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Health in Houserville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Houserville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Houserville

Houserville is an active town

Only 17.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Stroke and COPD are less common in Houserville

Houserville runs below Pennsylvania on five chronic conditions, most of all stroke (2.6% vs 3.7%), COPD (5.6% vs 7.7%) and diabetes (8.7% 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 Houserville’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 17.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Houserville, betterHouserville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Houserville gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Houserville adults…

Houserville runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Houserville adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.4–2.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Houserville

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 4.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBelleville · 16.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
16.7 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
24.8 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
25 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHouserville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Houserville itself
✓ Mental healthHouserville 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 Houserville; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
72%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
83%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Houserville 4.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Houserville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Houserville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Houserville adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Houserville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Lemont————

Lemont: 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.

22.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.5%
Thinking or memory10.8%
Hearing5.9%
Errands alone5.6%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Houserville

Why doesn’t Houserville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Houserville?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 4.4 miles in a straight line from Houserville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.