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C+Health Grade
Health in Frazer Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Frazer Township is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns

Frazer Township trails Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 15084. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Frazer Township

Smoking is more common in Frazer Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.1%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Frazer Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.4%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Age is part of it: 25% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Health varies a lot right around Frazer Township

Grades next door run from Indiana Township (A) to Tarentum (C−). Frazer Township is a C+. Around town ↓

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 Frazer Township’s likely range; Frazer Township’s figures come from ZIP code 15084, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to B+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Frazer Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Frazer Township is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 69% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 14%).

C+Self-rated health21% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.4% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress16.8% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.4% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking19.1% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise25.6% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 42%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (10,807)Healthier than 41%

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). Frazer Township’s median household income is $77,625; among the 10,807 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($58K–$97K), it’s healthier than 41%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Frazer Township could be anywhere from C− to B+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 15084), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Frazer Township, betterFrazer Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Frazer Township gets moving

12 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Frazer Township adults…

Frazer Township runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Frazer Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–10.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Frazer Township is an older town: 25% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Frazer Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Frazer Township25%
Pennsylvania20%
Around town

Frazer Township and the towns around it

Frazer Township’s Health Grade ranks 6th of 7 graded towns around it.

East Deer Township: 33.2%Tarentum: 36%Fawn Township: 33.2%West Deer Township: 30.2%Indiana Township: 28.5%Harwick: 32.4%Springdale Township: 32.2%Arnold: 40.4%New Kensington: 37.2%Harrison Township: 32.8%Brackenridge: 33.6%Lower Burrell: 31%Buffalo Township: 34.1%Richland Township: 28.7%Clinton Township: 33.7%Hampton Township: 28.3%Middlesex Township: 33.5%Bakerstown: 27.6%Fox Chapel: 26%Harmar Township: 28.6%Allison Park: 27.9%O'Hara Township: 28%Shaler Township: 29.8%Springdale: 31.3%Cheswick: 29.6%Plum: 29.2%Frazer Township: 33.4%Frazer TownshipEast Deer TownshipTarentumFawn TownshipWest Deer TownshipIndiana TownshipHarwickSpringdale TownshipAllegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona · 3.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHUPMC St. Margaret · Pittsburgh · 9.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Passavant · Pittsburgh · 11.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHCommunity Health Clinic · New Kensington · 3.2 mi+Lincoln-Lemington Medical and Dental Office · Pittsburgh · 10.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#20 of 27 towns on this map, healthiest first
Indiana Township28.5%
West Deer Township30.2%
Springdale Township32.2%
Harwick32.4%
East Deer Township33.2%
Fawn Township33.2%
Frazer Township33.4%
Tarentum36%
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
Frazer TownshipC+33.4%12.1%19.1%ZIP 15084
East Deer TownshipB−33.2%11.2%18.1%ZIP codes
TarentumC−36%12.6%21.9%CDC place
Fawn TownshipC+33.2%12.2%18.7%ZIP codes
West Deer TownshipA−30.2%10.6%13.9%ZIP codes
Indiana TownshipA28.5%10.5%12%ZIP codes
Springdale TownshipB32.2%11.9%17%ZIP codes
Harwick————

Harwick: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Getting care

Care in and near Frazer Township

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

HNearest ERAllegheny Valley HospitalNatrona · 3.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 14.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ClinicNew Kensington · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona · ★★★★★
ER
3.2 mi
Community Health Clinic
2 sites · nearest in New Kensington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.7 mi
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
10.6 mi
East Liberty Family Health Care Center
3 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.6 mi
UPMC Passavant
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
UPMC East
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFrazer Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFrazer Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFrazer 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 Frazer 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 Frazer Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Frazer Township 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Frazer Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Frazer Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Frazer Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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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.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Frazer Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Frazer Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Frazer Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Frazer TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health21%18.9–23.218.7%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.4%13.8–17.113.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.8%15.2–18.616.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.4%29.2–37.833.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.1%10.6–13.811.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure33.7%31.1–36.432.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.3%32.5–38.233.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34.3%31.3–37.330.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma11%9.7–12.410.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.28.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease8.2%7.4–97.4%6.4%About the same
COPD9.4%8.5–10.57.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4%3.7–4.43.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)16.6%13.8–19.714.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.1%16.9–21.415.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work25.6%22.5–28.923.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19.3%16.6–22.218.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.1%32.1–40.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.7%5.5–85.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.4%74.3–80.478.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61%57.8–64.364.4%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.6%82.6–86.585.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.1%78.6–83.579.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)65.1%60.6–69.267.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74.7%68.1–80.677.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.9%21.9–2823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability33.6%30.4–3731.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.2%14.5–1814.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.4%13.8–17.114.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8.6%7.7–9.77.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.5%5.1–6.15.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9.2%8.3–10.18.2%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.2%3.9–4.63.7%3.8%Higher

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 Frazer Township

Is Frazer Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Frazer Township is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns: C+ for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 41%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Frazer Township?

CDC estimates 33.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.2% and 37.8%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Frazer Township?

Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, 3.2 miles in a straight line from Frazer Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Frazer Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–8%), 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 Frazer Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to B+.

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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.