Health · Newton

Newton, OH health

On most measures Newton looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (18.2% vs 15.4%) and more adults with COPD (9.2% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43055, 43071

CHealth Grade

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Newton’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Newton is healthier than 27% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressCObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 27%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 42%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$91K (9,792)Healthier than 25%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Newton could be anywhere from D 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 Newton 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. Newton’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 Newton 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 Newton adults…

37 of every 100 Newton adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.7–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Newton, betterNewton, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Newton
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Newton
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Newton
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Newton
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Newton 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

Newton 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Newton adults are doing

1 in 3Newton adults feel lonely

34.8% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Newton adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Newton adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Newton adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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

Newton adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Newton adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Newton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Newton adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · OH 7.7% · about the same

12.7% of Newton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Newton

Newton 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 Newton.

27.9%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

McKean35.8%

Washington38.8%

Newton39.6%

Newark39.6%

Mary Ann39.6%

Newark39.9%

Care nearby

Licking Memorial HospitalNewark · 7.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany · 20.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

Genesis HospitalZanesville · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lower Lights Health NewarkNewark · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Behavioral Health of Mount Vernon Health CenterMount Vernon · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNewton's county is a federal shortage area.Licking County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Dental careNewton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthNewton's county is a federal shortage area.Knox-Licking MHCA · need score 13 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 Newton. 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 Newton

Measure	Newton	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	33.7–41.2%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	34.1–41.9%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	33.7–46%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	29–35.4%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	27.5%	24.1–31.3%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.7–18.2%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	14%	12.3–15.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	8.3–10.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.9–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	15.9–20.7%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.2%	12.7–18.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	23.1–30.9%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	32.4–43.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.6–82%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	58.2–64.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	83.1–86.6%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	63.7%	59–68.2%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	69.4–82.3%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.2–81.5%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.9–9.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.8%	29.9–40.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.7–24.2%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.6–20.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.4–16.8%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	12.2–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.5–13%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.9–9%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	10.8–14.7%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.5–36.1%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	13.3–17.1%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.7–17.2%	13.9%
Hearing	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.1%	4.7–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	8.1–10.1%	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 Newton door to door.

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

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