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Health in Boothwyn · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Boothwyn residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Boothwyn

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Boothwyn adults…

Boothwyn runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Boothwyn adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · better · likely 5.5–6.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Boothwyn

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

HNearest ERCrozer Chester Medical CenterUpland · 4.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChester County Hospital★★★★★ · 12.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthbridge Medical Advisory CouncilClaymont · 3.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Southbridge Medical Advisory Council
2 sites · nearest in Claymont
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.4 mi
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland · ★★★★★
ER
4.7 mi
Chespenn Center for Family Health at Eastside
Chester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
5.5 mi
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Media · ★★★★★
ER
≈8.3 mi
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Wilmington · not rated
ERChildren’s
8.8 mi
St. Francis Hospital
Wilmington · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary carePart of Boothwyn is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chester City · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careBoothwyn is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBoothwyn 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 Boothwyn; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Boothwyn, betterBoothwyn, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Boothwyn gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
76%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Boothwyn 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Boothwyn adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Boothwyn adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Boothwyn adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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.

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

Boothwyn and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Chichester Township: 32.5%Lower Chichester Township: 33.6%Bethel Township: 27.7%Aston Township: 29.6%Village Green-Green Ridge: 30.5%Trainer: 37.9%Chester Township: 34.2%Chester: 44%Linwood: 35.4%Marcus Hook: 39.4%Boothwyn: 32.1%BoothwynUpper Chichester TownshipLower Chichester TownshipCrozer Chester Medical Center · Upland · 4.4 mi · 1★ MedicareHChespenn Center for Family Health at Eastside · Chester · 4.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Boothwyn32.1%
Upper Chichester Township32.5%
Lower Chichester Township33.6%
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
Lower Chichester TownshipB−33.6%11.9%18%ZIP 19061
Upper Chichester TownshipB32.5%11.4%16.4%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Boothwyn

Why doesn’t Boothwyn have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Boothwyn?

Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland, 4.4 miles in a straight line from Boothwyn’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Boothwyn?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Henrietta Johnson Medical Center at Claymont in Claymont, 3.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.