Health · Brighton

Brighton, OH health

Brighton differs from Ohio on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.2% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44090, 44851
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 735 people are less certain, so we show Brighton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brighton 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 Brighton adults…

39 of every 100 Brighton adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.6–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brighton, betterBrighton, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Brighton
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Brighton
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Brighton
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Brighton
OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
65%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
87%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
69%
Colon screening
OH 65%
75%
Mammogram
OH 76%
81%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brighton 7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Brighton adults are doing

1 in 3Brighton adults feel lonely
32% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Brighton adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Brighton adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Brighton adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · Ohio 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
Brighton adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · OH 14.1% · better
1 in 11
Brighton adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · OH 11.3% · better
1 in 15
Brighton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · OH 8.3% · better
1 in 15
Brighton adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · OH 7.7% · better

9.3% of Brighton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

of Brighton adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Brighton

Brighton 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 Brighton.

Rochester: 35.9% Wellington: 35.7% Clarksfield: 36.4% Camden: 34.8% Troy: 39.2% New London: 35.6% Huntington: 36.4% Wellington: 34.7% Pittsfield: 34.4% Penfield: 36.3% Wakeman: 36.5% Hartland: 35.3% Henrietta: 34.1% New Russia: 33.7% Brighton: 35.7% Brighton Rochester Wellington Clarksfield Camden Mercy Allen Hospital · Oberlin · 9.8 mi · 5★ MedicareH Oberlin · Oberlin · 9 mi+
33.7%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Camden34.8%
Brighton35.7%
Wellington35.7%
Rochester35.9%
Clarksfield36.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.8 mi

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

Getting care

Care in and near Brighton

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

HNearest ERMercy Allen HospitalOberlin · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFisher-Titus Hospital★★★★★ · 16.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLorain County Health & DentistryOberlin · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Lorain County Health & Dentistry
4 sites · nearest in Oberlin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
Mercy Allen Hospital
Oberlin · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.2 mi
Fhs Norwalk - 265 Benedict Ave
Norwalk · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.3 mi
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Norwalk · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria · ★★★★★
17.5 mi
Lodi Community Hospital
Lodi · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBrighton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrighton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBrighton is not a shortage area

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 Brighton. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Brighton
MeasureBrightonMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.2%35.6–43%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol39.7%36–43.6%36.7%about the same
Obesity35.7%30.3–41.3%37.1%about the same
Arthritis33.7%30.6–36.9%29.8%worse
Depression26.2%23–29.6%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.3%11.9–16.9%15.3%about the same
Asthma11.1%10–12.5%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.3–11.2%8.7%worse
Diabetes13.8%12.2–15.7%13.2%about the same
COPD8.8%7.7–10%8%about the same
Heart disease7.9%7.1–8.8%7.1%about the same
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.2%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.7–18.1%15.4%about the same
Binge drink16.1%13.5–18.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise28.1%24.4–32.4%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38%32.8–43.1%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%77.3–83.2%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit65.1%61.8–68.2%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.5–88.7%86.1%about the same
Colon screening68.5%64.1–72.5%65.2%about the same
Mammogram74.6%67.6–80.6%76%about the same
Taking BP meds81.3%78.9–83.7%79.2%about the same
No health insurance7%5.8–8.4%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32%27.4–36.6%35%about the same
Lack emotional support19.8%16.9–23%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.7–19.5%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health19%16.6–21.5%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.8%13.2–16.8%13.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.7–13.7%14.1%better
Housing insecurity9.2%7.8–10.7%11.3%better
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.7–7.8%8.3%better
No reliable transportation6.5%5.6–7.5%7.7%better
Receive SNAP9.3%7.8–11.1%11.7%
Disability
Any disability30.6%27–34.5%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs14.7%12.9–16.8%13.9%
Thinking or memory13.6%12.1–15.4%13.9%
Hearing7.5%6.8–8.5%6.8%
Vision4.5%4–5.1%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.4–4.2%3.8%
Errands alone8%7.1–9%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 Brighton door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Brighton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brighton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brighton by how much of its land each one covers.

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.

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