shalersville Township: 35.6%Brady Lake: 33.9%Brady LakeFranklin TownshipRavenna TownshipUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center · Ravenna · 3.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHAxesspointe Community Health Centers/Kent · Kent · 2.2 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Franklin Township33.5%
Brady Lake33.9%
Ravenna Township36.2%
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
Franklin TownshipB33.5%11.1%14.5%ZIP codes
Ravenna TownshipC−36.2%14.1%18.4%ZIP 44266

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Ohio

Questions about health in Brady Lake

Why doesn’t Brady Lake have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Brady Lake?

University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, 3.9 miles in a straight line from Brady Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Brady Lake?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Axesspointe Community Health Centers/Kent in Kent, 2.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Brady Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.