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Health in Bedminster Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Bedminster Township is healthier than 41%

Bedminster Township beats Pennsylvania on 11 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 18944, 18942, 18947. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Bedminster Township

Against towns with similar incomes, Bedminster Township’s lead shrinks

Bedminster Township is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns, but 41% of the 2,598 towns with similar household incomes ($114K–$190K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Bedminster Township is an active town

Only 19.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. The town has 20 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

Stroke and COPD are less common in Bedminster Township

Bedminster Township runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (3% vs 3.7%) and COPD (6.4% 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 Bedminster Township’s likely range; Bedminster Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 18944, 18942, 18947, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Bedminster Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bedminster Township is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns, #147 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is fair or poor health (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 86% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 68%.

ASelf-rated health14.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress11.6% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress14.6% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity29.6% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.9% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.9% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise19.5% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 86%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 86%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $114K–$190K (2,598)Healthier than 41%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Bedminster Township’s median household income is $152,049; among the 2,598 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($114K–$190K), it’s healthier than 41%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Bedminster Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 18944,18942,18947), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

How TownRatings grades health →

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bedminster Township, betterBedminster Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Bedminster Township gets moving

20 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bedminster Township adults…

Bedminster Township runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Bedminster Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Bedminster Township

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus★★★★★ · 8.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthBethlehem · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus
Sellersville · ★★★★★
ER
8.6 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown · ★★★★★
ER
12.9 mi
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Star Community Health
5 sites · nearest in Bethlehem
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.3 mi
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley
2 sites · nearest in Bethlehem
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBedminster Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBedminster Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBedminster Township 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 Bedminster Township; ≈ 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 Bedminster Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
72%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bedminster Township 5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bedminster Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Bedminster Township does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Bedminster Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Bedminster Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · PA 16.4% · Better than PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

Bedminster Township and the towns around it

Bedminster Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 8 graded towns around it.

Tinicum Township: 30%Haycock Township: 30.9%Plumstead Township: 28.4%East Rockhill Township: 29.8%Nockamixon Township: 31%Plumsteadville: 28.8%Dublin: 31.8%Hilltown Township: 29.5%Kingwood Township: 27.1%Frenchtown: 27.8%Alexandria Township: 27%Bridgeton Township: 31.4%Richland Township: 30.7%Springfield Township: 30.4%Buckingham Township: 27.4%Solebury Township: 26.8%Doylestown Township: 27.6%Delaware Township: 26.3%Perkasie: 30.4%West Rockhill Township: 30.1%Durham Township: 30.7%Holland Township: 27.2%New Britain Township: 27.9%Telford: 32.6%Hatfield Township: 29.5%Bedminster Township: 29.6%Bedminster TownshipTinicum TownshipHaycock TownshipPlumstead TownshipEast Rockhill TownshipNockamixon TownshipPlumsteadvilleDublinHilltown TownshipSt. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus · Sellersville · 8.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown · 8.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHDoylestown Hospital · Doylestown · 8.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHJefferson Lansdale Hospital · Lansdale · 12.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHStar Community Health Dental - Bethlehem · Bethlehem · 16 mi+Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley- Broad St. Dental & Pharmacy · Bethlehem · 16.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 26 towns on this map, healthiest first
Plumstead Township28.4%
Plumsteadville28.8%
Hilltown Township29.5%
Bedminster Township29.6%
East Rockhill Township29.8%
Tinicum Township30%
Haycock Township30.9%
Nockamixon Township31%
Dublin31.8%
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
Bedminster TownshipA29.6%9.9%12.9%ZIP codes
Tinicum TownshipA−30%11.2%13.3%ZIP codes
Haycock TownshipB+30.9%11%15.6%ZIP codes
Plumstead TownshipA28.4%9.6%11.3%ZIP codes
Nockamixon TownshipB+31%12%14.8%ZIP codes
East Rockhill TownshipA−29.8%9.7%13.7%ZIP codes
Plumsteadville————
DublinB+31.8%10%15.9%CDC place

Plumsteadville: 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.

26.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory11.5%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone6.1%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Bedminster Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Bedminster Township is better than Pennsylvania on 11 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Bedminster Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Bedminster TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.7%13.1–16.618.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.6%10.3–1313.2%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.6%13.1–16.216.4%15.9%Better
Conditions
Obesity29.6%23.7–35.733.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.9%8.5–11.411.6%12%Better
High blood pressure30.3%26.9–33.932.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)33.6%29.7–37.633.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.2%26.6–33.830.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.410.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.8%8.8–10.78.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.7%6–7.47.4%6.4%About the same
COPD6.4%5.7–7.17.7%6.3%Better
Stroke3%2.7–3.23.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)8%6.5–9.914.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.9%11.3–14.815.8%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work19.5%16.3–22.923.8%24.7%Better
Binge drinking19.1%15.7–22.618.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.7%29.9–41.637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5%4.1–65.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.6%75–8278.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year72.4%69.3–75.564.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.8%85.7–89.685.3%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.1%75.7–82.279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)71.5%66.9–75.667.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79.3%72.4–84.977.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.7%19.3–26.223%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability26.3%22.8–29.931.3%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.3%9.8–12.814.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering11.5%10.2–12.914.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.7%5.9–7.57.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.6%3.3–45.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.1%5.5–6.88.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.6%2.4–2.83.7%3.8%Lower

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Bedminster Township

Is Bedminster Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bedminster Township is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns: A for health, #147 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Bedminster Township?

CDC estimates 29.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 23.7% and 35.7%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Bedminster Township?

St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus in Sellersville, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Bedminster Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Bedminster Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.1–6%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Bedminster Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.