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Health in Amity Gardens · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Amity Gardens residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Amity Gardens adults…

On every condition, Amity Gardens is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Amity Gardens adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.8–38%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Amity Gardens

No hospital or community health center in Amity Gardens itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPottstown HospitalPottstown · 6.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health and Dental CarePottstown · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.2 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
5 sites · nearest in Pottstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.6 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
10 mi
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Royersford · not rated
11 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
14.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
✓ Primary careAmity Gardens is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAmity Gardens is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAmity Gardens 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 Amity Gardens; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Amity Gardens, betterAmity Gardens, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Amity Gardens gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Amity Gardens 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Amity Gardens adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Amity Gardens adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Amity Gardens adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · PA 16.4% · About the same as 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.

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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

Amity Gardens and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Douglassville: 29%Amity Township: 33.2%Union Township: 33.1%Douglass Township: 33.7%Amity Gardens: 33.9%Amity GardensDouglassvilleCommunity Health & Dental Care · Pottstown · 4.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Douglassville29%
Amity Gardens33.9%
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
Douglassville————

Douglassville: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.1%

of Amity Gardens adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Amity Gardens

Why doesn’t Amity Gardens have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Amity Gardens?

Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown, 6.6 miles in a straight line from Amity Gardens’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Amity Gardens?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health & Dental Care in Pottstown, 4.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Amity Gardens.

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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.