Health · Lemon

Lemon, OH health

On most measures Lemon looks like Ohio as a whole. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.3% vs 3.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45044, 45050, 45011

C+Health Grade

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Lemon’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lemon is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns and 65% of Ohio towns.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressC+Mental distressCObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 45%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 65%

Towns with similar incomes, $76K–$127K (7,663)Healthier than 19%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Lemon is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lemon 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 Lemon 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. Lemon’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 Lemon 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 Lemon adults…

35 of every 100 Lemon adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lemon, betterLemon, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Lemon
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Lemon
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Lemon
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Lemon
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lemon 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lemon 7.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Lemon adults are doing

1 in 3Lemon adults feel lonely

35.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Lemon adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Lemon adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Lemon adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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 7

Lemon adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Lemon adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Lemon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Lemon adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.9% of Lemon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Lemon

Lemon and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lemon.

30.6%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Turtlecreek36.7%

Monroe37.5%

Lemon39.4%

Madison41%

Liberty41.1%

Middletown43.4%

Care nearby

Atrium Medical CenterFranklin · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

West Chester HospitalWest Chester · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health Kings Mills HospitalMason · 9.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Middletown Community Health Center - 9th AvenueMiddletown · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Centerpoint Health MiddletownMiddletown · 5.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Lemon is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Middletown · need score 18 of 25

! Dental carePart of Lemon is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Middletown · need score 18 of 25

✓ Mental healthLemon is not a shortage area

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 Lemon. 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 Lemon

Measure	Lemon	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.8–38.4%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.4–38.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	34.1–44.8%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	25–30.4%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26%	22.9–29.3%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.5–18.8%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.2%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.2%	10.8–13.7%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18.3%	15.6–21.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	23.6–31.1%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37%	32.1–41.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.4–83%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.9–66%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.4–87.6%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	64.6%	60–68.7%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	71.1–83.3%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.7–79.8%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.8–9.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	30.2–40%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18.1–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.8–19.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.7–21.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.9–15.1%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	12.1–16.2%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.9–13.3%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	10.2–13.7%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.1%	23.9–30.6%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.8–14%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	12.2–15.3%	13.9%
Hearing	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.8%	7–8.8%	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 Lemon door to door.

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

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