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Health in Brookfield · CDC PLACES 2025

Health in Brookfield

Brookfield differs from Ohio on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (19% vs 15.4%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 8%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 43732, 43724. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Brookfield

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Brookfield

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

HNearest ERSoutheastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge · 17.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGenesis Hospital★★★★★ · 23.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMuskingum Valley Health CentersMalta · 15.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.1 mi
Muskingum Valley Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Malta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.7 mi
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
Cambridge · ★★★★★
ER
22.1 mi
Ohio Hills Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Quaker City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.7 mi
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville · ★★★★★
ER
26.3 mi
Selby General Hospital
Marietta · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
Barnesville Hospital Association
Barnesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBrookfield’s county is a federal shortage area.Noble County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careBrookfield’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Noble and Guernsey Counties · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthBrookfield’s county is a federal shortage area.Muskingum Area MHCA · need score 19 of 25

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 Brookfield; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Health Grade

Brookfield’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Brookfield is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns, and than 63% of towns with similar incomes.

B−Self-rated health22.5% · OH 19.4%
C+Physical distress15.7% · OH 13.9%
B−Mental distress18.7% · OH 17.5%
C+Obesity39.9% · OH 37.1%
C−Diabetes14.2% · OH 13.2%
CSmoking19% smoke · OH 15.4%
CExercise31.3% · OH 26.9%
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 49%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $40K–$66K (6,212)Healthier than 63%

Better than its income would suggest. Brookfield is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Brookfield could be anywhere from D to B.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as the Healthiest towns in Ohio ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places): A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D and D− the bottom 15%. There’s no F.
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Brookfield with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.3%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.9%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.4%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 19%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brookfield, betterBrookfield, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Brookfield gets moving

25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Brookfield adults…

Brookfield runs above OH on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Brookfield adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–11%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79% Yearly checkupOH 80%
58% Dentist visitOH 63%
85% Cholesterol checkOH 86%
65% Colon screeningOH 65%
76% MammogramOH 76%
80% Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brookfield 9.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Brookfield adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Brookfield adults feel lonely
35.4% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Brookfield adults lack social or emotional support
22.3% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Brookfield adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.3% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Brookfield adults are in frequent mental distress
18.7% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Brookfield adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Brookfield adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 9
Brookfield adults worry about keeping their housing
11.6% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 12
Brookfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.4% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Brookfield adults lack reliable transportation
8% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

12.6% of Brookfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Brookfield and the towns around it

Brookfield has the best Health Grade of the 5 graded towns around it.

Noble: 43.5% Meigs: 41.1% Spencer: 38.5% Manchester: 41.8% Olive: 43.9% Caldwell: 39.3% Center: 42.2% Buffalo: 38.7% Sharon: 43.9% Rich Hill: 40.6% Blue Rock: 43.5% Bristol: 40.8% Valley: 38.6% Westland: 38.3% Center: 43.3% Brookfield: 39.9% BrookfieldNobleMeigsSpencerManchester Muskingum Valley Health Centers · Malta · 15.1 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Spencer38.5%
Brookfield39.9%
Meigs41.1%
Manchester41.8%
Noble43.5%
OH37.1%

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

Health Grades next door

Tap a town to see its health page
BrookfieldCSpencerC−NobleDMeigsDManchesterD−
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Ohio
All 40 CDC measures for Brookfield
MeasureBrookfieldLikely rangeOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.1%36.6–43.5%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol39.3%35.8–42.8%36.7%about the same
Obesity39.9%33.8–46.2%37.1%about the same
Arthritis32.7%29.9–35.5%29.8%worse
Depression26.3%23.3–29.5%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.6%13.3–17.9%15.3%about the same
Asthma11.1%9.9–12.2%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.9–10.5%8.7%worse
Diabetes14.2%12.6–15.7%13.2%about the same
COPD9.8%8.7–11%8%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.7–9.3%7.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.5%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19%16.6–21.7%15.4%worse
Binge drink16.4%14–19.1%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise31.3%27.5–35.7%26.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours39.9%35–44.9%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79%76–81.8%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit57.9%54.9–60.9%62.9%worse
Cholesterol check84.8%83–86.6%86.1%about the same
Colon screening65.1%61.2–68.8%65.2%about the same
Mammogram75.6%69.7–80.7%76%about the same
Taking BP meds79.5%77.1–81.8%79.2%about the same
No health insurance9.1%7.5–11%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.4%30.7–40.2%35%about the same
Lack emotional support22.3%19.2–25.6%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.7%16.9–20.6%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health22.5%19.8–25.3%19.4%worse
Frequent physical distress15.7%14.1–17.6%13.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.9%12.4–17.6%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity11.6%9.9–13.6%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.4%7.2–9.6%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation8%6.9–9.2%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP12.6%10.4–14.9%11.7%
Disability
Any disability32.9%29.2–36.6%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.9–17.8%13.9%
Thinking or memory15.7%14–17.4%13.9%
Hearing8.1%7.3–8.9%6.8%
Vision5.3%4.7–5.9%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.9–4.8%3.8%
Errands alone9.1%8.2–10.2%8.1%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Brookfield door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don’t call Brookfield better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Brookfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brookfield by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Ohio figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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