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≈ C+Health Grade
Health in Keating Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Keating Township is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns

Keating Township differs from Pennsylvania on 10 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 9 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16749, 16726, 16744, 16732. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Keating Township

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Keating Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.2%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.7%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 37.8%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Keating Township runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Keating Township, and more people treating it

39.6% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 82.6% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Keating Township’s likely range; Keating Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16749, 16726, 16744, 16732, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Keating Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Keating Township is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns, #783 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 66% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 18%).

C+Self-rated health20.8% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.2% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress16.1% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.2% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.2% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.4% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.6% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 38%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 24%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (10,853)Healthier than 39%

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). Keating Township’s median household income is $74,297; among the 10,853 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($56K–$93K), it’s healthier than 39%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

Where Keating Township compares well: taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure), 82.6% (U.S. 76.5%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Keating Township could be anywhere from D to B+. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 16749,16726,16744,16732), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Keating Township adults…

Keating Township runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Keating Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Keating Township 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Keating Township

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

HNearest EROlean General HospitalOlean · 18.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOlean General Hospital★★★★★ · 18.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaBradford · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.1 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
3 sites · nearest in Bradford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.6 mi
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
4 sites · nearest in Bradford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Olean General Hospital
Olean · ★★★★★
ER
21.2 mi
UPMC Kane
Kane · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.1 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careKeating Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Coudersport · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Keating Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Keating Township itself

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 Keating 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 26.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Keating Township, betterKeating Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Keating Township gets moving

134 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Keating Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Keating Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Keating Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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

Keating Township and the towns around it

Keating Township has the best Health Grade of the 7 graded towns around it.

Foster Township: 37%Liberty Township: 37.4%Bradford Township: 37%Otto Township: 37.2%Eldred Township: 36.9%Lafayette Township: 39.9%Norwich Township: 35.7%Hamlin Township: 37.1%Bradford: 39.4%Foster Brook: 37.7%Annin Township: 37.7%Ceres Township: 37.6%Lewis Run: 37.4%University of Pittsburgh Bradford: 25.1%Hamilton Township: 38.4%Wetmore Township: 36.8%Corydon Township: 37%Sergeant Township: 37.2%Shippen Township: 38%Keating Township: 36.2%Keating TownshipFoster TownshipLiberty TownshipBradford TownshipOtto TownshipEldred TownshipLafayette TownshipNorwich TownshipHamlin TownshipUPMC Kane · Kane · 21.2 miHPenn Highlands Elk · Saint Marys · 28.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHBradford Primary Care and Dental Center · Bradford · 11.1 mi+Southern Tier Community Health Center Network, Inc. - Bradford Dental · Bradford · 11.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Norwich Township35.7%
Keating Township36.2%
Eldred Township36.9%
Foster Township37%
Bradford Township37%
Hamlin Township37.1%
Otto Township37.2%
Liberty Township37.4%
Lafayette Township39.9%
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
Keating TownshipC+36.2%13.2%18.4%ZIP codes
Foster TownshipC37%12%18.9%ZIP codes
Liberty TownshipC+37.4%12.3%19%ZIP codes
Bradford TownshipC37%12%18.8%ZIP 16701
Otto TownshipC+37.2%12.4%19.2%ZIP codes
Hamlin Township————
Norwich Township————
Lafayette TownshipC+39.9%11.9%20.3%ZIP codes

Hamlin Township and Norwich 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.

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Keating Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Keating Township is better than Pennsylvania on 1 and worse on 9; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Keating Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Keating TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.8%18.6–23.218.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.2%13.5–1713.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.1%14.5–17.916.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.2%28.3–44.533.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13.2%11.3–15.111.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure39.6%34.7–44.332.8%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.3%34.2–44.433.8%37.1%Worse
Arthritis37.8%33.6–41.930.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.210.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.7%9.7–11.98.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.7%8.6–10.77.4%6.4%Worse
COPD10.2%9.1–11.37.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.5%4.1–4.93.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.3%9.9–15.114.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%16.2–20.815.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work26.6%22.3–31.223.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.8%13.6–20.318.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.2%29.3–43.637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.7%5.5–8.25.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.2%76.6–83.578.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63%59.1–66.664.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.9%84.5–88.985.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)82.6%79.3–85.479.2%76.5%Better
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.5%63.3–73.267.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.8%68.8–83.477.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.5%20–27.423%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability35.1%30.7–39.431.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.3%15.3–19.414.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.9–16.114.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.9%8.8–117.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.5%5.1–65.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.9%8.1–9.98.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.3%3.9–4.63.7%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 Keating Township

Is Keating Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Keating Township is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns: ≈ C+ for health, #783 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 39%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Keating Township?

CDC estimates 36.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.3% and 44.5%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Keating Township?

Olean General Hospital in Olean, 18.1 miles in a straight line from Keating Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

How many people in Keating Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–8.2%), 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 Keating Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B+.

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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.