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Health in Spring Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spring Valley residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Spring Valley, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Spring Valley. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Spring Valley

Cancer runs high in Spring Valley

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.4%), vs 8.7% across Ohio. Age is part of it: 34% of residents are 65 or older (Ohio 18%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Fewer Spring Valley adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Ohio. 1 in 11 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 7 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Spring Valley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · 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 11
Spring Valley adults worry about having enough food
9.4% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 13
Spring Valley adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 17
Spring Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 18
Spring Valley adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

7.6% of Spring Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Valley adults…

Spring Valley runs above OH on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Spring Valley adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.4%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Spring Valley is an older town: 34% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Spring Valley as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Spring Valley34%
Ohio18%
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Valley

No hospital or community health center in Spring Valley itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERKettering Health Greene MemorialXenia · 7.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyKettering Health Greene Memorial★★★★★ · 7.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFive Rivers Xenia CampusXenia · 6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Five Rivers Xenia Campus
Xenia · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.4 mi
Kettering Health Greene Memorial
Xenia · ★★★★★
ER
9 mi
Butler County Community Health Consortium
3 sites · nearest in Dayton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Kettering Health Main Campus
Kettering · ★★★★★
ER
11.6 mi
Soin Medical Center
Beaver Creek · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSpring Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley; ≈ 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 23.2%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.1%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 13.6%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Valley, betterSpring Valley, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Spring Valley gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
70%Dentist visitOH 63%
88%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
74%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Valley 5.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Valley adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Spring Valley adults feel lonely
31.2% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Spring Valley adults lack social or emotional support
18.3% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Spring Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Spring Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Spring Valley 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.

Around town

Spring Valley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Ohio

Questions about health in Spring Valley

Why doesn’t Spring Valley have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Spring Valley.

What hospital is closest to Spring Valley?

Kettering Health Greene Memorial in Xenia, 7.4 miles in a straight line from Spring Valley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Spring Valley?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Five Rivers Xenia Campus in Xenia, 6.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Spring Valley.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.