Health · Suffield

Suffield, OH health

Suffield differs from Ohio on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.1% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6% vs 8.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44260, 44632

Report card

How Suffield 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 Suffield adults…

37 of every 100 Suffield adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Suffield, betterSuffield, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Suffield
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Suffield
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Suffield
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Suffield
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Suffield 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Suffield 6.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Suffield adults are doing

1 in 3Suffield adults feel lonely

33.7% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Suffield adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Suffield adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Suffield adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 10

Suffield adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 12

Suffield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 17

Suffield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 17

Suffield adults lack reliable transportation

6% · OH 7.7% · better

7.9% of Suffield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Suffield

Suffield 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.

33%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Brimfield33.4%

Suffield34.1%

Tallmadge34.4%

Mogadore34.7%

Randolph35.9%

Springfield38.4%

Care nearby

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 10 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Akron General Medical CenterAkron · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Axesspointe Community Health Center/ArlingtonAkron · 8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axesspointe Community Health Centers/KentKent · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSuffield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSuffield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSuffield is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Suffield. 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 Suffield

Measure	Suffield	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	34.3–40.2%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	35.4–41.8%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	29.6–38.8%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.8–34.8%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	24.7%	22.1–27.3%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.5–14.3%	15.3%	better
Asthma	10.8%	9.8–11.9%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.5–11.1%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	11.3–14%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	7.4–9%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.9–8.2%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	13.2–16.6%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	14–18.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.9–28.1%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	32.3–40.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.9–82.7%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.7%	65–70.2%	62.9%	better
Cholesterol check	87.6%	86.3–88.8%	86.1%	better
Colon screening	68.8%	65.1–72.1%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.6%	67.7–78.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	79–83.1%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	30.1–37.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.6–22.5%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15.3–18.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	16–19.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.5–15.1%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8.8–11.6%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.4–9.7%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.3–6.8%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5.3–6.7%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6.9–9.2%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	26.3–32.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	12.1–15.1%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.9–14.4%	13.9%
Hearing	7.4%	6.7–8.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.8–4.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.7–8.1%	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 Suffield door to door.

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

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