Health · Tower Hill

Tower Hill, IL health

Tower Hill differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 6.3%) and more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Tower Hill
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How Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill adults…

39 of every 100 Tower Hill adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tower Hill, betterTower Hill, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Tower Hill
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Tower Hill
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Tower Hill
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Tower Hill
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
56%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
62%
Colon screening
IL 60%
66%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tower Hill 7.7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Tower Hill adults are doing

1 in 3Tower Hill adults feel lonely
32.7% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Tower Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Tower Hill adults lack social or emotional support
24% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Tower Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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 7
Tower Hill adults worry about having enough food
15.2% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Tower Hill adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Tower Hill adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Tower Hill adults lack reliable transportation
8% · IL 8% · about the same

16% of Tower Hill adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing9%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Tower Hill

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

HNearest ERPana Community HospitalPana · 6.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Anthonys Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 28.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Illinois University School of MedicineTaylorville · 21.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Pana Community Hospital
Pana · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
8.2 mi
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital
Shelbyville · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.3 mi
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Taylorville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.4 mi
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
2 sites · nearest in Taylorville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.2 mi
Central Counties Health Centers - Christian County
Taylorville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.4 mi
St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital
Effingham · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careTower Hill's county is a federal shortage area.Shelby County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careTower Hill's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Moultrie/Shelby Counties · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthTower Hill's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Tower Hill. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Tower Hill
MeasureTower HillMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.3%34.8–43.8%33%worse
High cholesterol39.2%34.4–43.8%35.4%about the same
Obesity39.8%30.9–48.8%34%about the same
Arthritis31.4%27.6–35.2%24.2%worse
Depression23.5%19.7–27.3%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.2%11.3–17.6%10.3%worse
Asthma10.7%9.4–12.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.8–10.9%7.6%worse
Diabetes13.8%11.7–16%11.7%about the same
COPD9.8%8.1–11.7%6.3%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.4–9.9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.3%3.7–4.9%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%13.8–20.9%12.1%worse
Binge drink17.4%14.3–21%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.4%21.1–31.8%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.3%28.9–44%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.6%74.7–82.2%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit56.3%52.1–60.4%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check86.4%84.2–88.6%87.4%about the same
Colon screening61.5%55.6–66.9%60.2%about the same
Mammogram65.7%55.6–74.9%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.4–81.4%75.7%about the same
No health insurance7.7%5.8–10%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.7%27.6–38.5%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24%20–28.3%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.9%15.5–20.4%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health21.8%18.1–25.8%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.4%13.1–17.7%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.2%11.8–18.8%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.4%9.1–13.8%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.9%6.5–9.4%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation8%6.6–9.4%8%about the same
Receive SNAP16%12.3–19.8%13.8%
Disability
Any disability33.9%28.7–39.3%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.7%13.9–19.8%12.8%
Thinking or memory14.8%12.5–17.3%12.6%
Hearing9%7.8–10.3%6.2%
Vision5.5%4.7–6.4%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.8–5.3%3.5%
Errands alone9.5%8–11.1%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 Tower Hill door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Tower Hill better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tower Hill 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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