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Health in Flourtown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Flourtown residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Flourtown

Flourtown is an active town

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

Cancer runs high in Flourtown

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.3%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Few Flourtown adults smoke

10.5% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% 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 Flourtown’s likely range.

★ What stands out · 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 33.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 10.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Flourtown, betterFlourtown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Flourtown gets moving

0.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Flourtown adults…

Flourtown runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Flourtown adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.2–6.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Flourtown

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

HNearest ERTemple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia · 1.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital★★★★★ · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCovenant HousePhiladelphia · 3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
3 mi
Covenant House
4 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4 mi
Public Health Management
2 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.7 mi
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington · ★★★★★
ER
5.3 mi
Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
5.7 mi
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFlourtown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFlourtown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFlourtown 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 Flourtown; ≈ 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 Flourtown adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
74%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Flourtown 4.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Flourtown adults are doing

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

1 in 5Flourtown adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 8Flourtown 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.

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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

Flourtown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wyndmoor: 30.9%Springfield Township: 30.4%Philadelphia: 33.2%Cheltenham Township: 33.3%Whitemarsh Township: 29.1%Upper Dublin Township: 29%Fort Washington: 29.2%Bensalem Township: 30.6%Upper Darby Township: 33.9%Yeadon: 41.7%Andalusia: no dataLower Merion Township: 26.4%Colwyn: 44.4%Tinicum Township: 36.4%Darby Township: 39.5%Folcroft: 37.7%Camden: 40.6%Pennsauken Township: 32.1%Flourtown: 31%FlourtownWyndmoorSpringfield TownshipPhiladelphiaTemple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia · 1.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHJefferson Abington Hospital · Abington · 4.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHRoxborough Memorial Hospital · Philadelphia · 5.3 mi · 2★ MedicareHJefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital · Philadelphia · 5.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHCovenant House Medical Center · Philadelphia · 3 mi+Stenton Family Manor · Philadelphia · 4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Springfield Township30.4%
Wyndmoor30.9%
Flourtown31%
Philadelphia33.2%
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
Wyndmoor————
Springfield TownshipA30.4%9.3%10.3%ZIP codes
PhiladelphiaC33.2%14%17.2%CDC place

Wyndmoor: 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.

24.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory10%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Flourtown

Why doesn’t Flourtown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Flourtown?

Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, 1.8 miles in a straight line from Flourtown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Flourtown?

47 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Covenant House Health and Dental Services in Philadelphia, 3.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.