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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Carroll Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Carroll Valley is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns

Carroll Valley beats Pennsylvania on 3 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

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

Health Grade

What’s behind Carroll Valley’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Carroll Valley is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns, #326 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 75% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 48%).

B+Self-rated health16.6% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress12.8% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.8% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35.5% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes10.4% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking15% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise21.8% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 70%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 69%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $70K–$117K (9,545)Healthier than 65%

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). Carroll Valley’s median household income is $93,244; among the 9,545 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($70K–$117K), it’s healthier than 65%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Carroll Valley could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carroll Valley adults…

Carroll Valley runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Carroll Valley adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.6–38%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Carroll Valley

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

HNearest ERGettysburg HospitalGettysburg · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGettysburg Hospital★★★★★ · 9.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterWaynesboro · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.1 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Waynesboro
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.6 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
9.7 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Gettysburg Center
Gettysburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18 mi
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCarroll Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCarroll Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCarroll Valley 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 Carroll Valley; ≈ 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 21.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Carroll Valley, betterCarroll Valley, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Carroll Valley gets moving

1.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carroll Valley 5.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Carroll Valley adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Carroll Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Carroll Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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Around town

Carroll Valley and the towns around it

Carroll Valley has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.

Liberty Township: 36.1%Hamiltonban Township: 36.5%Freedom Township: 35.5%Highland Township: 35.9%Blue Ridge Summit: 38%Washington Township: 38.4%Franklin Township: 38.4%Orrtanna: 38.2%Quincy Township: 37.9%Guilford Township: 37.2%Carroll Valley: 35.5%Carroll ValleyLiberty TownshipHamiltonban TownshipWellspan Waynesboro Hospital · Waynesboro · 9.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHWellspan Chambersburg Hospital · Chambersburg · 18.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Medical Associates Waynesboro · Waynesboro · 7.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Carroll Valley35.5%
Liberty Township36.1%
Hamiltonban Township36.5%
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
Carroll ValleyB+35.5%10.4%15%CDC place
Liberty TownshipB+36.1%11.1%15%ZIP 17320
Hamiltonban TownshipB36.5%11.5%15.5%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Carroll Valley

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Carroll Valley is better than Pennsylvania on 3 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Carroll Valley’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Carroll ValleyPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.6%14.7–18.718.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.8%11.3–14.513.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.8%14.1–17.616.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.5%28.4–43.333.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.4%8.8–1211.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure32.7%28.6–3832.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.9%31.4–40.633.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis32.4%28.5–36.530.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.910.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.4%8.4–10.58.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.3%6.5–8.17.4%6.4%About the same
COPD7.8%6.9–8.77.7%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.73.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.3%8.2–12.714.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%13–17.215.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21.8%18.1–25.923.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.5%15–22.418.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%30.5–44.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.4%4–7.35.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.3%75.4–82.978.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year69.2%65.7–72.864.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.8%85.7–89.885.3%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.3%75.8–82.479.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.4%64.4–74.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.2%70.6–84.877.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.1%20.4–28.323%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.5%24.7–32.731.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.2%11.5–1514.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.9%11.4–14.514.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.3%6.5–8.27.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.2%3.8–4.75.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.1%6.4–7.98.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.1%2.8–3.43.7%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 Carroll Valley

Is Carroll Valley a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Carroll Valley is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health, #326 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 65%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Carroll Valley?

CDC estimates 35.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.4% and 43.3%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Carroll Valley?

Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Carroll Valley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Carroll Valley have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.4% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4–7.3%), 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 Carroll Valley more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ 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.