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

On CDC estimates, Tully Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns

Tully Township beats Ohio on 5 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 45832. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Tully Township

Tully Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Tully Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Fewer Tully Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Ohio. 1 in 9 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 Tully Township’s likely range; Tully Township’s figures come from ZIP code 45832, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Tully Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Tully Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 65% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 40%).

B+Self-rated health17.7% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.4% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.6% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.2% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes11.8% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.4% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.4% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 52%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (10,843)Healthier than 60%

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). Tully Township’s median household income is $74,196; among the 10,843 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($56K–$93K), it’s healthier than 60%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Tully Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 45832), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Tully Township

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

HNearest ERAdams Memorial HospitalDecatur · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Care of Northwest OhioVan Wert · 10.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.1 mi
Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio
Van Wert · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.8 mi
Van Wert County Hospital
Van Wert · ★★★★★
12.6 mi
Adams Memorial Hospital
Decatur · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.9 mi
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Neighborhood Health Clinics
2 sites · nearest in Fort Wayne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.1 mi
St. Joseph Health System
Fort Wayne · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tully Township itself
✓ Dental careTully Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tully 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 Tully 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).

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 9
Tully Township adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 11
Tully Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 15
Tully Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 16
Tully Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

8.3% of Tully Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tully Township adults…

Tully Township runs below OH on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Tully Township adults have had a stroke
Ohio: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.4%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.4%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tully Township, betterTully Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Tully Township gets moving

2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
64%Dentist visitOH 63%
86%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
66%Colon screeningOH 65%
77%MammogramOH 76%
78%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tully Township 7.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Tully Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Tully Township adults feel lonely
34% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Tully Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Tully Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Tully Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.6% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Tully 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.

Around town

Tully Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Union Township: 37.6%Benton Township: 39.7%Harrison Township: 36.8%Pleasant Township: 37.9%Blue Creek Township: 40.6%Hoaglin Township: 38.1%Harrison Township: 40.6%Jackson Township: 38.1%Willshire Township: 36.7%Tully Township: 36.2%Tully TownshipUnion TownshipBenton TownshipHarrison TownshipVan Wert County Hospital · Van Wert · 10.8 mi · 5★ MedicareHPaulding County Hospital · Paulding · 14.9 miHFamily Health Care of Northwest Ohio · Van Wert · 10.1 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tully Township36.2%
Harrison Township36.8%
Union Township37.6%
Benton Township39.7%
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
Tully TownshipB−36.2%11.8%15.4%ZIP 45832
Union Township————
Benton Township————
Harrison TownshipC+36.8%12.4%16.1%ZIP codes

Union Township and Benton Township: 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.

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Tully Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Tully Township is better than Ohio on 5 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Tully Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Tully TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.7%15.3–20.419.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.4%11.8–15.113.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.6%15.5–19.617.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.2%29.3–43.737.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.8%10.3–13.513.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.2%32.3–40.237.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.3%31.3–39.436.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.8%25.7–32.129.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.7%9.5–1211.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.1%8.2–108.7%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.8%6.1–7.67.1%6.4%About the same
COPD7.6%6.6–8.78%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.63.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)14.4%11.9–17.215.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.4%12.9–17.815.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.4%22.2–30.826.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.8%14.7–21.116.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.4%30.7–42.637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.5%6.2–98%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.6%75.1–81.879.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.9%60.4–67.362.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.1%84.2–87.886.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.3%75.7–80.879.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66%61.3–70.565.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.3%70.3–83.676%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.7%22.1–29.425.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34%28.8–39.435%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.7%17.4–24.321.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.7%8.8–12.814.1%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing9.2%7.7–10.811.3%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.5%5.5–7.58.3%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation6.3%5.4–7.27.7%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)8.3%6.8–9.911.7%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability28.1%24.3–3229.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.5%10.9–14.513.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.5%11.8–15.313.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.8%6.1–7.76.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.6–4.54.8%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.4–8.38.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.2%2.9–3.63.8%3.8%Lower

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 Tully Township

Is Tully Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Tully Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 60%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Tully Township?

CDC estimates 36.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.3% and 43.7%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Tully Township?

Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, 12.6 miles in a straight line from Tully Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Tully Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.2–9%), 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 Tully 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 Tully 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.