Health · Homer

Homer, MO health

On every measure CDC estimates, Homer looks like Missouri as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64722, 64723, 64730

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 302 people are less certain, so we show Homer's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Homer compares with Missouri

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 Homer adults…

37 of every 100 Homer adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Homer, betterHomer, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Homer
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Homer
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Homer
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Homer
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MO 78%

Dentist visit

MO 60%

Cholesterol check

MO 85%

Colon screening

MO 64%

Mammogram

MO 75%

Taking BP meds

MO 77%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Homer 8.3% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Homer adults are doing

1 in 3Homer adults feel lonely

31.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Homer adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Homer adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Homer adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · Missouri 17.5% · 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 8

Homer adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Homer adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Homer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

Homer adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10% of Homer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

of Homer adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory18.2%

Hearing9%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Homer

Homer 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 Homer.

37.1%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Valley37.7%

Homer38.3%

West Point39.7%

Walnut40.5%

Charlotte42.7%

Care nearby

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Miami County Medical CenterPaola · 25.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville · 29.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 31.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/PleasantonPleasanton · 9.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass Health Bates County ClinicButler · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHomer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careHomer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthHomer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · 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 Homer. 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 Homer

Measure	Homer	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.3–40.8%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.8–42.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	30.1–46.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.2–33.2%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	26.3%	22.5–30.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.8%	15.4–22.4%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	9.9–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.4–10.2%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.3–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.1%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	14.5–20.6%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.4–19.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	24.2–34.6%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	31.3–45.1%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74–81.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.1%	53.1–60.8%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.5%	81.2–85.8%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.7%	57.2–67.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70.7%	61.8–78.2%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.4–80%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.5–10.3%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.1–36.2%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.3–22.9%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.2–20.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.6–24%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.8–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.2–15.6%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9–12.9%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.7–9.1%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.1–12.3%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	32.2–42.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.7–18.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.2%	15.8–20.7%	17.2%
Hearing	9%	8–10.1%	8.3%
Vision	5%	4.3–5.6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.2–11%	9.2%

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 Homer door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Homer by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Homer by how much of its land each one covers.

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