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Health in Allison Park · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Allison Park residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Allison Park, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Allison Park. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Allison Park

Allison Park is an active town

Only 18% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. The town has 16 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

Allison Park has a top-rated hospital

UPMC Passavant is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare and has an emergency room. Getting care ↓

Cancer runs high in Allison Park

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.4%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Few Allison Park adults smoke

11% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Allison Park’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 18%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 11%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Allison Park, betterAllison Park, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Allison Park gets moving

16 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Allison Park

1 hospital in Allison Park, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERUPMC PassavantPittsburgh · 2.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 6.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Side Christian Health CenterPittsburgh · 6.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
UPMC Passavant
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ERIn Allison Park
6.7 mi
Ahn Wexford Hospital
Wexford · ★★★★★
ER
6.8 mi
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
North Side Christian Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.3 mi
Primary Care Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.6 mi
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh · not rated
ERChildren’s
✓ Primary careAllison Park is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAllison Park is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAllison Park is not a shortage area

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 Allison Park; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Allison Park adults…

Allison Park runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Allison Park adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.6–6.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Allison Park adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
82%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 24
working-age adults has no health insurance
Allison Park 4.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Allison Park adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Allison Park does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Allison Park adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 8Allison Park adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · PA 16.4% · Better than PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Allison Park and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Glenshaw: 28.8%Hampton Township: 28.3%Shaler Township: 29.8%Indiana Township: 28.5%McCandless Township: 27.7%Richland Township: 28.7%West Deer Township: 30.2%Etna: 35.5%Millvale: 32%Ross Township: 29.4%Pittsburgh: 31.8%Reserve Township: 34.7%O'Hara Township: 28%Sharpsburg: 33.9%Fox Chapel: 26%Harmar Township: 28.6%Frazer Township: 33.4%Allison Park: 27.9%Allison ParkGlenshawHampton TownshipShaler TownshipIndiana TownshipUPMC Passavant · Pittsburgh · 2.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHAhn Wexford Hospital · Wexford · 6.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHUPMC St. Margaret · Pittsburgh · 6.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh · 7.6 miHNorth Side Christian Health Center at Northview · Pittsburgh · 6.9 mi+East End Community Health Center · Pittsburgh · 7.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Allison Park27.9%
Hampton Township28.3%
Indiana Township28.5%
Glenshaw28.8%
Shaler Township29.8%
PA33.8%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Glenshaw————
Hampton TownshipA28.3%10%11.2%ZIP codes
Shaler TownshipA−29.8%10.1%13.9%ZIP codes
Indiana TownshipA28.5%10.5%12%ZIP codes

Glenshaw: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.7%

of Allison Park adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory10.4%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Allison Park

Why doesn’t Allison Park have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Allison Park.

What hospital is closest to Allison Park?

UPMC Passavant in Pittsburgh, 2.8 miles in a straight line from Allison Park’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Allison Park?

21 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is North Side Christian Health Center at Northview in Pittsburgh, 6.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Allison Park.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.