Health · Brimfield

Brimfield, OH health

Brimfield differs from Ohio on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.1% vs 3.7%) and fewer adults with diabetes (11.2% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (82.4% vs 86.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44240, 44260, 44266, 44278

Report card

How Brimfield 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 Brimfield adults…

33 of every 100 Brimfield adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · better · margin 29.7–36.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brimfield, betterBrimfield, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Brimfield
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Brimfield
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Brimfield
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Brimfield
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brimfield 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Brimfield 7.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Brimfield adults are doing

1 in 3Brimfield adults feel lonely

36.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Brimfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Brimfield adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Brimfield adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · 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 7

Brimfield adults worry about having enough food

14.3% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Brimfield adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Brimfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Brimfield adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

12.3% of Brimfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Brimfield

Brimfield 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.

31%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Kent33%

Brimfield33.4%

Franklin33.5%

Stow33.7%

Rootstown33.8%

Suffield34.1%

Tallmadge34.4%

Mogadore34.7%

Care nearby

University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna · 7.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 9.1 mi · children's

Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Axesspointe Community Health Centers/KentKent · 4.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Children's Advantage - Axesspointe - New MilfordRavenna · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBrimfield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBrimfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBrimfield 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 Brimfield. 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 Brimfield

Measure	Brimfield	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.1%	29.7–36.3%	37.2%	better
High cholesterol	34%	30.4–37.4%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.4%	27.9–39%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	26.7%	24–29.4%	29.8%	better
Depression	25.7%	22.5–29.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12.3–17.4%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	10–12.5%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.6%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	11.2%	9.8–12.6%	13.2%	better
COPD	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.8–7%	7.1%	better
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	12.6–16.4%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.9–19.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	21.5–28.9%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.9%	33.9–43.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.1–81.4%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.4%	59.1–65.4%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.4%	80.3–84.3%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	66.6%	62.2–70.5%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.3%	66.2–79.3%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.2%	73.7–78.4%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	7.3%	6.2–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.2%	31.6–41.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.6–23.4%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	17–21%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.5%	16.3–20.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.6–14.5%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.3%	12.3–16.4%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.4–12.4%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.3%	10.7–14.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	26–33.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.7–13.8%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.8–17.2%	13.9%
Hearing	6.3%	5.7–7.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.3–5.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–9.5%	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 Brimfield door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brimfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brimfield 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.