Health · Vernon

Vernon, OH health

On every measure CDC estimates, Vernon looks like Ohio as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45113, 45107, 45177

C+Health Grade

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Vernon’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Vernon is healthier than 35% of U.S. towns and 53% of Ohio towns.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressCMental distressC+ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 35%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 53%

Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$101K (9,753)Healthier than 26%

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

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

37 of every 100 Vernon adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.7–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vernon, betterVernon, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Vernon
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Vernon
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Vernon
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Vernon
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vernon 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

Vernon 7.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Vernon adults are doing

1 in 3Vernon adults feel lonely

34.4% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Vernon adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Vernon adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Vernon adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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 8

Vernon adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Vernon adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Vernon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Vernon adults lack reliable transportation

7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

10.3% of Vernon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Vernon

Vernon 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 Vernon.

34.3%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Washington35.4%

Vernon38.3%

Adams38.5%

Marion39.3%

Washington39.5%

Care nearby

Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington · 7 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health Kings Mills HospitalMason · 16.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Atrium Medical CenterFranklin · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthsource WilmingtonWilmington · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Highland Health Providers - Lynchburg Medical CenterLynchburg · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVernon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careVernon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthVernon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.189537 LI - MHCA 83 (Clinton Warren) · need score 18 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 Vernon. 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 Vernon

Measure	Vernon	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.8%	33.7–40%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.5%	34.3–40.7%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	32.7–44.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	28.8–34%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	25.9%	23–28.9%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.9%	12.7–17.4%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10.1–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.6–10.1%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.8%	11.4–14.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.4–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	15.2–19.6%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17.1%	14.8–19.6%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	24.2–31.7%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	34.4–44.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	76.6–81.8%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62%	59.1–64.8%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.5–87.5%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	62.7–70%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	70.3–81%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77.5–81.7%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.4–8.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	30.1–38.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	18–23.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.4–19.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.5%	17.3–21.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	13–16%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.8–14.7%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.8–11.7%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.2–8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.3%	8.8–12.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	26.9–33.7%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.5–15.8%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	13–16.1%	13.9%
Hearing	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	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 Vernon door to door.

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

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