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Health in Ivyland · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ivyland residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Ivyland

Stroke and COPD are less common in Ivyland

Ivyland runs below Pennsylvania on five chronic conditions, most of all stroke (2.5% vs 3.7%), COPD (5.4% vs 7.7%) and heart disease (5.4% vs 7.4%). A young population is part of it: only 8% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%). Conditions ↓

Ivyland is an active town

Only 19.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Ivyland’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ivyland adults…

Ivyland runs below PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Ivyland adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.2–2.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ivyland, betterIvyland, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ivyland gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Ivyland

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

HNearest ERJefferson Abington HospitalAbington · 6.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePhiladelphia District Health Center #10Philadelphia · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook · ★★★★★
ER
7.6 mi
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital
Bensalem · not rated
11.1 mi
Philadelphia District Health Center #10
Philadelphia · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.2 mi
Covenant House
3 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careIvyland is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careIvyland is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthIvyland 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 Ivyland; ≈ 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 Ivyland adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
76%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ivyland 5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ivyland adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Ivyland adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Ivyland 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.

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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

Ivyland and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Warminster Township: 29%Warrington Township: 27.8%Upper Moreland Township: 31.6%Upper Southampton Township: 28.5%Ivyland: 28.9%IvylandWarminster Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ivyland28.9%
Warminster Township29%
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
Warminster TownshipA−29%11.2%12.9%ZIP 18974

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.4%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing5.5%
Errands alone5.6%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ivyland

Why doesn’t Ivyland have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ivyland?

Jefferson Abington Hospital in Abington, 6.7 miles in a straight line from Ivyland’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.