Health · Falls

Falls, OH health

Falls differs from Ohio on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 8%) and more smokers (21.3% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43138, 43766

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Falls’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Falls is healthier than 13% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressB-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 13%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 19%

Towns with similar incomes, $47K–$79K (8,713)Healthier than 14%

About what its income would suggest. Falls does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Falls could be anywhere from D− to C.

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 Falls 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. Falls’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Falls 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 Falls adults…

42 of every 100 Falls adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.2–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Falls, betterFalls, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Falls
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.2% Falls
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Falls
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.3% Falls
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Falls 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Falls 9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Falls adults are doing

1 in 3Falls adults feel lonely

34.6% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Falls adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Falls adults are in frequent mental distress

19.9% · Ohio 17.5% · worse

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

Falls adults worry about having enough food

17% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 8

Falls adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Falls adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 11

Falls adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · OH 7.7% · worse

16% of Falls adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory17%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Falls

Falls 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.

34.2%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Good Hope34.2%

Laurel34.9%

Marion36.4%

Falls36.7%

Green36.7%

Washington36.8%

Monday Creek37.8%

Coal38.4%

Care nearby

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 1.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAthens · 21.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester · 29 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - Logan Behavioral HealthLogan · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hopewell Health Centers - LoganLogan · 2.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFalls's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hocking County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careFalls's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hocking County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthFalls's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 33 · need score 19 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 Falls. 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 Falls

Measure	Falls	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	38.2–45.9%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34.5–42.3%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.7%	30.6–43%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	35.4%	32.1–38.7%	29.8%	worse
Depression	27.8%	24.3–31.5%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.3%	17–23.8%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.4–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	15.6%	13.7–17.6%	13.2%	worse
COPD	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8.1–9.9%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.2–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.3%	18.7–24%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.4%	12.9–18.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.9%	29.5–38.5%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	43.2%	37.2–49.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.6–82.7%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	54.5–61.6%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.2%	82.4–86%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	64%	59.1–68.4%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.4%	63.4–78%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	78–82.7%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9%	7.7–10.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.6%	29.7–39.5%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.9–25.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.9%	17.8–22.1%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	23.7%	21.1–26.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	15.2–19%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17%	14.6–19.5%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.6–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.4–11%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.9–10%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16%	13.7–18.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	36.5%	32.3–40.6%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.9–20.1%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17%	15.2–18.9%	13.9%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	6.1%	5.5–6.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.6–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.3–11.5%	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 Falls door to door.

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

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