Health · Cottage

Cottage, IL health

Cottage differs from Illinois on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.1% vs 75.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.7% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62946, 62934, 62930
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How Cottage compares with Illinois

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 Cottage adults…

40 of every 100 Cottage adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cottage, betterCottage, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Cottage
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Cottage
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Cottage
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Cottage
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
59%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
87%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
62%
Colon screening
IL 60%
69%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cottage 8.4% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Cottage adults are doing

1 in 3Cottage adults feel lonely
32.9% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Cottage adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Cottage adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Cottage adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · Illinois 15.6% · worse
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
Cottage adults worry about having enough food
15.9% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 8
Cottage adults worry about keeping their housing
11.9% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Cottage adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 12
Cottage adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · IL 8% · about the same

16.6% of Cottage adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.8%

of Cottage adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Cottage

Cottage 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 Cottage.

Mountain: 39.9% East Eldorado: 40.4% Harrisburg: 39.7% Equality: 40.8% North Fork: 40.2% Eagle Creek: 40.9% Independence: 39.7% Rector: 40.3% Raleigh: 38.7% Carrier Mills: 39.5% Brushy: 39.6% Gold Hill: 41.4% Ridgway: 39.8% Omaha: 40.8% Cottage: 40% Cottage Mountain East Eldorado Harrisburg Equality North Fork Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations · Eldorado · 5.7 mi · 1★ MedicareH Harrisburg Medical Center · Harrisburg · 6.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH Eldorado Rural Health Clinic · Eldorado · 4.9 mi+ Harrisburg Community Htlh Center · Harrisburg · 6 mi+
38.7%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Harrisburg39.7%
Mountain39.9%
Cottage40%
North Fork40.2%
East Eldorado40.4%
Equality40.8%

Care nearby

Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsEldorado · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Hardin County General Hospital & ClinicRosiclare · 21.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Methodist Hospital Union CountyMorganfield · 27.7 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Eldorado Rural Health ClinicEldorado · 4.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Harrisburg Community Htlh CenterHarrisburg · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careCottage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saline County · need score 19 of 25
! Dental careCottage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saline County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthCottage's county is a federal shortage area.Southern IL MHCA · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cottage. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Cottage
MeasureCottageMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40%35.6–44.4%33%worse
High cholesterol39.4%34.9–44%35.4%about the same
Obesity40%31.5–48.8%34%about the same
Arthritis32.3%28.7–35.9%24.2%worse
Depression23.2%19.6–27%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)21.7%18.3–25.3%10.3%worse
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.3–11.3%7.6%worse
Diabetes13.9%11.9–15.8%11.7%worse
COPD10.2%9–11.5%6.3%worse
Heart disease8.7%7.8–9.7%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4.1–4.9%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%14.3–19.3%12.1%worse
Binge drink16.9%14–20.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.8%22.2–31.6%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.8%29.6–42.4%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79%75.5–82.2%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.1%55.4–62.8%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check86.5%84.6–88.1%87.4%about the same
Colon screening62.4%57.5–67.3%60.2%about the same
Mammogram68.6%62.8–74.2%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.1%76.1–81.6%75.7%better
No health insurance8.4%7–10.1%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.9%27.9–38%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.2%20.6–27.7%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.7–19.9%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health22.7%19.7–25.8%18.6%worse
Frequent physical distress15.8%13.9–17.8%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.9%13.4–18.5%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.9%10–13.8%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.1%6.9–9.3%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation8.4%7.3–9.5%8%about the same
Receive SNAP16.6%14–19.4%13.8%
Disability
Any disability34.8%30.2–39.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs17.8%15.4–20.2%12.8%
Thinking or memory15.2%13.3–17.1%12.6%
Hearing9.3%8.2–10.4%6.2%
Vision6%5.4–6.6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.8%4.3–5.4%3.5%
Errands alone10.2%8.9–11.4%7.6%
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 Cottage door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Cottage better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cottage by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cottage by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois 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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