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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Clinton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Clinton Township is healthier than 29%

Clinton Township beats Ohio on 2 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 44883. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Clinton Township

Clinton Township is an older town

29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Conditions like heart disease and arthritis become more common with age, so keep that in mind when comparing Clinton Township with the state. Conditions ↓

Clinton Township trails towns with similar incomes

Clinton Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns, and only 29% of the 9,532 towns with similar household incomes ($70K–$117K), so income alone doesn’t explain its grade. Health Grade ↓

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 Clinton Township’s likely range; Clinton Township’s figures come from ZIP code 44883, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Clinton Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Clinton Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns, #404 of 993 in Ohio. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 62% of U.S. towns); no exercise pulls it down (better than 34%).

BSelf-rated health18.7% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.1% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.8% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.6% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes12.7% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.3% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise27.9% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 46%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 59%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $70K–$117K (9,532)Healthier than 29%

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). Clinton Township’s median household income is $93,355; among the 9,532 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($70K–$117K), it’s healthier than 29%, less than its income alone would suggest.

Where Clinton Township compares well: worried about keeping housing, 9.6% (U.S. 12%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Clinton Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44883), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clinton Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Clinton Township adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.7–39.3%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Clinton Township is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Clinton Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Clinton Township29%
Ohio18%
Getting care

Care in and near Clinton Township

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

HNearest ERMercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Health - Tiffin Hospital★★★★★ · 5.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careTiffin Community Health CenterTiffin · 3.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.9 mi
Tiffin Community Health Center
Tiffin · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
5 mi
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Memorial Hospital
Fremont · ★★★★★
14.8 mi
Community & Rural Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Fremont
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.7 mi
Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
16.8 mi
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue · ★★★★★
! Primary carePart of Clinton Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Seneca/Fostoria Service Area · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Clinton Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Clinton 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 Clinton 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.9%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.3%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Clinton Township, betterClinton Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Clinton Township gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
61%Dentist visitOH 63%
85%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
67%Colon screeningOH 65%
74%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clinton Township 7.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Clinton Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Clinton Township adults feel lonely
34.7% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Clinton Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Clinton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Clinton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Clinton 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
Clinton Township adults worry about having enough food
12% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Clinton Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 14
Clinton Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 14
Clinton Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

9.8% of Clinton Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Clinton Township and the towns around it

Clinton Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

Tiffin: 33.9%Hopewell Township: 34.9%Scipio Township: 36.6%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Eden Township: 34.9%Liberty Township: 36%Loudon Township: 39.3%Seneca Township: 36%Adams Township: 36.9%Bloom Township: 36.9%Reed Township: 36.2%Ballville Township: 41.4%Sycamore Township: 36.1%Clinton Township: 34.6%Clinton TownshipTiffinHopewell TownshipScipio TownshipPleasant TownshipEden TownshipMercy Health - Tiffin Hospital · Tiffin · 5 mi · 3★ MedicareHMemorial Hospital · Fremont · 14.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHBellevue Hospital · Bellevue · 16.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHTiffin Community Health Center · Tiffin · 3.9 mi+Community Health Services - Main Site · Fremont · 14.8 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tiffin33.9%
Clinton Township34.6%
Hopewell Township34.9%
Eden Township34.9%
Pleasant Township35.4%
Scipio Township36.6%
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
Clinton TownshipB−34.6%12.7%15.3%ZIP 44883
TiffinB−33.9%11.7%14.6%CDC place
Hopewell TownshipC+34.9%12.9%15.5%ZIP codes
Pleasant TownshipB−35.4%12.8%15.1%ZIP codes
Scipio TownshipC36.6%13.6%17.4%ZIP codes
Eden TownshipB−34.9%12.9%15.5%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Clinton Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Clinton Township is better than Ohio on 2 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Clinton Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Clinton TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.7%16.5–21.119.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.1%12.5–15.813.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.8%15.9–19.917.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.6%28.4–41.837.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.7%11.1–14.413.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.3%31.7–39.337.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.4%32.6–40.536.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis31.1%28.1–34.429.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.9%9.7–12.211.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.4%8.6–10.38.7%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.3%6.6–87.1%6.4%About the same
COPD8.3%7.4–9.28%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.83.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)14.7%12–17.915.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.3%13.3–17.315.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work27.9%23.9–32.326.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.8%14.9–21.216.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.3%29.9–41.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.3%6.3–8.58%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.8%75.4–8279.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61.1%57.4–64.662.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.3%83.5–86.986.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.7%77.3–8279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.3%62.4–71.865.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)73.5%65.9–80.276%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.4%22–29.325.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.7%29.5–40.235%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.8%17.6–24.321.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12%10.2–14.114.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.6%8.1–11.111.3%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.9%6–88.3%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation7.1%6.2–87.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)9.8%8.3–11.411.7%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.4%25.6–33.329.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.7%12–15.513.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.1%12.5–15.713.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.3%6.5–8.16.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.5%4.1–4.94.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.1%7.3–98.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.6%3.2–3.93.8%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 Clinton Township

Is Clinton Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Clinton Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #404 of 993 in Ohio. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Clinton Township?

CDC estimates 34.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.4% and 41.8%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Clinton Township?

Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital in Tiffin, 5.0 miles in a straight line from Clinton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Clinton Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.3–8.5%), 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 Clinton Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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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.