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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Jackson Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Jackson Township is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns

Jackson Township differs from Ohio on 4 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 3 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 45325, 45345, 45327. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Jackson Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Jackson Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Jackson Township is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns, #557 of 993 in Ohio. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 55% of U.S. towns); diabetes pulls it down (better than 22%).

C+Self-rated health20.6% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress15% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
CMental distress18.1% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity35.6% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
C−Diabetes14.1% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.4% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise28.8% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 32%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 44%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $58K–$96K (10,814)Healthier than 27%

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). Jackson Township’s median household income is $77,199; among the 10,814 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($58K–$96K), it’s healthier than 27%, 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, Jackson Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 45325,45345,45327), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jackson Township adults…

Jackson Township runs above OH on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Jackson Township adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Jackson Township

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

HNearest ERKettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyKettering Health Miamisburg★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Centers of Greater DaytonMiamisburg · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.6 mi
Dayton VA Medical Center
Dayton · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
9.2 mi
Kettering Health Miamisburg
Miamisburg · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton
2 sites · nearest in Miamisburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.1 mi
Butler County Community Health Consortium
3 sites · nearest in Moraine
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12 mi
Kettering Health Main Campus
Kettering · ★★★★★
ER
12.1 mi
Kettering Health Dayton
Dayton · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careJackson Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careJackson Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthJackson 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 Jackson 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 28.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.3%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jackson Township, betterJackson Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Jackson Township gets moving

0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
63%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
67%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jackson Township 7.2% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Jackson Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Jackson Township adults feel lonely
35.2% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Jackson Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Jackson Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.4% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Jackson 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 Jackson 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 8
Jackson Township adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Jackson Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Jackson Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 14
Jackson Township adults lack reliable transportation
7% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

9.7% of Jackson Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Jackson Township and the towns around it

Jackson Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 5 graded towns around it.

Lanier Township: 39.1%German Township: 34%Jefferson Township: 41.4%Perry Township: 35%Gratis Township: 40.3%Twin Township: 39.3%Gratis: 38.9%Gasper Township: 39.7%Madison Township: 41%Miami Township: 33.6%Carlisle: 36.3%Dayton: 42.9%Moraine: 40.2%Drexel: 41.7%Clay Township: 34.2%Trotwood: 45.3%Jackson Township: 35.6%Jackson TownshipLanier TownshipGerman TownshipJefferson TownshipPerry TownshipDayton VA Medical Center · Dayton · 8.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHKettering Health Miamisburg · Miamisburg · 9.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHKettering Health Main Campus · Kettering · 12 mi · 3★ MedicareHKettering Health Dayton · Dayton · 12.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHCommunity Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Alex Central Health Center · Miamisburg · 10.2 mi+Elbee Road Community Health Center · Moraine · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
German Township34%
Perry Township35%
Jackson Township35.6%
Lanier Township39.1%
Jefferson Township41.4%
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
Jackson TownshipC35.6%14.1%16.4%ZIP codes
Lanier TownshipC39.1%13.1%16.5%ZIP codes
German TownshipB34%12.2%13.9%ZIP codes
Jefferson TownshipD41.4%18.5%19.1%ZIP codes
Perry TownshipC+35%13.9%15.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Jackson Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Jackson Township is better than Ohio on 1 and worse on 3; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Jackson Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Jackson TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.6%18.1–23.419.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.3–16.813.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.1%16.2–20.117.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.6%30.8–40.637.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes14.1%12.3–15.813.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure37.2%33.9–40.637.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36%32.6–39.536.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis31.9%29.1–34.929.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.4%10.1–12.711.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.1%9.1–118.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8%7.2–8.97.1%6.4%Worse
COPD9.2%8.1–10.58%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.9%3.6–4.33.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)18.4%15.3–21.915.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%14.1–1915.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work28.8%25–32.826.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.3%13.9–19.116.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.7%33.6–41.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.2%5.8–8.68%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.3%77.5–8379.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year62.5%59.2–65.662.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.5%84.8–88.286.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.8%77.1–82.179.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.4%63.3–71.265.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)71.6%64.7–77.776%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.4%24.2–30.925.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely35.2%30.8–4035%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19.7%16.8–2321.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11.8%9.8–14.114.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.6%8.1–11.311.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7%6–8.18.3%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation7%6–87.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)9.7%8–11.711.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.9%28.3–35.729.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.1%13.1–17.213.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.6–16.213.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.8%6.9–8.76.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.7%4.2–5.34.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.4–9.58.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.43.8%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 Jackson Township

Is Jackson Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Jackson Township is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #557 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 27%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Jackson Township?

CDC estimates 35.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.8% and 40.6%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Jackson Township?

Kettering Health Miamisburg in Miamisburg, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Jackson Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Jackson Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8.6%), 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.