Health · Fairlawn

Fairlawn, OH health

Fairlawn differs from Ohio on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.7% vs 15.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.1% vs 14.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.3% vs 8.7%).

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

Report card

How Fairlawn 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 Fairlawn adults…

37 of every 100 Fairlawn adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.9–40.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fairlawn, betterFairlawn, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.2% Fairlawn
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Fairlawn
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Fairlawn
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.7% Fairlawn
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fairlawn 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fairlawn 5.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Fairlawn adults are doing

1 in 3Fairlawn adults feel lonely

30.7% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Fairlawn adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Fairlawn adults lack social or emotional support

17.9% · Ohio 21.3% · better

1 in 7Fairlawn adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · Ohio 17.5% · better

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 12

Fairlawn adults worry about having enough food

8.1% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 14

Fairlawn adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 19

Fairlawn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 20

Fairlawn adults lack reliable transportation

4.9% · OH 7.7% · better

5.9% of Fairlawn adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory9.9%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone6%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Fairlawn

Fairlawn 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.

32%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Montrose-Ghent32%

Bath32.5%

Fairlawn33.3%

Copley36.1%

Akron42.7%

Care nearby

Akron General Medical CenterAkron · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 6.5 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Equitas Health Akron Health CenterAkron · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axesspointe Community Health Center - HealthquartersAkron · 5.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFairlawn is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careFairlawn is not a shortage area

! Mental healthFairlawn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Summit County MHCA · need score 14 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 Fairlawn. 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 Fairlawn

Measure	Fairlawn	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	33.9–40.6%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.6%	35.2–42.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.3%	28.8–37.9%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.4–35.3%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	23.3%	20.4–26.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	5.7%	4.6–6.9%	15.3%	better
Asthma	10.4%	9.3–11.6%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.3–12.4%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.8–14.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.2–7.4%	8%	better
Heart disease	6.7%	5.9–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.7%	7.8–11.8%	15.4%	better
Binge drink	14.4%	12.2–16.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.2%	17.9–25.1%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	32–39.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.5%	81.1–85.8%	79.9%	better
Dentist visit	71%	68.2–73.5%	62.9%	better
Cholesterol check	90.3%	88.9–91.6%	86.1%	better
Colon screening	74.3%	70.8–77.5%	65.2%	better
Mammogram	74.1%	67.9–79.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80.6–85%	79.2%	better
No health insurance	5.1%	4.1–6.3%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.4–35.3%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	17.9%	15.1–21.1%	21.3%	better
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12.2–15.8%	17.5%	better
Fair or poor health	14.9%	12.6–17.5%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.7%	10.2–13.5%	13.9%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.1%	6.5–10%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.3%	6–8.8%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.4–6.2%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	5.9%	4.6–7.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	26.9%	23.4–30.7%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10.4–14.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	9.9%	8.5–11.6%	13.9%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.9%	6.8%
Vision	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	6%	5.1–7%	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 Fairlawn door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fairlawn 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.