Health · Lakeview

Lakeview, GA health

Lakeview differs from Georgia on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.4% vs 9.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.9% vs 15%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Lakeview
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Lakeview’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lakeview is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns, and than 45% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressBObesityCDiabetesCSmokingCExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%
Less healthyHealthier
Georgia towns we grade (384)Healthier than 52%
Towns with similar incomes, $46K–$77K (8,477)Healthier than 45%

Better than its income would suggest. Lakeview is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lakeview could be anywhere from D to B.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Georgia ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Lakeview with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Lakeview uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Lakeview compares with Georgia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lakeview adults…

38 of every 100 Lakeview adults have high blood pressure
Georgia: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34–41.1%

Bars show Lakeview; the black tick is Georgia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lakeview, betterLakeview, worseToo close to callGeorgia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Lakeview
GA 26.5%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Lakeview
GA 38.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Lakeview
GA 14.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Lakeview
GA 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lakeview adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Georgia.

77%
Yearly checkup
GA 78%
57%
Dentist visit
GA 59%
86%
Cholesterol check
GA 87%
65%
Colon screening
GA 64%
75%
Mammogram
GA 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
GA 77%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lakeview 13.2% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)
Mind & connection

How Lakeview adults are doing

1 in 3Lakeview adults feel lonely
36.9% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Lakeview adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · Georgia 19% · worse
1 in 4Lakeview adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Lakeview adults are in frequent mental distress
18.4% · Georgia 16.9% · too close to call
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 7
Lakeview adults worry about having enough food
15.1% · GA 17.7% · about the same
1 in 8
Lakeview adults worry about keeping their housing
11.9% · GA 15% · better
1 in 14
Lakeview adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · GA 9.6% · better
1 in 12
Lakeview adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · GA 9.5% · about the same

11.9% of Lakeview adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

of Lakeview adults live with a disability (Georgia 29.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory16.5%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone9.9%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

Black tick: Georgia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Lakeview

Lakeview and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lakeview.

Fort Oglethorpe: 34% East Ridge: 35.6% Rossville: 40.2% Fairview: 39.1% Chattanooga: 36.3% Lakeview: 35.5% Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe East Ridge Rossville Parkridge Medical Center · Chattanooga · 4 mi · 4★ MedicareH Memorial Healthcare System · Chattanooga · 4.4 mi · 5★ MedicareH Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia · Ringgold · 4.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga · 5.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH Primary Healthcare Center, Ft. Oglethorpe · Fort Oglethorpe · 1.9 mi+ Chs Chattanooga · Chattanooga · 3.1 mi+
34%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Fort Oglethorpe34%
Lakeview35.5%
East Ridge35.6%
Rossville40.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Lakeview

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

HNearest ERParkridge Medical CenterChattanooga · 4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMemorial Healthcare System★★★★★ · 4.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health Care Center of DadeFort Oglethorpe · 1.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.9 mi
Primary Health Care Center of Dade
2 sites · nearest in Fort Oglethorpe
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.1 mi
Chs Chattanooga
Chattanooga · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
4 mi
Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga · ★★★★★
ER
4.4 mi
Memorial Healthcare System
Chattanooga · ★★★★★
4.8 mi
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia
Ringgold · ★★★★★
ER
5.3 mi
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careLakeview's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Walker County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careLakeview's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Walker County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Mental healthLakeview is not a shortage area

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 Lakeview. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lakeview
MeasureLakeviewMarginGeorgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.6%34–41.1%37.4%about the same
High cholesterol39.6%35.9–43.3%36.8%about the same
Obesity35.5%29.3–41.8%35.2%about the same
Arthritis29.3%26.5–32.1%24.6%worse
Depression22.1%19.2–25.1%19%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)14.7%12.3–17.5%14.5%about the same
Asthma10.4%9.4–11.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.4–10.1%7%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.6–14.8%13.3%about the same
COPD8.8%7.4–10%6.5%worse
Heart disease7.5%6.7–8.4%6.1%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.4%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.8%14.2–19.5%13.6%worse
Binge drink15.4%12.9–17.9%14.5%about the same
Get no exercise28.6%24.3–32.9%26.5%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.7%32.2–43.1%38.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77%73.6–80%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit57%53.7–60.1%59.2%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.3–87.4%86.8%about the same
Colon screening65.4%61.2–69.4%64.4%about the same
Mammogram75.1%68.8–80.8%75.8%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.7–80.4%77.4%about the same
No health insurance13.2%10.8–15.9%13.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely36.9%32.5–41.7%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.7–26%24.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.4%16.5–20.5%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health21.9%19–25%20.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.8%14–17.7%13.5%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.1%12.6–18%17.7%about the same
Housing insecurity11.9%10.2–14%15%better
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.5–8.5%9.6%better
No reliable transportation8.4%7.3–9.7%9.5%about the same
Receive SNAP11.9%9.8–14.4%14.2%
Disability
Any disability34.9%30.7–39.2%29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.3%14.1–18.5%14%
Thinking or memory16.5%14.4–18.6%14.4%
Hearing8.4%7.5–9.3%6.2%
Vision5.7%4.9–6.4%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.8–5%4.2%
Errands alone9.9%8.7–11.3%8.7%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Lakeview door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Georgia figure falls inside it, we don't call Lakeview better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lakeview directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Georgia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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