Health · Melbourne

Melbourne, KY health

On most measures Melbourne looks like Kentucky as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 18.9%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (71.8% vs 65.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Melbourne

Report card

How Melbourne compares with Kentucky

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.

Care & screenings

2 better1 close0 worse

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Melbourne adults…

11 of every 100 Melbourne adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Kentucky: 19 in 100 · better · margin 9.2–13.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melbourne, betterMelbourne, worseToo close to callKentucky

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Melbourne
KY 39.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

KY 58%

Colon screening

KY 66%

Mammogram

KY 73%

Around Melbourne

Melbourne and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Christ HospitalCincinnati · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthsource Anderson Ob/GynCincinnati · 3.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Healthsource Mt. WashingtonCincinnati · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMelbourne is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMelbourne is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMelbourne 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 Melbourne. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Melbourne

Measure	Melbourne	Margin	Kentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.2–13.6%	18.9%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	30.6–42.2%	39.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.7–66.6%	58.1%	better
Colon screening	71.8%	67.3–76.1%	65.8%	better
Mammogram	78.1%	71.2–84%	72.7%	about the same

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 Melbourne door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Melbourne directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky 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.