Health · Paradise

Paradise, IL health

Paradise differs from Illinois on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.5% vs 10.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61938, 61928
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How Paradise 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 Paradise adults…

38 of every 100 Paradise adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.7–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Paradise, betterParadise, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Paradise
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.7% Paradise
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Paradise
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Paradise
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
59%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
62%
Colon screening
IL 60%
70%
Mammogram
IL 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Paradise 8.6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Paradise adults are doing

1 in 3Paradise adults feel lonely
33.6% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Paradise adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Illinois 19.8% · worse
1 in 4Paradise adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Paradise adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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
Paradise adults worry about having enough food
16.1% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 8
Paradise adults worry about keeping their housing
12.2% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Paradise adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.3% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 12
Paradise adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · IL 8% · about the same

17.2% of Paradise adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Paradise

Paradise 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 Paradise.

Neoga: 37.8% Mattoon: 39.6% Pleasant Grove: 37.6% Cottonwood: 38.6% Sumpter: 39.5% Spring Point: 36.7% Big Spring: 37.1% Ash Grove: 37.6% Lafayette: 39.2% North Okaw: 38.5% Mattoon: 40.2% Whitley: 38.1% Hutton: 38.1% Charleston: 37.6% Janesville: 39.3% Paradise: 39.5% Paradise Neoga Mattoon Pleasant Grove Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center · Mattoon · 9.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sihf Healthcare - Mattoon · Mattoon · 6.8 mi+
36.7%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Pleasant Grove37.6%
Neoga37.8%
Paradise39.5%
Mattoon39.6%

Care nearby

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon · 9.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Hshs Good Shepherd HospitalShelbyville · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Pana Community HospitalPana · 35.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sihf Healthcare - MattoonMattoon · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Crossing Healthcare Schrodt Community Health CenterDecatur · 41.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careParadise's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Coles County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careParadise's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Coles County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthParadise'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 Paradise. 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 Paradise
MeasureParadiseMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.2%33.7–42.8%33%worse
High cholesterol37.8%33–42.6%35.4%about the same
Obesity39.5%30.7–48.2%34%about the same
Arthritis31.5%27.8–35.2%24.2%worse
Depression23.8%20–28%19.8%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)17.5%14.4–20.9%10.3%worse
Asthma11%9.7–12.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.7–10.7%7.6%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.4–15.2%11.7%about the same
COPD9.8%8.8–11%6.3%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.3–9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.3%3.9–4.6%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.8%14.5–19.5%12.1%worse
Binge drink17%13.7–20.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.8%22.3–31.8%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.7%29.8–43.7%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.5%74.4–82%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.4%55.5–63.2%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check85.8%83.8–87.6%87.4%about the same
Colon screening61.9%56.5–67.4%60.2%about the same
Mammogram69.6%60.8–77.5%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.3%75.1–81%75.7%about the same
No health insurance8.6%7.2–10.1%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.6%28.4–39.1%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.2%20.5–28%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.2%16.1–20.6%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health22.1%19.3–25.2%18.6%worse
Frequent physical distress15.4%13.5–17.5%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity16.1%13.7–18.6%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity12.2%10.4–14.1%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.3%7.1–9.4%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation8.6%7.4–9.7%8%about the same
Receive SNAP17.2%14.7–19.7%13.8%
Disability
Any disability34.9%30.4–39.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs17.2%15–19.6%12.8%
Thinking or memory15.4%13.6–17.4%12.6%
Hearing8.7%7.7–9.7%6.2%
Vision5.8%5.2–6.3%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4.2–5.1%3.5%
Errands alone10%9–11.2%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 Paradise door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Paradise better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Paradise by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Paradise 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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