Health · Fairborn

Fairborn, OH health

Fairborn differs from Ohio on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (11.3% vs 13.2%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.2% vs 3.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults without reliable transportation (9.1% vs 7.7%).

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

C+Health Grade

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C⁺

Fairborn’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fairborn is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns, and than 63% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthBPhysical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 62%

Towns with similar incomes, $46K–$77K (8,608)Healthier than 63%

Better than its income would suggest. Fairborn 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, Fairborn could be anywhere from C− 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 our 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) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Fairborn 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. Fairborn uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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.

Report card

How Fairborn 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 Fairborn adults…

34 of every 100 Fairborn adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fairborn, betterFairborn, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Fairborn
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Fairborn
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Fairborn
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Fairborn
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fairborn 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fairborn 8.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Fairborn adults are doing

1 in 3Fairborn adults feel lonely

35.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Fairborn adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Fairborn adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Fairborn adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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 6

Fairborn adults worry about having enough food

15.7% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 8

Fairborn adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Fairborn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.2% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Fairborn adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · OH 7.7% · worse

13.6% of Fairborn adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Fairborn

Fairborn 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.

31.5%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Beavercreek35.4%

Wright-Patterson AFB36.1%

Beavercreek37.5%

Bath38.4%

Fairborn40.1%

Xenia40.2%

Care nearby

88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Afb)Wright-Patterson Afb · 1.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek · 3.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dayton Childrens HospitalDayton · 8.7 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - Chambersburg Health CenterDayton · 6.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton - East Dayton Health CenterDayton · 8.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Fairborn is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Fairborn · need score 15 of 25

✓ Dental careFairborn is not a shortage area

! Mental healthFairborn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 12 (Clark, Greene, Madison) · need score 17 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 Fairborn. 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 Fairborn

Measure	Fairborn	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.9–38%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	31.2–38.5%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.1%	33.8–46.7%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.3%	24.6–30.2%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.5%	23.1–30.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.8–18.3%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.7%	10.4–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.4%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	11.3%	10–12.9%	13.2%	better
COPD	7.6%	6.9–8.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.7–7%	7.1%	better
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13.5–17.6%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.8–19.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	22.5–30.1%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	34–44.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.2–81%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.9%	56.6–63.2%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.7%	80.7–84.5%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	67.7%	63.2–71.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	65.7–79.4%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76%	73.5–78.2%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	8.5%	7.3–9.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.9%	31.6–41.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.8–25.4%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.3–21.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.8–21.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	12.1–15.2%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.7%	13.8–18.5%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.4%	11–14.6%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.2%	8.2–10.7%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8.2–10.4%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	13.6%	11.9–15.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.3%	25.8–33.1%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	11.1–14.3%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	14.2–17.6%	13.9%
Hearing	6.3%	5.7–7.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.5–5.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.8%	8–9.9%	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 Fairborn door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fairborn 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.