Health · Melrose

Melrose, IL health

Melrose differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.8% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62305, 62360, 62347

Report card

How Melrose 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 Melrose adults…

37 of every 100 Melrose adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.6–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melrose, betterMelrose, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Melrose
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Melrose
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Melrose
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Melrose
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Melrose 6.3% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Melrose adults are doing

1 in 3Melrose adults feel lonely

31.4% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Melrose adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Melrose adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Melrose adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 9

Melrose adults worry about having enough food

10.8% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 11

Melrose adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 17

Melrose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 17

Melrose adults lack reliable transportation

6% · IL 8% · better

10.3% of Melrose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Melrose

Melrose 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.

34.9%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Riverside36.5%

Melrose36.6%

Ellington36.6%

Fall Creek36.8%

Burton37.6%

Quincy38.3%

Quincy38.8%

Care nearby

Blessing HospitalQuincy · 4.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Illini Community HospitalPittsfield · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pike County Memorial HospitalLouisiana · 34 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Clarity HealthcareQuincy · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Siu Center for Family Medicine-Transitions of Western IllinoisQuincy · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Adams County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Adams County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Melrose. 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 Melrose

Measure	Melrose	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	32.6–41.7%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.8%	34.1–43.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.6%	28.5–45.5%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26–33.4%	24.2%	worse
Depression	21.9%	18.3–25.8%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.2–14%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	10–13.5%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	14.7–21.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.5%	18.5–26.8%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	28.3–42.7%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	75.9–83%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	62.4–69.8%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.6%	87–90.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	67.6%	62.4–72.6%	60.2%	better
Mammogram	72.5%	63.8–80.2%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.4–81.3%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.2–36.8%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.7–25.9%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.9–17.7%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	15–19.7%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.5–14.8%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.8%	9.1–12.8%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.9–6.7%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5.2–6.8%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.3%	8.6–12%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	29%	25–33.4%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.8%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.8–13.9%	12.6%
Hearing	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	6.2%
Vision	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	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 Melrose door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Melrose better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Melrose by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Melrose 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.