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Burton Ohio May 2015 06Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 4.0
≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Burton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Burton Township is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns

Burton Township beats Ohio on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 44021, 44062. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Burton Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Burton Township is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns, #412 of 993 in Ohio. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 64% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 32%).

B−Self-rated health19.5% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.2% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
CMental distress18.1% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.2% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.3% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.4% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.4% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 45%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 59%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $61K–$102K (10,642)Healthier than 40%

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). Burton Township’s median household income is $81,780; among the 10,642 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($61K–$102K), it’s healthier than 40%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Burton Township could be anywhere from D to B+. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44021,44062), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Burton Township adults…

On every condition, Burton Township is about the same as Ohio. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 Burton Township adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · about the same · likely 32.4–39.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Burton Township

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

HNearest ERUh Regional HospitalsChardon · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUh Regional Hospitals★★★★★ · 4.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCrossroads HealthMentor · 17 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Uh Regional Hospitals
Chardon · ★★★★★
ER
14.9 mi
Lake Health
Concord · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Hillcrest Hospital
Mayfield Heights · ★★★★★
17 mi
Crossroads Health
2 sites · nearest in Mentor
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18 mi
Signature Health
5 sites · nearest in Willoughby
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.3 mi
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center
Beachwood · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careBurton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBurton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBurton 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 Burton 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 Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Burton Township, betterBurton Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Burton Township gets moving

3.9 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupOH 80%
63%Dentist visitOH 63%
84%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
65%Colon screeningOH 65%
75%MammogramOH 76%
79%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Burton Township 8.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Burton Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Burton Township adults feel lonely
35% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Burton Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Burton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Burton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Burton Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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 8
Burton Township adults worry about having enough food
13% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Burton Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Burton Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 14
Burton Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

10.3% of Burton Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Burton Township and the towns around it

Burton Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 6 graded towns around it.

Claridon Township: 33.5%Newbury Township: 32.9%Middlefield: 34.5%Middlefield Township: 36.1%Troy Township: 33%Huntsburg Township: 38.1%Munson Township: 32.8%Hambden Township: 32.9%Chardon: 32.6%Auburn Township: 30.8%Russell Township: 31%South Russell: 30.2%Parkman Township: 36.1%Mesopotamia Township: 37.6%Farmington Township: 39.4%Hiram Township: 32.3%Burton Township: 34.2%Burton TownshipClaridon TownshipNewbury TownshipMiddlefieldMiddlefield TownshipTroy TownshipUh Regional Hospitals · Chardon · 4.1 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Newbury Township32.9%
Troy Township33%
Claridon Township33.5%
Burton Township34.2%
Middlefield34.5%
Middlefield Township36.1%
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
Burton TownshipB−34.2%12.3%16.4%ZIP codes
Claridon TownshipB33.5%12.6%14%ZIP codes
Newbury TownshipB+32.9%12.6%12.6%ZIP codes
MiddlefieldC34.5%15%16.5%CDC place
Middlefield TownshipC−36.1%13%20.9%ZIP 44062
Troy TownshipB33%11.9%15%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.8%

of Burton Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Burton Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Burton Township is better than Ohio on 1 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Burton Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Burton TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.5%17–22.319.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.2%12.6–16.113.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.1%16.2–20.217.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.2%27.8–40.837.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.3%10.8–14.113.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure36%32.4–39.637.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.3%32.4–40.136.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29.3%26.4–32.329.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.1%9.9–12.411.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.18.7%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.4%6.6–8.37.1%6.4%About the same
COPD8.7%7.6–108%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–43.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)16.6%13.8–19.615.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%14.1–18.915.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.4%22.5–30.826.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.5%14.6–20.616.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.1%29.6–4137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.6%7.1–10.38%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.2%74.8–81.179.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.3%60.1–66.462.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.3%82.3–86.286.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.8%76.3–81.179.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)64.9%60.3–69.365.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74.5%67.3–8176%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.6%22.2–29.125.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely35%30.1–40.135%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.1%17.9–24.621.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food13%10.8–15.214.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.1%8.5–11.711.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.9%5.9–88.3%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation7.2%6.3–8.37.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.3%8.6–12.211.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.8%25.1–32.829.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.7%11.9–15.713.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15%13.2–16.913.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.2%6.4–8.16.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.6%4.1–5.24.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.5%7.5–9.68.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.7%3.3–4.23.8%3.8%About the same

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 Burton Township

Is Burton Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Burton Township is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #412 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 40%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Burton Township?

CDC estimates 34.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.8% and 40.8%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Burton Township?

Uh Regional Hospitals in Chardon, 4.1 miles in a straight line from Burton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Burton Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.1–10.3%), 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 Burton Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B+.

Neighbors talk health

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