Health · Walbridge

Walbridge, OH health

Walbridge differs from Ohio on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.3% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Walbridge

CHealth Grade

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Walbridge’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Walbridge is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns, and than 59% of towns with similar incomes.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressBMental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 50%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$69K (6,986)Healthier than 59%

Better than its income would suggest. Walbridge is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Walbridge 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 Walbridge 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. Walbridge uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Walbridge 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 Walbridge adults…

42 of every 100 Walbridge adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.2–45.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walbridge, betterWalbridge, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Walbridge
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Walbridge
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Walbridge
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Walbridge
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walbridge 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

Walbridge 7.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Walbridge adults are doing

1 in 3Walbridge adults feel lonely

33.5% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Walbridge adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Walbridge adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Walbridge adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 8

Walbridge adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Walbridge adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

Walbridge adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 15

Walbridge adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

9.8% of Walbridge adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Walbridge

Walbridge 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 Walbridge.

32.6%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Lake39.4%

Northwood39.8%

Walbridge40.1%

Care nearby

Bay Park Community HospitalOregon · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy St. Vincent Medical CenterToledo · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Nationwide Children's Hospital ToledoToledo · 6.4 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo · 7.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Navarre Park Family Care CenterToledo · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Riverside Community Health CenterToledo · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWalbridge is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWalbridge is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWalbridge's county is a federal shortage area.Wood County MHCA · need score 16 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 Walbridge. 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 Walbridge

Measure	Walbridge	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42%	38.2–45.8%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.8–43.5%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.1%	34–46.3%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	35.9%	32.5–39.3%	29.8%	worse
Depression	27%	23.5–30.5%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.9%	12.1–17.9%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.2–12.6%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.6%	12.6–16.6%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9.7%	8.1–11.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8–10.2%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.4–18%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.4%	12.9–18%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.3%	23.5–33.2%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	31.1–41.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.1%	79.2–84.7%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.6%	59.2–65.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.8–89.1%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.4%	62.7–71.7%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.7–82%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83%	80.8–85%	79.2%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.4–9.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	28.5–38.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.5–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.6–18.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	17.4–23.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.2–17.3%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	9.8–14.9%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.7–11.1%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.7–7.9%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.8%	7.8–12.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	29.9–38.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.1–19.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.1–15.9%	13.9%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	5%	4.3–5.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.3–9.9%	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 Walbridge door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Walbridge directly, so these are its own figures.

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.