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Health in Hilltown Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Hilltown Township is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns

Hilltown Township beats Pennsylvania on 10 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 18944, 18960, 19440, 18914. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hilltown Township

Against towns with similar incomes, Hilltown Township’s lead shrinks

Hilltown Township is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns, but 59% of the 4,184 towns with similar household incomes ($100K–$167K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Hilltown Township is an active town

Only 19.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Stroke and COPD are less common in Hilltown Township

Hilltown Township runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (2.9% vs 3.7%), COPD (6.1% vs 7.7%) 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 Hilltown Township’s likely range; Hilltown Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 18944, 18960, 19440, 18914, 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 Hilltown Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hilltown Township is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns, #145 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is physical distress (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 87% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 67%.

ASelf-rated health14.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11.4% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress14.8% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
AObesity29.5% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.7% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking13% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise19.5% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 87%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 86%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $100K–$167K (4,184)Healthier than 59%

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). Hilltown Township’s median household income is $133,690; among the 4,184 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($100K–$167K), it’s healthier than 59%, 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, Hilltown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 18944,18960,19440,18914,18964,18969,18932), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

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Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hilltown Township, betterHilltown Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hilltown Township gets moving

1.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hilltown Township adults…

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

3 of every 100 Hilltown Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hilltown Township

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville · 4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus★★★★★ · 9.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus
Sellersville · ★★★★★
ER
6.3 mi
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown · ★★★★★
ER
6.4 mi
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale · ★★★★★
ER
9.1 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
Norristown Regional Health Center
Norristown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.7 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
3 sites · nearest in Barto
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHilltown Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHilltown Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHilltown 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 Hilltown 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 Hilltown Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
72%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hilltown Township 5.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hilltown Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hilltown Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Hilltown Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

Hilltown Township and the towns around it

Hilltown Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 9 graded towns around it.

New Britain Township: 27.9%Telford: 32.6%Dublin: 31.8%Bedminster Township: 29.6%Perkasie: 30.4%Hatfield Township: 29.5%West Rockhill Township: 30.1%East Rockhill Township: 29.8%Chalfont: 28.2%Doylestown Township: 27.6%Warrington Township: 27.8%New Britain: 26.6%Brittany Farms-The Highlands: 28.1%Franconia Township: 30.6%Souderton: 32.6%Tinicum Township: 30%Haycock Township: 30.9%Plumstead Township: 28.4%Nockamixon Township: 31%Plumsteadville: 28.8%Sellersville: 31.4%Lansdale: 31%Montgomery Township: 28.9%Montgomeryville: 28.9%Towamencin Township: 29.5%Milford Township: 31.1%Richland Township: 30.7%Salford Township: 31.6%Marlborough Township: 32.6%Hilltown Township: 29.5%Hilltown TownshipNew Britain TownshipTelfordDublinBedminster TownshipPerkasieHatfield TownshipWest Rockhill TownshipEast Rockhill TownshipSt. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus · Sellersville · 4 mi · 4★ MedicareHDoylestown Hospital · Doylestown · 6.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHJefferson Lansdale Hospital · Lansdale · 6.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown · 9.1 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 30 towns on this map, healthiest first
New Britain Township27.9%
Hilltown Township29.5%
Hatfield Township29.5%
Bedminster Township29.6%
East Rockhill Township29.8%
West Rockhill Township30.1%
Perkasie30.4%
Dublin31.8%
Telford32.6%
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
Hilltown TownshipA29.5%9.7%13%ZIP codes
New Britain TownshipA27.9%9.5%11.3%ZIP codes
TelfordB−32.6%12%16.7%CDC place
Bedminster TownshipA29.6%9.9%12.9%ZIP codes
DublinB+31.8%10%15.9%CDC place
PerkasieA−30.4%9.5%14.7%CDC place
West Rockhill TownshipA−30.1%10.1%13.9%ZIP codes
Hatfield TownshipA29.5%10.4%12.8%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.1%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Hilltown Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Hilltown Township is better than Pennsylvania on 10 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Hilltown Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Hilltown TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.7%13–16.518.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.4%10.1–12.813.2%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.8%13.3–16.416.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity29.5%23.8–35.533.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.7%8.3–11.111.6%12%Better
High blood pressure30.2%26.9–33.732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)33%29.4–36.933.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29.3%25.9–32.830.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.4%8.5–10.38.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.4%5.8–7.17.4%6.4%Better
COPD6.1%5.4–6.97.7%6.3%Better
Stroke2.9%2.6–3.13.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)8.3%6.7–10.114.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13%11.3–14.815.8%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work19.5%16.3–22.823.8%24.7%Better
Binge drinking19.2%15.9–22.618.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.9%30.2–41.737.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.3%4.5–6.45.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.1%74.5–81.578.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year71.7%68.5–74.864.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.3%85.1–89.185.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.5%75.1–81.579.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)70.2%65.6–74.467.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.9%72.1–84.677.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.4%19.1–25.823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability26%22.6–29.631.3%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11%9.6–12.514.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering11.7%10.4–1314.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.5%5.7–7.37.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.7%3.4–4.15.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.1%5.5–6.88.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.6%2.4–2.83.7%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 Hilltown Township

Is Hilltown Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hilltown Township is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns: A for health, #145 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 59%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Hilltown Township?

CDC estimates 29.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 23.8% and 35.5%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Hilltown Township?

St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus in Sellersville, 4.0 miles in a straight line from Hilltown Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Hilltown Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.5–6.4%), 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 Hilltown Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B+ 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.