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Health in Horsham Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Horsham Township is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns

Horsham Township beats Pennsylvania on 12 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 19044, 19002, 19040, 19454. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Horsham Township

Horsham Township is an active town

Only 17.8% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. The town has 11 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Horsham Township

Horsham Township runs below Pennsylvania on four chronic conditions, most of all COPD (5.6% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.8% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.3% 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 Horsham Township’s likely range; Horsham Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 19044, 19002, 19040, 19454, 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 Horsham Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Horsham Township is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns, #100 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 92% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 73%.

ASelf-rated health13.8% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress10.6% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
AMental distress14.4% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity30.4% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes9.3% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.2% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise17.8% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 91%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 90%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $92K–$153K (5,407)Healthier than 80%

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). Horsham Township’s median household income is $122,311; among the 5,407 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($92K–$153K), it’s healthier than 80%, 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, Horsham Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 19044,19002,19040,19454), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Horsham Township, betterHorsham Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Horsham Township gets moving

11 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Horsham Township adults…

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

6 of every 100 Horsham Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5–6.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Horsham Township

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

HNearest ERJefferson Abington HospitalAbington · 6.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital★★★★★ · 14.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCovenant HousePhiladelphia · 9.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.2 mi
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale · ★★★★★
ER
7.4 mi
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown · ★★★★★
ER
7.7 mi
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook · ★★★★★
ER
9.1 mi
Covenant House
4 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.9 mi
Public Health Management
2 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHorsham Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHorsham Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHorsham 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 Horsham 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 Horsham Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
72%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Horsham Township 5.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Horsham Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Horsham Township does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Horsham Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Horsham Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · PA 16.4% · Better than PA
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Around town

Horsham Township and the towns around it

Horsham Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 5 graded towns around it.

Montgomery Township: 28.9%Upper Moreland Township: 31.6%Warrington Township: 27.8%Upper Dublin Township: 29%Lansdale: 31%Montgomeryville: 28.9%Hatfield Township: 29.5%Hatboro: 32.5%Bryn Athyn: 27.8%Lower Moreland Township: 29%Abington Township: 31.1%Warminster Township: 29%New Britain Township: 27.9%Doylestown Township: 27.6%Warwick Township: 28%Ambler: 33.4%Fort Washington: 29.2%Whitemarsh Township: 29.1%Whitpain Township: 27.6%Springfield Township: 30.4%Oreland: 31%Lower Gwynedd Township: 28.1%Willow Grove: 31.9%Roslyn: 34.7%Spring House: 25.5%Horsham Township: 30.4%Horsham TownshipMontgomery TownshipUpper Moreland TownshipWarrington TownshipUpper Dublin TownshipJefferson Abington Hospital · Abington · 6.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHJefferson Lansdale Hospital · Lansdale · 6.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHDoylestown Hospital · Doylestown · 7.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHHoly Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center · Meadowbrook · 7.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHCovenant House Medical Center · Philadelphia · 9.1 mi+Stenton Family Manor · Philadelphia · 9.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#17 of 26 towns on this map, healthiest first
Warrington Township27.8%
Montgomery Township28.9%
Upper Dublin Township29%
Horsham Township30.4%
Upper Moreland Township31.6%
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
Horsham TownshipA30.4%9.3%12.2%ZIP codes
Horsham————
Montgomery TownshipA28.9%10.1%11.5%ZIP codes
Upper Moreland TownshipA−31.6%10.1%13%ZIP codes
Warrington TownshipA27.8%9.8%11.4%ZIP codes
Upper Dublin TownshipA+29%9.6%9.8%ZIP codes

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Horsham Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Horsham Township is better than Pennsylvania on 12 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Horsham Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Horsham TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health13.8%12.1–15.518.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)10.6%9.3–1213.2%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.4%12.8–1616.4%15.9%Better
Conditions
Obesity30.4%25–36.233.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.3%8–10.811.6%12%Better
High blood pressure29.9%26.6–33.532.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32%28.5–35.733.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.7%25.5–32.230.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma9.8%8.5–1110.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.6%7.8–9.58.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6%5.4–6.77.4%6.4%Better
COPD5.6%5–6.37.7%6.3%Better
Stroke2.8%2.5–33.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)8%6.4–9.914.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%10.6–13.915.8%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work17.8%14.9–2123.8%24.7%Better
Binge drinking20%16.6–23.618.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.5%30.2–41.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.5%4.6–6.55.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.5%73.8–80.878.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year71.5%68.2–74.564.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years88%86–89.985.3%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)76.5%73–79.879.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)70.2%65.5–74.567.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79.4%72.6–85.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression20.8%17.7–24.123%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability24.4%21.1–27.831.3%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs10.5%9.2–1214.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering11.1%9.9–12.514.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.1%5.4–6.97.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.7%3.3–45.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone5.9%5.3–6.58.2%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 Horsham Township

Is Horsham Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Horsham Township is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns: A for health, #100 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 80%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Horsham Township?

CDC estimates 30.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 25% and 36.2%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Horsham Township?

Jefferson Abington Hospital in Abington, 6.2 miles in a straight line from Horsham Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Horsham Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.6–6.5%), 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 Horsham 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.