Health · Buffalo

Buffalo, OH health

Buffalo differs from Ohio on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 8%) and more smokers (18.1% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43772, 43732
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 835 people are less certain, so we show Buffalo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Buffalo 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 Buffalo adults…

39 of every 100 Buffalo adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buffalo, betterBuffalo, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Buffalo
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Buffalo
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Buffalo
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Buffalo
OH 15.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
62%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
67%
Colon screening
OH 65%
76%
Mammogram
OH 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buffalo 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Buffalo adults are doing

1 in 3Buffalo adults feel lonely
35.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Buffalo adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Buffalo adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Buffalo adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · 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 8
Buffalo adults worry about having enough food
13.3% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Buffalo adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Buffalo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Buffalo adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.1% of Buffalo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Buffalo

Buffalo and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Seneca: 39.9% Valley: 38.6% Noble: 43.5% Center: 42.2% Spencer: 38.5% Wayne: 37.9% Marion: 40.9% Jackson: 39% Richland: 37.6% Olive: 43.9% Caldwell: 39.3% Brookfield: 39.9% Sharon: 43.9% Enoch: 44.3% Rich Hill: 40.6% Westland: 38.3% Buffalo: 38.7% Buffalo Seneca Valley Noble Center Spencer
37.6%44.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Spencer38.5%
Valley38.6%
Buffalo38.7%
Seneca39.9%
Center42.2%
Noble43.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.2 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 Buffalo

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

HNearest ERSoutheastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGenesis Hospital★★★★★ · 27.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMuskingum Valley Health CentersCambridge · 11.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.5 mi
Muskingum Valley Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Cambridge
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
Cambridge · ★★★★★
ER
13.8 mi
Ohio Hills Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Quaker City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.6 mi
Barnesville Hospital Association
Barnesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.2 mi
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville · ★★★★★
ER
29.9 mi
Selby General Hospital
Marietta · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBuffalo's county is a federal shortage area.Noble County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careBuffalo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Noble and Guernsey Counties · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthBuffalo'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 Buffalo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Buffalo
MeasureBuffaloMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.1%35.9–42.2%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol39.4%36.1–42.7%36.7%about the same
Obesity38.7%33.3–44.3%37.1%about the same
Arthritis33%30.4–35.6%29.8%worse
Depression26.9%24.1–29.9%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.2%13.1–17.3%15.3%about the same
Asthma11.2%10.2–12.3%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%9–10.5%8.7%worse
Diabetes13.8%12.4–15.3%13.2%about the same
COPD9.6%8.6–10.8%8%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.4–8.9%7.1%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.1%15.9–20.4%15.4%worse
Binge drink16.5%14.3–18.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise30%26.4–34%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.7%33.7–41.9%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%76.8–81.8%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit62.1%59.4–64.5%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%84–87.1%86.1%about the same
Colon screening66.8%63.5–70%65.2%about the same
Mammogram75.6%70.4–80.2%76%about the same
Taking BP meds80.1%78–82.1%79.2%about the same
No health insurance8.1%6.8–9.6%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.2%30.9–39.4%35%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%18.6–24.3%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.6%17–20.3%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health21.3%19.1–23.8%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.4%14–17.1%13.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.3%11.4–15.5%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10.4%9–12%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.6–8.4%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.4–8.2%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP11.1%9.3–12.9%11.7%
Disability
Any disability31.7%28.5–35.2%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.6–17.1%13.9%
Thinking or memory15.1%13.6–16.7%13.9%
Hearing7.7%7–8.4%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.4–5.4%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%3.6–4.5%3.8%
Errands alone8.7%7.8–9.7%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 Buffalo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Buffalo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Buffalo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Buffalo 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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