Health · Forest View

Forest View, IL health

Forest View differs from Illinois on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (17.8% vs 9.9%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.4% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Forest View
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How Forest View 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 Forest View adults…

32 of every 100 Forest View adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.2–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Forest View, betterForest View, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Forest View
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Forest View
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Forest View
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Forest View
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
57%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
56%
Colon screening
IL 60%
71%
Mammogram
IL 74%
74%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Forest View 17.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Forest View adults are doing

1 in 3Forest View adults feel lonely
35% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Forest View adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Forest View adults lack social or emotional support
27.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Forest View adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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 4
Forest View adults worry about having enough food
23.7% · IL 15.9% · worse
1 in 5
Forest View adults worry about keeping their housing
18.6% · IL 13.2% · worse
1 in 10
Forest View adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.8% · IL 7.8% · worse
1 in 9
Forest View adults lack reliable transportation
10.7% · IL 8% · worse

19.3% of Forest View adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision6.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Forest View

Forest View and the towns around it

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

Stickney: 31.9% Stickney: 32.4% Lyons: 29.1% Chicago: 32.6% Lyons: 32.4% Summit: 35% Bedford Park: 30.4% Cicero: 35.5% Burbank: 31.2% Bridgeview: 30.6% Oak Lawn: 30.2% Worth: 31.4% Palos: 27.8% Proviso: 32.6% La Grange: 26.2% La Grange Park: 25.8% Riverside: 28.5% Riverside: 26.4% Downers Grove: 28.5% Leyden: 31.2% Maine: 26.1% Rosemont: 29.6% Schiller Park: 30% Niles: 24.4% Calumet: 42.5% Park Ridge: 24.8% Elk Grove: 26.7% Niles: 25.3% Des Plaines: 26.8% McCook: 30.5% Brookfield: 28.5% Forest View: 33% Forest View Stickney Stickney Lyons Chicago Lyons Summit Macneal Hospital · Berwyn · 1.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH Loretto Hospital · Chicago · 4.4 miH Hines VA Medical Center · Hines · 4.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Holy Cross Hospital · Chicago · 5 mi · 2★ MedicareH Access Doctors Medical Center · Chicago · 1.2 mi+ Access Southwest Family Health Center · Chicago · 1.5 mi+
24.4%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#29 of 32towns on this map, healthiest first
Lyons29.1%
Stickney31.9%
Stickney32.4%
Lyons32.4%
Chicago32.6%
Forest View33%
Summit35%

Care nearby

Macneal HospitalBerwyn · 1.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Loretto HospitalChicago · 4.4 mi · ER
Hines VA Medical CenterHines · 4.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA
Holy Cross HospitalChicago · 5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Access Doctors Medical CenterChicago · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Access Southwest Family Health CenterChicago · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careForest View is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careForest View is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthForest View is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Forest View. 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 Forest View
MeasureForest ViewMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.8%29.2–34.4%33%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%33.6–39%35.4%about the same
Obesity33%29.4–36.6%34%about the same
Arthritis24.1%21.9–26.2%24.2%about the same
Depression20.4%18–22.7%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.4%12.6–18.4%10.3%worse
Asthma9.8%8.8–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.1%6.5–7.9%7.6%about the same
Diabetes13%11.4–14.5%11.7%about the same
COPD7.6%6.4–9%6.3%worse
Heart disease6.5%5.8–7.3%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.2–4.1%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.7–16.4%12.1%about the same
Binge drink18.4%16.3–20.6%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.4%24.8–32.1%23%worse
Sleep under 7 hours36.4%32.8–40%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.7%72.9–78.4%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit57.2%53.9–60.4%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check86.2%84.1–88.2%87.4%about the same
Colon screening56%52–60%60.2%worse
Mammogram70.8%64.7–76.5%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds74.4%71.5–77%75.7%about the same
No health insurance17.8%14.4–21.3%9.9%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35%31.7–38.3%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support27.5%24.3–30.7%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.4%14.7–18.3%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health24.1%21.1–27.3%18.6%worse
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.8–16.3%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity23.7%20.1–27.4%15.9%worse
Housing insecurity18.6%15.9–21.3%13.2%worse
Utility shut-off threat9.8%8.5–11.3%7.8%worse
No reliable transportation10.7%9.2–12.3%8%worse
Receive SNAP19.3%15.9–22.7%13.8%
Disability
Any disability32.3%28.7–35.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.5%13.5–17.6%12.8%
Thinking or memory15.3%13.3–17.4%12.6%
Hearing7.1%6.2–8%6.2%
Vision6.6%5.8–7.5%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.3%3.5%
Errands alone9.3%8.1–10.6%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 Forest View door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Forest View better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Forest View directly, so these are its own figures.

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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