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Health in Enlow · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Enlow residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Enlow

Enlow is older than Pennsylvania, yet healthier on chronic conditions

Enlow runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (2.8% vs 3.7%), COPD (6% vs 7.7%) and diabetes (9.6% vs 11.6%). That’s despite an older population: 26% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%). Conditions ↓

Cancer runs high in Enlow

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.3%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Age is part of it: 26% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Enlow is an active town

Only 17.7% 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 Enlow’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Enlow adults…

Enlow runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Enlow adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Enlow is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Enlow as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Enlow26%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Enlow, betterEnlow, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Enlow gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Enlow

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

HNearest ERHeritage Valley SewickleySewickley · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareMc Kees Rocks · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley · ★★★★★
ER
8.9 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Mc Kees Rocks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
Primary Care Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12 mi
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEnlow is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEnlow is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEnlow 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 Enlow; ≈ 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 Enlow adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
82%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Enlow 4.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Enlow adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Enlow does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Enlow adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 8Enlow adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · 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.

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

Enlow and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Imperial: 30.6%North Fayette Township: 30.3%Findlay Township: 31.4%South Fayette Township: 30.6%Robinson Township: 31.1%Moon Township: 28.7%Oakdale: 29.8%Collier Township: 29.7%McDonald: 38.4%Noblestown: 27.9%Sturgeon: 28.5%Independence Township: 37.5%Robinson Township: 37%Hanover Township: 37.4%Enlow: 29.5%EnlowImperialNorth Fayette TownshipFindlay TownshipHeritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley · 6.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Enlow29.5%
North Fayette Township30.3%
Imperial30.6%
Findlay Township31.4%
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
Imperial————
Findlay TownshipA−31.4%9.7%14.6%ZIP codes
North Fayette TownshipA30.3%9.3%13.5%ZIP codes

Imperial: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory10.2%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone5.5%
Vision3.2%
Dressing or bathing2.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Enlow

Why doesn’t Enlow have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Enlow?

Heritage Valley Sewickley in Sewickley, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Enlow’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Enlow?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sto-Rox Family Health Center of Cornerstone Care in Mc Kees Rocks, 8.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.