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A−Health Grade
Health in Findlay Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Findlay Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Findlay Township differs from Pennsylvania on 10 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 9 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15126, 15026, 15108. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Findlay Township

Binge drinking is the habit Findlay Township doesn’t win on

21.3% of adults binge drink, vs 18.3% across Pennsylvania, even though more of them exercise. Habits ↓

Findlay Township is an active town

Only 19.9% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. The town has 19 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

Stroke and diabetes are less common in Findlay Township

Findlay Township runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (3% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.7% vs 11.6%). Conditions ↓

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 Findlay Township’s likely range; Findlay Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 15126, 15026, 15108, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Findlay Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Findlay Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns, #192 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 84% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 52%.

A−Self-rated health15.3% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress12% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress15% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity31.4% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.7% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.6% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise19.9% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 82%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 81%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $83K–$138K (7,047)Healthier than 68%

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). Findlay Township’s median household income is $110,625; among the 7,047 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($83K–$138K), it’s healthier than 68%, 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, Findlay Township could be anywhere from B to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 15126,15026,15108), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2025 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2025 table doesn't include this department

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Findlay Township, betterFindlay Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Findlay Township gets moving

19 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Findlay Township adults…

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

3 of every 100 Findlay Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Findlay Township

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

HNearest ERHeritage Valley SewickleySewickley · 7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAutumn Street Health CenterAliquippa · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Autumn Street Health Center
Aliquippa · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.5 mi
Cornerstone Care
2 sites · nearest in Burgettstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.3 mi
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
14.3 mi
Weirton Medical Center
Weirton · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFindlay Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFindlay Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFindlay 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 Findlay 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 Findlay Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Findlay Township 5.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Findlay Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Findlay Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Findlay Township 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

Findlay Township and the towns around it

Findlay Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

North Fayette Township: 30.3%Moon Township: 28.7%Enlow: 29.5%Independence Township: 37.5%Robinson Township: 37%Hanover Township: 37.4%South Fayette Township: 30.6%Robinson Township: 31.1%Oakdale: 29.8%Collier Township: 29.7%McDonald: 38.4%Noblestown: 27.9%Sturgeon: 28.5%Coraopolis: 34.2%Crescent Township: 32.6%Sewickley: 30.5%Edgeworth: 26.1%Glen Osborne: 29.3%Hopewell Township: 38.7%Imperial: 30.6%Smith Township: 39.7%Hanover Township: 39.9%Mount Pleasant Township: 35%Midway: 38.3%Cecil Township: 33.8%Bulger: 38.6%Greene Township: 38%Frankfort Springs: 36.1%Raccoon Township: 38.5%Findlay Township: 31.4%Findlay TownshipNorth Fayette TownshipMoon TownshipEnlowIndependence TownshipRobinson TownshipHanover TownshipHeritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley · 7 mi · 4★ MedicareHAutumn Street Health Center · Aliquippa · 11.1 mi+Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown · Burgettstown · 11.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 30 towns on this map, healthiest first
Moon Township28.7%
Enlow29.5%
North Fayette Township30.3%
Findlay Township31.4%
Robinson Township37%
Hanover Township37.4%
Independence Township37.5%
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
Findlay TownshipA−31.4%9.7%14.6%ZIP codes
North Fayette TownshipA30.3%9.3%13.5%ZIP codes
Moon TownshipA28.7%9.2%12.5%ZIP 15108
Enlow————
Independence TownshipB37.5%11.6%16.8%ZIP codes
Hanover TownshipB−37.4%11.4%17.9%ZIP codes
Robinson TownshipB−37%11.8%17.2%ZIP codes

Enlow: 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.

26.7%

of Findlay Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Findlay Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Findlay Township is better than Pennsylvania on 9 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Findlay Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Findlay TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health15.3%13.6–1718.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12%10.7–13.313.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.6–16.516.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity31.4%27.2–35.633.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.7%8.5–1111.6%12%Better
High blood pressure29.4%26.8–31.932.8%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)33.1%30.2–35.933.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.1%27.3–32.930.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.510.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.8%8–9.78.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.4%5.8–77.4%6.4%Better
COPD6.6%6–7.47.7%6.3%Better
Stroke3%2.7–3.23.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.4%7.7–11.314.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%12.9–16.415.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work19.9%17.2–22.623.8%24.7%Better
Binge drinking21.3%18.5–24.318.3%15.4%Worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.4%30.4–38.437.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.3%4.4–6.35.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.2%74–8078.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.7%65.8–71.564.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.5%84.6–88.385.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.1%76.3–81.779.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.9%64–71.667.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79.7%74–84.477.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.6%20.8–26.523%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability26.7%23.8–29.531.3%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.6%10.3–12.914.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.3%11–13.614.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.7%5.9–7.47.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.8%3.5–4.25.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.5%5.9–7.28.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.6–3.13.7%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 Findlay Township

Is Findlay Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Findlay Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for health, #192 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 68%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Findlay Township?

CDC estimates 31.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.2% and 35.6%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Findlay Township?

Heritage Valley Sewickley in Sewickley, 7.0 miles in a straight line from Findlay Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Findlay Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.4–6.3%), 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 Findlay Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Findlay Township.

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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.