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DHealth Grade
Health in Pease Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Pease Township is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns

Pease Township trails Ohio on 16 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 43935, 43912, 43943, 43906. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pease Township

Pease Township is in the bottom 7% of U.S. towns for health

On the seven CDC estimates behind the Health Grade, Pease Township is healthier than only 7% of U.S. towns. It earns a D on five of the seven. Health Grade ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Pease Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.1%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.7% across Ohio. In all, Pease Township runs above Ohio on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Dental care lags in Pease Township

55.5% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 62.9% across Ohio. Among those 65 and older, 20.3% have lost all their teeth (Ohio 15.3%). Checkups ↓

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 Pease Township’s likely range; Pease Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 43935, 43912, 43943, 43906, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C.

Health Grade

What’s behind Pease Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Pease Township is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns, #907 of 993 in Ohio. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 18% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 9%).

C−Self-rated health24.3% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
DPhysical distress17.5% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress19.3% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity42.6% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
DDiabetes15.7% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking20% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
DExercise34.2% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 7%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 9%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $38K–$63K (6,052)Healthier than 17%

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). Pease Township’s median household income is $50,755; among the 6,052 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($38K–$63K), it’s healthier than 17%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Pease Township could be anywhere from D− to C. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 43935,43912,43943,43906), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pease Township adults…

Pease Township runs above OH on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Pease Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12.3%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
56%Dentist visitOH 63%
86%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
63%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pease Township 8.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Pease Township

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Pease Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERWheeling HospitalWheeling · 4.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWheeling Hospital★★★★★ · 4.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheastMartins Ferry · 2.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.4 mi
East Ohio Regional Hospital
Martins Ferry · ★★★★★
In Pease Township
2.4 mi
Southeast
3 sites · nearest in Martins Ferry
Sliding-scale feesIn Pease Township
Directions to nearest
4.3 mi
Wheeling Health Right Center
Wheeling · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
4.6 mi
Wheeling Hospital
Wheeling · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Glen Dale · ★★★★★
ER
15.4 mi
Harrison Community Hospital
Cadiz · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pease Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pease Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pease 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 Pease 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 34.2%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.2%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 15.7%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 20%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Pease Township, betterPease Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Pease Township gets moving

2.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Pease Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Pease Township adults feel lonely
34.5% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Pease Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
3 in 10Pease Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.6% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Pease Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19.3% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Pease 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 6
Pease Township adults worry about having enough food
16.3% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 8
Pease Township adults worry about keeping their housing
12.3% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Pease Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.6% · OH 8.3%
Worse than OH
1 in 11
Pease Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.8% · OH 7.7%
Worse than OH

15.2% of Pease Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Pease Township and the towns around it

Pease Township’s Health Grade ranks 5th of 9 graded towns around it.

Wheeling: 41%Martins Ferry: 44.2%Yorkville: 41.9%Colerain Township: 40.8%Pultney Township: 43.5%Bridgeport: 41.5%Warren Township: 44.6%Neffs: 40.8%Mount Pleasant Township: 42.6%Richland Township: 39.9%Bethlehem: 36%Clearview: 37.6%Bellaire: 47%Triadelphia: 39.5%Benwood: 41.1%Tiltonsville: 42%Wheeling Township: 40%McMechen: 41.5%Mead Township: 39.6%Brookside: 41.3%Wells Township: 44.7%Smithfield Township: 42.3%Beech Bottom: 41.3%Rayland: 42.7%Dillonvale: 42.7%Smith Township: 40.2%Union Township: 41.2%Glencoe: 39.2%Pease Township: 42.6%Pease TownshipWheelingMartins FerryYorkvilleColerain TownshipPultney TownshipBridgeportWarren TownshipNeffsMount Pleasant TownshipRichland TownshipEast Ohio Regional Hospital · Martins Ferry · 2.4 mi · 2★ MedicareHWheeling Hospital · Wheeling · 4.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHReynolds Memorial Hospital · Glen Dale · 10.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHHarrison Community Hospital · Cadiz · 15.4 miHSoutheast, Inc. - Martins Ferry Health Center · Martins Ferry · 2.4 mi+Wheeling Health Right Center · Wheeling · 4.3 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#21 of 29 towns on this map, healthiest first
Richland Township39.9%
Colerain Township40.8%
Neffs40.8%
Wheeling41%
Bridgeport41.5%
Yorkville41.9%
Pease Township42.6%
Mount Pleasant Township42.6%
Pultney Township43.5%
Martins Ferry44.2%
Warren Township44.6%
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
Pease TownshipD42.6%15.7%20%ZIP codes
Martins FerryD−44.2%16.4%21.8%CDC place
Yorkville————
Pultney TownshipD−43.5%16.5%21.8%ZIP codes
Colerain TownshipC−40.8%14.5%17.7%ZIP codes
BridgeportD41.5%14.5%18.7%CDC place
Warren TownshipD−44.6%16.9%21.1%ZIP codes
Neffs————

Yorkville and Neffs: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory16.1%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone10%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Pease Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Pease Township is better than Ohio on 0 and worse on 16; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Pease Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Pease TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health24.3%21.6–27.219.4%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)17.5%15.6–19.513.9%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)19.3%17.3–21.517.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity42.6%37–48.337.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes15.7%13.9–17.613.2%12%Worse
High blood pressure42.6%39–46.337.2%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)41.4%37.8–45.236.7%37.1%Worse
Arthritis35.3%32.2–38.429.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.8%10.6–13.211.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.9%9–10.88.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.1%8.3–10.17.1%6.4%Worse
COPD11%9.9–12.38%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.5%4.2–4.93.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)20.3%17.3–23.615.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20%17.6–22.615.4%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work34.2%30.1–38.626.9%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking15.7%13.1–18.616.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours40.2%35.8–4537.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.5%7.2–108%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.2%77.1–8379.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year55.5%52.3–58.762.9%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.5%83.7–8786.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.2%78.9–83.379.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)63.1%58.9–67.265.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72%65.5–77.976%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.6%24.2–31.125.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.5%29.6–39.435%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.2%18.1–24.621.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food16.3%14–18.814.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing12.3%10.7–14.211.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off9.6%8.4–118.3%7.6%Worse
Lack reliable transportation8.8%7.8–107.7%7.9%Worse
Received SNAP (food stamps)15.2%13.1–17.611.7%11.6%Higher
Disability
Any disability35.1%31.3–39.129.5%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.6%15.7–19.713.9%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.1%14.3–17.913.9%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty8.5%7.6–9.46.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty6%5.5–6.74.8%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone10%9–11.28.1%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.9%4.4–5.43.8%3.8%Higher

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 Pease Township

Is Pease Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Pease Township is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns: D for health, #907 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 17%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Pease Township?

CDC estimates 42.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 37% and 48.3%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Pease Township?

Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, 4.6 miles in a straight line from Pease Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Pease Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.2–10%), 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 Pease Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C.

Neighbors talk health

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