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

On CDC estimates, Eaton Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 44044, 44028, 44035, 44039. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Eaton Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Eaton Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Eaton Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns, #391 of 993 in Ohio. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 63% of U.S. towns); diabetes pulls it down (better than 36%).

BSelf-rated health18% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.8% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.2% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.2% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes13% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.6% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.7% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 48%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 61%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $58K–$96K (10,812)Healthier than 50%

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). Eaton Township’s median household income is $77,143; among the 10,812 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($58K–$96K), it’s healthier than 50%, about where its income would put it.

Where Eaton Township compares well: lack reliable transportation, 6.7% (U.S. 7.9%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Eaton Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44044,44028,44035,44039), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eaton Township adults…

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

38 of every 100 Eaton Township adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · about the same · likely 34.3–41.8%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Eaton Township is an older town: 33% 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 Eaton Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Eaton Township33%
Ohio18%
Getting care

Care in and near Eaton Township

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

HNearest ERCleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCleveland Clinic Avon Hospital★★★★★ · 8.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLorain County Health & DentistryNorth Ridgeville · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Lorain County Health & Dentistry
6 sites · nearest in North Ridgeville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.5 mi
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria · ★★★★★
8.6 mi
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Avon · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Uh St. John Medical Center
Westlake · ★★★★★
ER
9.9 mi
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Riveon Mental Health and Recovery Broadway Location
Lorain · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careEaton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEaton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEaton 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 Eaton 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 26.7%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Eaton Township, betterEaton Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Eaton Township gets moving

22 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
65%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
66%Colon screeningOH 65%
77%MammogramOH 76%
79%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eaton Township 7.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Eaton Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Eaton Township adults feel lonely
32.4% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Eaton Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Eaton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Eaton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Eaton 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
Eaton Township adults worry about having enough food
11.9% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Eaton Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Eaton Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 15
Eaton Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

9% of Eaton Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Eaton Township and the towns around it

Eaton Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 7 graded towns around it.

Grafton: 38.8%Elyria: 39.5%Carlisle Township: 37.2%North Ridgeville: 33.8%Columbia Township: 34.2%Grafton Township: 36.8%Elyria Township: 39.2%Amherst Township: 36.4%Sheffield: 33.2%Sheffield Township: 45.2%New Russia Township: 33.7%LaGrange Township: 36.2%Olmsted Township: 29.8%Avon: 31.6%North Olmsted: 31.3%Liverpool Township: 35.9%Strongsville: 28.9%Litchfield Township: 38.5%Eaton Township: 36.2%Eaton TownshipGraftonElyriaCarlisle TownshipNorth RidgevilleColumbia TownshipGrafton TownshipUniversity Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center · Elyria · 5.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHCleveland Clinic Avon Hospital · Avon · 8.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHUh St. John Medical Center · Westlake · 8.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHSouthwest General Health Center · Middleburg Heights · 9.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHLCHD North Ridgeville · North Ridgeville · 4.8 mi+Riveon Mental Health and Recovery Broadway Location · Lorain · 10.2 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
North Ridgeville33.8%
Columbia Township34.2%
Eaton Township36.2%
Grafton Township36.8%
Carlisle Township37.2%
Grafton38.8%
Elyria39.5%
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
Eaton TownshipB−36.2%13%15.6%ZIP codes
GraftonB−38.8%11.7%17.1%CDC place
ElyriaD39.5%15.7%18.8%CDC place
Carlisle TownshipC37.2%14.1%16.6%ZIP codes
North RidgevilleB+33.8%12%12.5%CDC place
Columbia TownshipB34.2%12.8%13.8%ZIP 44028
Grafton TownshipB−36.8%13%15.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Eaton Township

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

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

Adults who…Eaton TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health18%15.8–20.519.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.8%12.3–15.613.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.2%15.4–19.317.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.2%30.8–42.137.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13%11.4–14.813.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure37.9%34.3–41.837.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)38.1%34.4–42.136.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.4%27.5–33.629.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.6%9.5–11.911.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9%8.2–108.7%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7%6.3–7.87.1%6.4%About the same
COPD7.6%6.7–8.68%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.73.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.9%11.4–16.615.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%13.5–17.915.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.7%23.1–30.826.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.5%14.8–20.616.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.9%33.6–44.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.6%6.4–9.18%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.1%75.9–8279.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year65.2%61.9–68.362.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.5%84.9–88.186.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.9%76.3–81.579.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.3%61.7–70.565.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.8%70.1–82.576%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.6%21.4–28.125.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely32.4%27.6–37.335%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.8%18.5–25.321.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11.9%9.9–14.114.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.2%8.5–11.911.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.2%6.2–8.38.3%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.7%5.8–7.67.7%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)9%7.4–10.611.7%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability28.6%25.2–32.629.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13%11.4–14.913.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.3%11.7–1513.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.6%5.9–7.56.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.2%3.8–4.64.8%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.5–8.28.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–3.93.8%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 Eaton Township

Is Eaton Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Eaton Township is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #391 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 50%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Eaton Township?

CDC estimates 36.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.8% and 42.1%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Eaton Township?

Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital in Avon, 8.6 miles in a straight line from Eaton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Eaton Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.4–9.1%), 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 Eaton Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Neighbors talk health

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