Health · Felix

Felix, IL health

Felix differs from Illinois on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.6% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.4% vs 15.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 60416, 60450
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Felix’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Felix is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns, and than 78% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB-Mental distressB-ObesityB+DiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%
Less healthyHealthier
Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 56%
Towns with similar incomes, $53K–$89K (9,637)Healthier than 78%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Felix could be anywhere from C to A.
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 Illinois 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 Felix 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. Felix’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Felix 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 Felix adults…

33 of every 100 Felix adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.7–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Felix, betterFelix, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Felix
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Felix
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.5% Felix
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Felix
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
64%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
87%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
63%
Colon screening
IL 60%
74%
Mammogram
IL 74%
75%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Felix 7.6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Felix adults are doing

1 in 3Felix adults feel lonely
32.7% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Felix adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Felix adults lack social or emotional support
24.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Felix adults are in frequent mental distress
17.4% · Illinois 15.6% · 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 8
Felix adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 9
Felix adults worry about keeping their housing
10.7% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 15
Felix adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 15
Felix adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · IL 8% · better

11.2% of Felix adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.3%

of Felix adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Felix

Felix 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 Felix.

Goose Lake: 36.6% Wilmington: 39.4% Wauponsee: 36.6% Aux Sable: 36.5% Morris: 36.6% Florence: 39.3% Channahon: 37.5% Reed: 39.6% Wilmington: 39.2% Felix: 36.7% Felix Goose Lake Wilmington Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · Morris · 8.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH
36.5%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Goose Lake36.6%
Felix36.7%
Wilmington39.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 8.6 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 Felix

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

HNearest ERMorris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySilver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers★★★★★ · 22 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAunt Martha's Health & WellnessJoliet · 16.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.6 mi
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris · ★★★★★
ER
16.4 mi
Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness
3 sites · nearest in Joliet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.7 mi
Saint Joseph Medical Center
Joliet · ★★★★★
ER
16.8 mi
Vna Health Care, An Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Joliet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22 mi
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers
New Lenox · ★★★★★
ER
24.4 mi
Riverside Medical Center
Kankakee · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFelix is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFelix is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFelix's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joliet Service Area MHCA · need score 11 of 25

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

All 40 measures for Felix
MeasureFelixMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33%28.7–37.3%33%about the same
High cholesterol35.7%31.1–40.4%35.4%about the same
Obesity36.7%28.4–45.5%34%about the same
Arthritis25.9%22.6–29.4%24.2%about the same
Depression23%19.3–27%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11%8.7–13.7%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.9%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.5%7.6–9.3%7.6%about the same
Diabetes10.5%9–12.2%11.7%about the same
COPD7%6.1–7.9%6.3%about the same
Heart disease6.1%5.3–6.8%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.9–3.4%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%12.1–16.7%12.1%about the same
Binge drink20.5%16.8–24.4%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.5–26.9%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.4%28.3–43.4%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.3%73.1–81%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit63.9%60–68%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.5–88.3%87.4%about the same
Colon screening62.9%57.3–68.5%60.2%about the same
Mammogram73.9%64.9–81.7%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75.1%71.6–78.2%75.7%about the same
No health insurance7.6%6.4–9%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.7%27.6–38.3%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.1%20.3–28%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.4%15.3–19.6%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health17.6%15.2–20.2%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13%11.4–14.7%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.4%10.5–14.6%15.9%better
Housing insecurity10.7%9.1–12.5%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.7–7.7%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6.8%6–7.8%8%better
Receive SNAP11.2%9.5–13.4%13.8%
Disability
Any disability28.3%24.2–32.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.5%10.8–14.4%12.8%
Thinking or memory13.5%11.9–15.3%12.6%
Hearing6.7%5.8–7.6%6.2%
Vision4.2%3.8–4.6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.7%3.5%
Errands alone7.7%6.8–8.7%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 Felix door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Felix better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Felix by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Felix 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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