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Health in Windsor Heights · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Windsor Heights residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Windsor Heights

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Windsor Heights adults…

Windsor Heights runs above WV on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Windsor Heights adults have heart disease
West Virginia: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11.8%
Better than WVWorseAbout the sameWest Virginia
Why age matters here

Windsor Heights is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 21% across West Virginia. Heart disease rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Windsor Heights as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Windsor Heights29%
West Virginia21%
Getting care

Care in and near Windsor Heights

No hospital or community health center in Windsor Heights itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERWheeling HospitalWheeling · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWheeling Hospital★★★★★ · 8.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheastMartins Ferry · 7.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.1 mi
East Ohio Regional Hospital
Martins Ferry · ★★★★★
7.4 mi
Southeast
2 sites · nearest in Martins Ferry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.8 mi
Wheeling Hospital
Wheeling · ★★★★★
ER
10.1 mi
Wheeling Health Right Center
Wheeling · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.6 mi
Trinity Medical Center East &trinity Medical Center West
Steubenville · ★★★★★
ER
15.7 mi
Weirton Medical Center
Weirton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Windsor Heights itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Windsor Heights itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights; ≈ 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 West Virginia

Share of adults, with the West Virginia figure marked.

Get no exercise 34.1%WV 32.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 44%WV 40.7%
Binge drink 13.2%WV 14.1%
Smoke cigarettes 20.5%WV 19.3%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Windsor Heights, betterWindsor Heights, worseAbout the sameWest Virginia
Where Windsor Heights gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Windsor Heights adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks West Virginia.

82%Yearly checkupWV 81%
54%Dentist visitWV 56%
87%Cholesterol checkWV 87%
69%Colon screeningWV 67%
74%MammogramWV 76%
82%Taking BP medsWV 80%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Windsor Heights 8.6% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Windsor Heights adults are doing

About the same as West Virginia on each measure.

1 in 3Windsor Heights adults feel lonely
33.3% · WV 33.8% · About the same as WV
1 in 4Windsor Heights adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · WV 23% · About the same as WV
3 in 10Windsor Heights adults have been diagnosed with depression
29.5% · WV 30.4% · About the same as WV
1 in 5Windsor Heights adults are in frequent mental distress
20.6% · WV 21.1% · About the same as WV
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Windsor Heights 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.

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
Windsor Heights adults worry about having enough food
16.4% · WV 16.2%
About the same as WV
1 in 8
Windsor Heights adults worry about keeping their housing
11.9% · WV 12.4%
About the same as WV
1 in 9
Windsor Heights adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.8% · WV 11%
About the same as WV
1 in 11
Windsor Heights adults lack reliable transportation
8.9% · WV 8.9%
About the same as WV

18.4% of Windsor Heights adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Around town

Windsor Heights 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.

41.6%

of Windsor Heights adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%
Thinking or memory18.7%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone11.4%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing5.1%
West Virginia

Questions about health in Windsor Heights

Why doesn’t Windsor Heights have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Windsor Heights?

Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, 8.8 miles in a straight line from Windsor Heights’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Windsor Heights?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Southeast, Inc. - Martins Ferry Health Center in Martins Ferry, 7.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Windsor Heights.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The West Virginia 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.