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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Tuscarawas Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Tuscarawas Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns

Tuscarawas Township trails Ohio on 4 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 44647, 44666, 44662, 44618. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Tuscarawas Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Tuscarawas Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns, #612 of 993 in Ohio. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 42% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 24%).

C+Self-rated health20.4% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress15% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.7% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity39.5% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.5% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking17.6% 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 28%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 38%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $65K–$109K (10,234)Healthier than 14%

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). Tuscarawas Township’s median household income is $87,150; among the 10,234 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($65K–$109K), it’s healthier than 14%, 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, Tuscarawas Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44647,44666,44662,44618), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tuscarawas Township adults…

Tuscarawas Township runs above OH on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Tuscarawas Township adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9–10.8%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Tuscarawas Township

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

HNearest ERAultman HospitalCanton · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAultman Hospital★★★★★ · 9.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLifecare Family Health & Dental CenterMassillon · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.2 mi
Lifecare Family Health & Dental Center
4 sites · nearest in Massillon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
Aultman Hospital
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
9.8 mi
My Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Canton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10 mi
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Orrville · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.4 mi
Mercy Medical Center
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
18.3 mi
Wooster Community Hospital
Wooster · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tuscarawas Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tuscarawas Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas 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 28.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.2%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.4%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tuscarawas Township, betterTuscarawas Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Tuscarawas Township gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
62%Dentist visitOH 63%
86%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
65%Colon screeningOH 65%
73%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tuscarawas Township 7.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Tuscarawas Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Tuscarawas Township adults feel lonely
34.6% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Tuscarawas Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Tuscarawas Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Tuscarawas Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Tuscarawas 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 8
Tuscarawas Township adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Tuscarawas Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Tuscarawas Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Tuscarawas Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

10.5% of Tuscarawas Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Tuscarawas Township and the towns around it

Tuscarawas Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Massillon: 42%Sugarcreek Township: 40.5%Perry Township: 41.3%Lawrence Township: 38.5%Jackson Township: 38.1%Perry Heights: 41.1%Bethlehem Township: 40.2%Navarre: 39.5%Paint Township: 38.5%Wayne Township: 39.2%Reedurban: 40.2%Canton: 46.9%Canton Township: 45.2%New Franklin: 36%Clinton: 35.5%Baughman Township: 38.4%Green: 34.6%Tuscarawas Township: 39.5%Tuscarawas TownshipMassillonSugarcreek TownshipPerry TownshipLawrence TownshipAultman Hospital · Canton · 9.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHAultman Orrville Hospital · Orrville · 10 miHMercy Medical Center · Canton · 10.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHMassillon Professional Building · Massillon · 4.2 mi+My Community Health Center - Canton · Canton · 9.8 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lawrence Township38.5%
Tuscarawas Township39.5%
Sugarcreek Township40.5%
Perry Township41.3%
Massillon42%
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
Tuscarawas TownshipC39.5%13.5%17.6%ZIP codes
MassillonD42%14.7%19.5%CDC place
Sugarcreek TownshipC−40.5%14.1%19.3%ZIP codes
Perry TownshipC−41.3%14.5%19.1%ZIP codes
Lawrence TownshipB−38.5%12.7%15.8%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Tuscarawas Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Tuscarawas Township is better than Ohio on 0 and worse on 4; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Tuscarawas Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Tuscarawas TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.4%18–22.919.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.3–16.713.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.7%15.8–19.617.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity39.5%34.1–45.237.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13.5%11.9–15.213.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure38.5%35–4237.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.3%35.8–4336.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis32.9%29.9–35.929.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.2%10–12.411.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.9%9–10.88.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7.9%7.2–8.87.1%6.4%Worse
COPD9.1%8.1–10.28%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.8%3.5–4.23.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)15.3%12.8–18.215.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.6%15.3–2015.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work28.8%25–32.726.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.4%13.9–19.316.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.2%30.9–39.637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.7%6.6–98%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79%76–81.979.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year62.4%59.3–65.562.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.4%84.8–8886.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.4%77.9–82.779.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)65.2%61–69.365.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.7%66–78.776%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.4%22.3–28.725.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.6%30–39.535%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.8%17.8–24.121.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12.4%10.5–14.414.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.9%8.5–11.511.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.2%6.2–8.38.3%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.9%6.1–7.97.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.5%9–12.311.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.4%27.9–3529.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.9%13.1–16.813.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.3%12.8–1613.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.7%6.9–8.66.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.8%4.3–5.24.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.5–9.38.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.33.8%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 Tuscarawas Township

Is Tuscarawas Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Tuscarawas Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #612 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 14%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Tuscarawas Township?

CDC estimates 39.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 34.1% and 45.2%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Tuscarawas Township?

Aultman Hospital in Canton, 9.8 miles in a straight line from Tuscarawas Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Tuscarawas Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.6–9%), 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 Tuscarawas Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

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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.