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B−Health Grade
Health in Carroll Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Carroll Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns

Carroll Township trails Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15063, 15033, 15022. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Carroll Township

COPD, arthritis and heart disease run high in Carroll Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.4%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 37.1% of adults have arthritis, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease is also above the state: 9%, vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Carroll Township runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 42% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, arthritis and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Health varies a lot right around Carroll Township

Grades next door run from Nottingham Township (B+) to Donora (D−). Carroll Township is a B−. Around town ↓

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 Carroll Township’s likely range; Carroll Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 15063, 15033, 15022, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to B+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Carroll Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Carroll Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns, #692 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 71% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 33%).

B−Self-rated health19.9% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.8% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37.9% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.4% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.5% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise26.1% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 46%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 33%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $59K–$99K (10,786)Healthier than 44%

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 Township’s median household income is $79,219; among the 10,786 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($59K–$99K), it’s healthier than 44%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Carroll Township could be anywhere from C− to B+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 15063,15033,15022), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carroll Township adults…

Carroll Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Carroll Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Carroll Township is an older town: 42% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Carroll Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Carroll Township42%
Pennsylvania20%
Around town

Carroll Township and the towns around it

Carroll Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 9 graded towns around it.

Donora: 45.6%Monongahela: 39.9%Fallowfield Township: 40.8%New Eagle: 39.7%Baidland: 38.2%Wickerham Manor-Fisher: 36.3%Forward Township: 35.1%Monessen: 36%Rostraver Township: 33.7%Nottingham Township: 36.5%Union Township: 36.6%Van Voorhis: 42.2%Webster: 35.6%Somerset Township: 38.1%Bentleyville: 41.4%West Pike Run Township: 38.9%North Charleroi: 43%Charleroi: 43.9%Twilight: 37.5%California: 36%Elizabeth Township: 31.9%Elizabeth: 37.3%Bunola: no dataJefferson Hills: 28.9%South Huntingdon Township: 33%Washington Township: 33.5%Collinsburg: 30.3%West Newton: 35.6%North Belle Vernon: 35.1%Lynnwood-Pricedale: 35.1%Perry Township: 33.2%Speers: 38.9%Peters Township: 34.4%North Strabane Township: 36.2%Eighty Four: 37.4%Gastonville: 38%South Park Township: 29.6%Carroll Township: 37.9%Carroll TownshipDonoraMonongahelaFallowfield TownshipNew EagleBaidlandWickerham Manor-FisherForward TownshipMonessenRostraver TownshipNottingham TownshipUnion TownshipVan VoorhisPenn Highlands Mon Valley · Monongahela · 0.7 mi · 1★ MedicareHJefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills · 9.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHCanonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg · 14.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHCharleroi Medical & Dental Center · Charleroi · 3.1 mi+Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Clairton · Clairton · 8.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#24 of 37 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rostraver Township33.7%
Forward Township35.1%
Monessen36%
Wickerham Manor-Fisher36.3%
Nottingham Township36.5%
Union Township36.6%
Carroll Township37.9%
Baidland38.2%
New Eagle39.7%
Monongahela39.9%
Fallowfield Township40.8%
Van Voorhis42.2%
Donora45.6%
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
Carroll TownshipB−37.9%12.4%16.5%ZIP codes
DonoraD−45.6%15.1%23.6%CDC place
MonongahelaC+39.9%11.6%17%CDC place
Fallowfield TownshipC−40.8%12.9%19.7%ZIP codes
New EagleC39.7%12.8%18%CDC place
Baidland————
Wickerham Manor-Fisher————
Forward TownshipB−35.1%12.5%16.6%ZIP codes

Baidland and Wickerham Manor-Fisher: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Getting care

Care in and near Carroll Township

1 hospital in Carroll Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPenn Highlands Mon ValleyMonongahela · 0.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJefferson Hospital★★★★★ · 9.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedCharleroi · 3.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ERIn Carroll Township
3.1 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
6 sites · nearest in Charleroi
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.3 mi
Cornerstone Care
2 sites · nearest in Clairton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hills · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital
Mc Keesport · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Canonsburg General Hospital
Canonsburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCarroll Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCarroll Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCarroll 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 Carroll Township; ≈ 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 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Carroll Township, betterCarroll Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Carroll Township gets moving

1.5 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carroll Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Carroll Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Carroll Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Carroll Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Carroll Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Carroll Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Carroll Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Carroll TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.9%18.1–22.118.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.5%13–16.113.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.8%14.3–17.416.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37.9%32–44.533.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.4%10.9–14.111.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure37.5%34–41.532.8%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.3%31.5–39.333.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis37.1%33.8–40.730.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.9%9.8–12.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.3%9.4–11.28.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9%8.2–9.87.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.4%8.5–10.37.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.3%4–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.3%10.9–1614.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.5%14.6–18.515.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.1%22.6–3023.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18%15.3–21.218.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.3%31.2–42.237.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.8–85.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.8%77.9–83.778.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year65.8%62.6–6964.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.7%84.6–88.585.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.3%78.5–83.879.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.9%63.5–72.267.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.2%72–83.977.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.1%20.1–26.523%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability34.1%30.6–37.831.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.8%15.1–18.714.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.9%12.5–15.514.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.1%8.2–10.17.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.4%4.9–5.85.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.8%7.9–9.68.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4%3.8–4.43.7%3.8%Higher

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 Township

Is Carroll Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Carroll Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns: B− for health, #692 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 44%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Carroll Township?

CDC estimates 37.9% of adults have obesity, likely between 32% and 44.5%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Carroll Township?

Penn Highlands Mon Valley in Monongahela, 0.7 miles in a straight line from Carroll Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

How many people in Carroll Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8%), 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 Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to B+.

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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.