Health · Brecon

Brecon, OH health

Brecon differs from Ohio on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.4% vs 15.3%) and fewer adults with COPD (3.8% vs 8%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (13.5% vs 8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 860 people are less certain, so we show Brecon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brecon compares with Ohio

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 Brecon adults…

28 of every 100 Brecon adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · better · margin 24.9–30.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brecon, betterBrecon, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.6% Brecon
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Brecon
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Brecon
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.6% Brecon
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OH 80%

Dentist visit

OH 63%

Cholesterol check

OH 86%

Colon screening

OH 65%

Mammogram

OH 76%

Taking BP meds

OH 79%

1 in 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Brecon 13.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Brecon adults are doing

1 in 3Brecon adults feel lonely

30.7% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 5Brecon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.6% · Ohio 25.4% · better

1 in 5Brecon adults lack social or emotional support

18.9% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 8Brecon adults are in frequent mental distress

13.2% · Ohio 17.5% · better

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

Brecon adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Brecon adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Brecon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Brecon adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · OH 7.7% · about the same

6.8% of Brecon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

21.8%

of Brecon adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%

Thinking or memory10.3%

Hearing5.1%

Errands alone5.2%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing2.5%

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

Around Brecon

Brecon and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

27.3%36.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Montgomery28.1%

Blue Ash28.5%

Sycamore30.3%

Highpoint31.5%

Sharonville32.1%

Brecon32.2%

Care nearby

Bethesda NorthCincinnati · 2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

West Chester HospitalWest Chester · 5.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health Kings Mills HospitalMason · 7.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthsource Wards CornerLoveland · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lincoln Heights Health CenterCincinnati · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Brecon is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, North Hamilton · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careBrecon is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBrecon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hamilton County MHCA · need score 14 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 Brecon. 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 Brecon

Measure	Brecon	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	27.5%	24.9–30.6%	37.2%	better
High cholesterol	31.7%	28.8–34.7%	36.7%	better
Obesity	32.2%	28.2–36.9%	37.1%	better
Arthritis	20.8%	18.8–23.1%	29.8%	better
Depression	20.6%	18.1–23.4%	25.4%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.4%	5.2–7.7%	15.3%	better
Asthma	8.9%	7.9–10.1%	11.1%	better
Cancer (not skin)	6.8%	6.1–7.4%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	10.4%	9–12.1%	13.2%	better
COPD	3.8%	3–4.8%	8%	better
Heart disease	4.7%	4.1–5.5%	7.1%	better
Stroke	2.3%	1.9–2.6%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	7.6%	5.6–9.9%	15.4%	better
Binge drink	18.5%	15.9–21.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.6%	17.5–26.1%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	28.7–35.8%	37.9%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.4–80.2%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	74.2%	71.8–76.6%	62.9%	better
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85–89.9%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.4%	62.7–70%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	71.9–82.3%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	73–78.3%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	13.5%	9.4–19.1%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.4–35.2%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.9%	15.6–22.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.2%	11.3–15.4%	17.5%	better
Fair or poor health	15.1%	12.2–18.5%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	9.9%	8.4–11.7%	13.9%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	8.1–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	8.5–15.1%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.1–8.5%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	4.9–8.2%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.8%	4.4–9.9%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	21.8%	18.4–25.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	8.9%	7.3–10.9%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	10.3%	8.3–12.6%	13.9%
Hearing	5.1%	4.4–5.9%	6.8%
Vision	4%	3.3–4.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.5%	2–3%	3.8%
Errands alone	5.2%	4.2–6.4%	8.1%

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 Brecon door to door.

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

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

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