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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Hayfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Hayfield Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16433, 16335, 16406. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hayfield Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Hayfield Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hayfield Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns, #693 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 55% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 21%).

B−Self-rated health19.9% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress16.8% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.1% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes11.9% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking17.9% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise25.3% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 46%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 33%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (10,689)Healthier than 53%

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). Hayfield Township’s median household income is $72,238; among the 10,689 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($54K–$90K), it’s healthier than 53%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Hayfield Township could be anywhere from D to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 16433,16335,16406), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hayfield Township adults…

Hayfield Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Hayfield Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hayfield Township

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSheakleyville · 18.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
Primary Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.5 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
25.1 mi
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav
Erie · ★★★★★
ER
28.2 mi
Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System
2 sites · nearest in Erie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hayfield Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hayfield Township itself
✓ Mental healthHayfield 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 Hayfield Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hayfield Township, betterHayfield Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hayfield Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 3 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hayfield Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hayfield Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hayfield Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hayfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hayfield 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.

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

Hayfield Township and the towns around it

Hayfield Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Woodcock Township: 35.9%West Mead Township: 36.7%Saegertown: 34.9%Vernon Township: 36.6%Cussewago Township: 36.3%Venango Township: 36.3%Woodcock: 38.5%Richmond Township: 37.5%Blooming Valley: 35.7%Cambridge Township: 37.9%East Mead Township: 36.6%Meadville: 37.7%Union Township: 36.7%East Fairfield Township: 36.2%Kerrtown: 36.7%Fredericksburg: 35.7%Greenwood Township: 36.6%Summit Township: 36.8%Sadsbury Township: 36%Spring Township: 38.3%Elk Creek Township: 36.3%Venango: 35.8%Washington Township: 35.5%Hayfield Township: 36.1%Hayfield TownshipWoodcock TownshipWest Mead TownshipSaegertownVernon TownshipCussewago TownshipVenango TownshipMeadville Medical Center · Meadville · 5.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 24 towns on this map, healthiest first
Saegertown34.9%
Woodcock Township35.9%
Hayfield Township36.1%
Cussewago Township36.3%
Venango Township36.3%
Vernon Township36.6%
West Mead Township36.7%
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
Hayfield TownshipB−36.1%11.9%17.9%ZIP codes
Woodcock TownshipB−35.9%11.6%17.6%ZIP codes
West Mead TownshipC+36.7%11.9%18.6%ZIP 16335
Saegertown————
Vernon TownshipC+36.6%12%18.4%ZIP codes
Cussewago TownshipB−36.3%11.5%17.9%ZIP codes
Venango Township————

Saegertown and Venango Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Hayfield Township

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

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

Adults who…Hayfield TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.9%17.6–22.318.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.5%12.8–16.313.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.8%15.1–18.716.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.1%29–43.833.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.9%10.2–13.811.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.5%32.3–40.932.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.3%31.8–40.933.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis35.1%31.2–39.130.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.3%9.2–11.38.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.8%7.9–9.77.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.5%8.4–10.57.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.9–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)15.3%12.3–18.614.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.9%15.6–20.315.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work25.3%21.2–29.823.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.6%14.2–21.318.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.1%28.7–41.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.2%6–8.65.8%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year79.2%75.2–82.778.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.6%59.7–67.264.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.1%82.7–87.485.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.8%77.8–83.679.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.5%62.2–72.567.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.7%68.7–83.577.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.2%20.4–28.223%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability33.1%28.9–37.631.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.1%14.1–1814.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.9%13.2–16.614.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.2%8.1–10.37.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.4%4.9–5.95.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9%8.1–108.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.1%3.8–4.53.7%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 Hayfield Township

Is Hayfield Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hayfield Township is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #693 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 53%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Hayfield Township?

CDC estimates 36.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 29% and 43.8%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Hayfield Township?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Hayfield Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Hayfield Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6–8.6%), 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 Hayfield Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D 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.