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D−Health Grade
Health in Salisbury Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Salisbury Township is healthier than 2% of U.S. towns

Salisbury Township trails Ohio on 21 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 45769, 45760. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Salisbury Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Salisbury Township

1 in 8 adults have COPD (13.2%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.5%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. Stroke is also above the state: 5.1%, vs 3.7% across Ohio. In all, Salisbury Township runs above Ohio on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Salisbury Township is in the bottom 3% of U.S. towns for health

On the seven CDC estimates behind the Health Grade, Salisbury Township is healthier than only 3% of U.S. towns. It earns a D on all of them. Health Grade ↓

More Salisbury Township adults get no exercise

2 in 5 adults get no exercise outside work (39.4%), vs 26.9% across Ohio. Habits ↓

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 Salisbury Township’s likely range; Salisbury Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 45769, 45760, which may reach past town lines.

Health Grade

What’s behind Salisbury Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Salisbury Township is healthier than 2% of U.S. towns, #978 of 993 in Ohio. All seven of Salisbury Township’s estimates fall in the lowest 10% of U.S. towns. The furthest from typical is no exercise: 39.4% of adults, against 26.9% across Ohio and 24.7% nationally.

DSelf-rated health27.5% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
D−Physical distress18.8% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
DMental distress20.5% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
D−Obesity44.1% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
DDiabetes17.2% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
D−Smoking22.5% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
D−Exercise39.4% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 2%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 2%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $29K–$49K (2,062)Healthier than 16%

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). Salisbury Township’s median household income is $38,832; among the 2,062 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($29K–$49K), it’s healthier than 16%, 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, Salisbury Township could be anywhere from D− to D. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 45769,45760), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Salisbury Township adults…

Salisbury Township runs above OH on 10 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Salisbury Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.6–14.8%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 39.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 40%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 15.2%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 22.5%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Salisbury Township, betterSalisbury Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Salisbury Township gets moving

3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Salisbury Township

1 community health center in Salisbury Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERRivers HealthPoint Pleasant · 14.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHolzer Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHopewell Health CentersPomeroy · 2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Hopewell Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Pomeroy
Sliding-scale feesIn Salisbury Township
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Valley Health Systems
2 sites · nearest in Point Pleasant
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
Rivers Health
Point Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital
Athens · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis · ★★★★★
ER
27.3 mi
Jackson General Hospital
Ripley · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Salisbury Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Salisbury Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
55%Dentist visitOH 63%
84%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
63%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Salisbury Township 9.8% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Salisbury Township adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Salisbury Township runs above Ohio.

1 in 3Salisbury Township adults feel lonely
34.8% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Salisbury Township adults lack social or emotional support
22% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
3 in 10Salisbury Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.9% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Salisbury Township adults are in frequent mental distress
20.5% · OH 17.5% · Worse than OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Salisbury 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 5
Salisbury Township adults worry about having enough food
19% · OH 14.1%
Worse than OH
1 in 8
Salisbury Township adults worry about keeping their housing
13.2% · OH 11.3%
Worse than OH
1 in 9
Salisbury Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.6% · OH 8.3%
Worse than OH
1 in 10
Salisbury Township adults lack reliable transportation
9.8% · OH 7.7%
Worse than OH

18.7% of Salisbury Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Salisbury Township and the towns around it

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

Middleport: 46.9%Pomeroy: 46.3%Chester Township: 44.1%Sutton Township: 44.6%Cheshire Township: 36.9%Bedford Township: 42.2%Rutland Township: 45.3%Orange Township: 41.6%Lebanon Township: 45.1%Olive Township: 43.4%Letart Township: 44.6%Syracuse: 45.3%New Haven: 39.4%Morgan Township: 37.6%Addison Township: 36.7%Cheshire: 34.2%Lodi Township: 36.3%Scipio Township: 42%Salem Township: 45.4%Salisbury Township: 44.1%Salisbury TownshipMiddleportPomeroyChester TownshipSutton TownshipCheshire TownshipBedford TownshipRutland TownshipRivers Health · Point Pleasant · 14.7 mi · 1★ MedicareHHolzer Medical Center · Gallipolis · 18.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHHopewell Health Centers - Pomeroy · Pomeroy · 2 mi+Valley Health - Point Pleasant Pediatrics · Point Pleasant · 14.4 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cheshire Township36.9%
Bedford Township42.2%
Salisbury Township44.1%
Chester Township44.1%
Sutton Township44.6%
Rutland Township45.3%
Pomeroy46.3%
Middleport46.9%
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
Salisbury TownshipD−44.1%17.2%22.5%ZIP codes
MiddleportD−46.9%20.3%25.3%CDC place
PomeroyD−46.3%17.8%25.2%CDC place
Chester TownshipD−44.1%16.5%22%ZIP codes
Cheshire Township————
Sutton TownshipD−44.6%17.1%22.4%ZIP codes
Bedford TownshipD42.2%16.2%20.7%ZIP codes
Rutland TownshipD−45.3%18.5%23.7%ZIP codes

Cheshire Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

38.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%
Thinking or memory18%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone11.6%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.8%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Salisbury Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Salisbury Township is better than Ohio on 0 and worse on 21; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Salisbury Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Salisbury TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health27.5%24.4–30.919.4%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)18.8%16.6–2113.9%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)20.5%18.3–22.817.5%15.9%Worse
Conditions
Obesity44.1%37.5–50.837.1%32.9%Worse
Diabetes17.2%15.3–19.513.2%12%Worse
High blood pressure45.1%41.1–49.137.2%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)40.9%37–44.936.7%37.1%Worse
Arthritis36.8%33.4–40.329.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.8%10.5–13.311.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.2%9.2–11.28.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease10.5%9.4–11.57.1%6.4%Worse
COPD13.2%11.6–14.88%6.3%Worse
Stroke5.1%4.5–5.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)20.8%17.3–24.415.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes22.5%19.4–25.515.4%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work39.4%34.5–44.526.9%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking15.2%12.7–18.216.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours40%34–46.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9.8%8.1–11.88%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year79.9%76.7–82.979.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year55.2%51.5–58.762.9%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.3%82.3–86.186.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.1%78.6–83.379.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)63.1%58.2–67.665.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.3%64.6–79.176%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.9%24.3–31.725.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.8%30–40.135%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22%18.8–25.621.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food19%16.1–2214.1%15%Worse
Worried about keeping housing13.2%11.4–15.411.3%12%Worse
Threatened with a utility shut-off10.6%9.1–12.18.3%7.6%Worse
Lack reliable transportation9.8%8.6–11.27.7%7.9%Worse
Received SNAP (food stamps)18.7%16–21.611.7%11.6%Higher
Disability
Any disability38.1%33.8–42.629.5%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs20.5%18.1–23.213.9%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering18%15.9–20.113.9%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty9.7%8.7–10.96.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty7%6.3–7.94.8%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone11.6%10.3–138.1%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing5.8%5.1–6.43.8%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 Salisbury Township

Is Salisbury Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Salisbury Township is healthier than 2% of U.S. towns: D− for health, #978 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 16%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Salisbury Township?

CDC estimates 44.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 37.5% and 50.8%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Salisbury Township?

Rivers Health in Point Pleasant, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Salisbury Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

How many people in Salisbury Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.1–11.8%), 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 Salisbury Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to D.

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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.