Health · Unity

Unity, MO health

Unity differs from Missouri on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.7% vs 15.8%) and fewer uninsured adults (6% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 121 people are less certain, so we show Unity's figures without a grade.

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How Unity 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 Unity adults…

39 of every 100 Unity adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Unity, betterUnity, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% Unity
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Unity
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Unity
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Unity
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Unity 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Unity 6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Unity adults are doing

1 in 3Unity adults feel lonely

29% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Unity adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Unity adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Unity adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 9

Unity adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MO 13.7% · better

1 in 10

Unity adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Unity adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 15

Unity adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MO 8.4% · better

7.9% of Unity adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

of Unity adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Unity

Unity 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 Unity.

31.5%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Lee's Summit32.6%

Unity Village34.9%

Kansas City38.5%

Care nearby

University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City · 1.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Compass HealthLees Summit · 2.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health - Tenney PediatricsKansas City · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careUnity is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careUnity is not a shortage area

! Mental healthUnity's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 17 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 Unity. 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 Unity

Measure	Unity	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	35.5–42.4%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	44.1%	40.8–47.5%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	34.9%	30.8–38.9%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.8%	29.7–35.9%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.9–27.6%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	7–10.7%	15.8%	better
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.5–11.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.7–14.4%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.1–9.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	5.9–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.6%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	11.3–17.7%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12.6–16.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	24.1–34%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	28.5–35.7%	36.5%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.5%	78.9–83.8%	78.4%	better
Dentist visit	68.4%	65.5–71.3%	60.4%	better
Cholesterol check	90.7%	89.3–92.1%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	66.2%	62.4–69.8%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	71.8–82.6%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.1–82.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6%	4.6–7.7%	8.7%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.5–32.7%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.8–22.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.1–18.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	16–23.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.2–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.4–13.6%	13.7%	better
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.4–12.8%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.5–9.4%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.3–7.7%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	7.9%	5.9–10.2%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	30.5–39.8%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	14.3–20.8%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12–16.9%	17.2%
Hearing	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	8.3%
Vision	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.3–4.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.5%	7–10.5%	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 Unity door to door.

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

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

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.