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A+Health Grade
Health in Easttown Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Easttown Township is healthier than 49%

Easttown Township differs from Pennsylvania on 20 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 19 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 19312, 19333, 19301. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Easttown Township

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

Easttown Township is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns, but 49% of the 786 towns with similar household incomes ($161K–$269K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Easttown Township

Easttown Township runs below Pennsylvania on six chronic conditions, most of all COPD (4.9% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.8% vs 3.7%) and obesity (27.3% vs 33.8%). Conditions ↓

Few Easttown Township adults smoke

8.5% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Easttown Township is an active town

Only 16.7% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Easttown Township’s likely range; Easttown Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 19312, 19333, 19301, which may reach past town lines.

Health Grade

What’s behind Easttown Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Easttown Township is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns, #19 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is mental distress (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than almost every town); the weakest is diabetes, still better than 86%.

A+Self-rated health11.5% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
A+Physical distress9.3% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
A+Mental distress11.3% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
AObesity27.3% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes9.5% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
ASmoking8.5% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise16.7% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 97%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 98%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $161K–$269K (786)Healthier than 49%

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). Easttown Township’s median household income is $214,861; among the 786 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($161K–$269K), it’s healthier than 49%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Easttown Township could be anywhere from A to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 19312,19333,19301), 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 →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Easttown Township adults…

Easttown Township runs below PA on 9 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Easttown Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 4.4–5.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 16.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 8.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Easttown Township, betterEasttown Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Easttown Township gets moving

3.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Easttown Township

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

HNearest ERPaoli HospitalPaoli · 3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 3.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDelaware Valley Community HealthNorristown · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr · ★★★★★
ER
7.7 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
7.8 mi
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Media · ★★★★★
ER
8.9 mi
Delaware Valley Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Norristown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Chespenn Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Upper Darby
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careEasttown Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEasttown Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEasttown 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 Easttown 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 Easttown Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
76%Dentist visitPA 64%
91%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
82%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 28
working-age adults has no health insurance
Easttown Township 3.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Easttown Township adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Easttown Township does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Easttown Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.1% · PA 23% · Better than PA
1 in 9Easttown Township adults are in frequent mental distress
11.3% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Easttown Township and the towns around it

Easttown Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 4 graded towns around it.

Tredyffrin Township: 26.7%Berwyn: 29.8%Newtown Township: 27.1%Willistown Township: 27.4%Wayne: 26.8%Devon: 30.2%Upper Merion Township: 27.3%King of Prussia: 26.7%Paoli: 27.5%Schuylkill Township: 30.1%Radnor Township: 25%East Whiteland Township: 27.2%Edgmont Township: 27.1%Marple Township: 27%Upper Providence Township: 27.6%East Goshen Township: 28.7%Malvern: 28.9%Westtown Township: 30%St. Davids: 27%Easttown Township: 27.3%Easttown TownshipTredyffrin TownshipBerwynNewtown TownshipWillistown TownshipWayneDevonPaoli Hospital · Paoli · 3.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHBryn Mawr Hospital · Bryn Mawr · 6.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 7.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiddle Memorial Hospital · Media · 7.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHNorristown Regional Health Center · Norristown · 8.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tredyffrin Township26.7%
Wayne26.8%
Newtown Township27.1%
Easttown Township27.3%
Willistown Township27.4%
Berwyn29.8%
Devon30.2%
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
Easttown TownshipA+27.3%9.5%8.5%ZIP codes
Tredyffrin TownshipA+26.7%8.8%8.3%ZIP codes
Berwyn————
Willistown TownshipA+27.4%9.2%9%ZIP codes
Newtown TownshipA27.1%10.5%9.9%ZIP codes
Wayne————
Devon————

Berwyn, Wayne and Devon: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

22.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.6%
Thinking or memory8.6%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone4.8%
Vision3.1%
Dressing or bathing2.1%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Easttown Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Easttown Township is better than Pennsylvania on 19 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Easttown Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Easttown TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health11.5%10–1318.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)9.3%8.2–10.513.2%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)11.3%10–12.716.4%15.9%Better
Conditions
Obesity27.3%21.8–33.233.8%32.9%Better
Diabetes9.5%8.1–10.911.6%12%Better
High blood pressure28.5%24.8–32.432.8%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.1%31.8–40.533.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.5%25–3230.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma9.1%8–10.410.6%9.9%Better
Cancer, other than skin cancer10%9–118.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease6.2%5.6–6.97.4%6.4%Better
COPD4.9%4.4–5.57.7%6.3%Better
Stroke2.8%2.6–33.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)4.5%3.5–5.614.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes8.5%7.2–9.715.8%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work16.7%13.9–19.823.8%24.7%Better
Binge drinking17.2%14.1–20.518.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.1%24.8–35.837.9%36%Better
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)3.6%2.9–4.35.8%11%Better
Checkup in the past year79.5%75.8–82.878.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year76.2%73–7964.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years90.5%88.8–92.285.3%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.9%77.3–8479.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)72.4%67.9–76.567.5%65.5%Better
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)81.8%75.4–8777.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression19.1%16.1–22.323%20.6%Better
Disability
Any disability22.8%19.6–26.131.3%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.6%8.3–10.914.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering8.6%7.5–9.714.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.4%5.7–7.27.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.1%2.8–3.45.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone4.8%4.3–5.38.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.1%1.9–2.33.7%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 Easttown Township

Is Easttown Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Easttown Township is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns: A+ for health, #19 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 Easttown Township?

CDC estimates 27.3% of adults have obesity, likely between 21.8% and 33.2%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Easttown Township?

Paoli Hospital in Paoli, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Easttown Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Easttown Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 3.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 2.9–4.3%), 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 Easttown Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from A 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.