Health · Fishersville

Fishersville, VA health

Fishersville differs from Virginia on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.2%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.3% vs 11.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Fishersville
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Fishersville’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fishersville is healthier than 41% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressB-Mental distressC-ObesityCDiabetesBSmokingB-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 41%
Less healthyHealthier
Virginia towns we grade (374)Healthier than 36%
Towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (9,596)Healthier than 31%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Fishersville 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 Virginia 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 Fishersville 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. Fishersville 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 Fishersville compares with Virginia

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 Fishersville adults…

38 of every 100 Fishersville adults have high blood pressure
Virginia: 35 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.9–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fishersville, betterFishersville, worseToo close to callVirginia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Fishersville
VA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Fishersville
VA 36%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Fishersville
VA 14.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Fishersville
VA 12.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fishersville adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Virginia.

81%
Yearly checkup
VA 79%
66%
Dentist visit
VA 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
VA 88%
68%
Colon screening
VA 67%
74%
Mammogram
VA 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
VA 77%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fishersville 8.3% · Virginia 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Fishersville adults are doing

1 in 3Fishersville adults feel lonely
32.8% · Virginia 33.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Fishersville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · Virginia 21.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Fishersville adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · Virginia 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Fishersville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · Virginia 15.9% · 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
Fishersville adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · VA 13.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Fishersville adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · VA 10.9% · about the same
1 in 15
Fishersville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · VA 7.1% · about the same
1 in 14
Fishersville adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · VA 7.4% · about the same

11.1% of Fishersville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.7% across Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

of Fishersville adults live with a disability (Virginia 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Fishersville

Fishersville 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 Fishersville.

Waynesboro: 38.6% Lyndhurst: 40.1% Dooms: 40.9% Fishersville: 40.8% Fishersville Waynesboro Augusta Health · Fishersville · 0.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH
38.6%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first
Waynesboro38.6%
Fishersville40.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 0.6 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Fishersville

1 hospital in Fishersville, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERAugusta HealthFishersville · 0.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySentara Rmh Medical Center★★★★★ · 22.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHarrisonburg Community Health CenterHarrisonburg · 22.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.6 mi
Augusta Health
Fishersville · ★★★★★
ERIn Fishersville
22.3 mi
Sentara Rmh Medical Center
Harrisonburg · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
Harrisonburg Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Harrisonburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.4 mi
Blue Ridge Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Arrington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈27.6 mi
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville · ★★★★★
ER
30.1 mi
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFishersville is not a shortage area
! Dental careFishersville's county is a federal shortage area.Augusta County/Staunton City/Waynesboro City · need score 8 of 25
! Mental healthFishersville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Valley MHCA · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fishersville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Fishersville
MeasureFishersvilleMarginVirginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.9%33.9–42%35.4%about the same
High cholesterol39.7%35.4–44.1%38%about the same
Obesity40.8%33.6–48.2%34.5%about the same
Arthritis30.9%27.7–34.2%26.2%worse
Depression25.2%21.6–29%21.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.3%11.8–17.2%11.1%worse
Asthma10.7%9.5–12.1%10.4%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.8–10.7%7.7%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.7–15.3%12.5%about the same
COPD8%7.1–9.1%6.2%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.8–8.5%6.1%worse
Stroke3.9%3.6–4.3%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%11.7–16%12.2%about the same
Binge drink13.6%11.1–16.4%14.5%about the same
Get no exercise25.7%21.7–30.2%23.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.3%29.7–41.3%36%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.6%77.3–83.7%79.2%about the same
Dentist visit66.2%62.8–69.5%67.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.8%85–88.6%87.5%about the same
Colon screening67.6%62.9–72.2%67.4%about the same
Mammogram74.2%66.4–81%78.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.9%76.3–81.4%76.8%about the same
No health insurance8.3%6.9–9.7%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.8%27.9–37.8%33.8%about the same
Lack emotional support20.1%17.2–23.3%21.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.2%15.3–19.4%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health19.9%17.4–22.7%18.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.7%13–16.6%12.8%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%10.8–14.9%13.1%about the same
Housing insecurity9.9%8.5–11.6%10.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.8–7.8%7.1%about the same
No reliable transportation7.4%6.5–8.5%7.4%about the same
Receive SNAP11.1%9.4–13%10.7%
Disability
Any disability35.2%31.1–39.8%30%
Walking or climbing stairs16.3%14.2–18.4%13.5%
Thinking or memory15.6%13.8–17.6%14%
Hearing8.3%7.4–9.4%6.4%
Vision5.2%4.7–5.7%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.3%3.5%
Errands alone9%8–10.1%7.7%
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 Fishersville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Virginia figure falls inside it, we don't call Fishersville better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fishersville directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Virginia 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.

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