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Health in Audubon · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Audubon residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Audubon

Cancer runs high in Audubon

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.6%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Few Audubon adults smoke

10.1% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Depression and obesity are less common in Audubon

Audubon runs below Pennsylvania on four chronic conditions, most of all depression (17.4% vs 23%), obesity (25.8% vs 33.8%) and COPD (5.9% vs 7.7%). Conditions ↓

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 Audubon’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Audubon adults…

Audubon runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Audubon adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.4–12.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 10.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Audubon, betterAudubon, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Audubon gets moving

3.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Audubon

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

HNearest ERPhoenixville HospitalPhoenixville · 4.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 7.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3 mi
Eagleville Hospital
Eagleville · not rated
3.6 mi
Valley Forge Medical Center
Norristown · not rated
4.6 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
4.8 mi
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton · ★★★★★
ER
5 mi
Norristown Regional Health Center
Norristown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
12.1 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
3 sites · nearest in Pottstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careAudubon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAudubon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAudubon 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 Audubon; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Audubon 4.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Audubon adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Audubon does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 6Audubon adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.4% · PA 23% · Better than PA
1 in 8Audubon adults are in frequent mental distress
11.8% · 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

Audubon and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lower Providence Township: 30.5%Upper Providence Township: 30.7%Trooper: 31%Oaks: no dataCollegeville: 27.9%Schuylkill Township: 30.1%West Norriton Township: 30.6%Upper Merion Township: 27.3%Skippack Township: 30.9%Worcester Township: 30%Evansburg: 27.2%Phoenixville: 31.9%Mont Clare: 30.7%East Pikeland Township: 30.2%Trappe: 30.1%Spring City: 35.3%Limerick Township: 32.6%Perkiomen Township: 31.3%Eagleville: 33.5%Audubon: 25.8%AudubonLower Providence TownshipUpper Providence TownshipTrooperOaksEagleville Hospital · Eagleville · 3 miHValley Forge Medical Center · Norristown · 3.6 miHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 4.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHJefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital · East Norriton · 4.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHNorristown Regional Health Center · Norristown · 5 mi+Community Health & Dental Care · Pottstown · 12.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Audubon25.8%
Lower Providence Township30.5%
Upper Providence Township30.7%
Trooper31%
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
Upper Providence TownshipA30.7%8.7%11.8%ZIP codes
Lower Providence TownshipA30.5%9.4%12.3%ZIP codes
Trooper————
Oaks————

Trooper: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Oaks: 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.

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory9.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Audubon

Why doesn’t Audubon have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Audubon?

Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, 4.6 miles in a straight line from Audubon’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Audubon?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Norristown Regional Health Center in Norristown, 5.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Audubon.

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.