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Health in Conneaut Lakeshore · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Conneaut Lakeshore residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Conneaut Lakeshore

Cancer, heart disease and arthritis run high in Conneaut Lakeshore

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.5%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 39.4%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Conneaut Lakeshore runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 35% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and cancer, heart disease and arthritis are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Conneaut Lakeshore, and more people treating it

41% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 84.2% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Conneaut Lakeshore’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Conneaut Lakeshore adults…

Conneaut Lakeshore runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 7. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Conneaut Lakeshore adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11.2–13.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Conneaut Lakeshore is an older town: 35% 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 Conneaut Lakeshore as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Conneaut Lakeshore35%
Pennsylvania20%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
84%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Conneaut Lakeshore 6.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Conneaut Lakeshore

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSheakleyville · 13.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
26.1 mi
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.6 mi
Signature Health
2 sites · nearest in Ashtabula
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Conneaut Lakeshore itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Conneaut Lakeshore itself
✓ Mental healthConneaut Lakeshore 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 Conneaut Lakeshore; ≈ 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 25%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 15.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Conneaut Lakeshore, betterConneaut Lakeshore, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Conneaut Lakeshore gets moving

0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Conneaut Lakeshore adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Conneaut Lakeshore adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Conneaut Lakeshore adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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.

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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

Conneaut Lakeshore and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Conneaut Lake————

Conneaut Lake: 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.

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Conneaut Lakeshore

Why doesn’t Conneaut Lakeshore have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Conneaut Lakeshore?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Conneaut Lakeshore’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Conneaut Lakeshore.

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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.