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Health in Kylertown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kylertown residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Kylertown

Smoking is more common in Kylertown

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (22.2%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Kylertown

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.5%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 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 Kylertown’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 27.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 22.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Kylertown, betterKylertown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Kylertown gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kylertown adults…

Kylertown runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Kylertown adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Kylertown

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 19.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGlendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 25.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.5 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
22.8 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.8 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
30.4 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
3 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.8 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.6 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careKylertown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Kylertown itself
✓ Mental healthKylertown 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 Kylertown; ≈ 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 Kylertown adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
59%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kylertown 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kylertown adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Kylertown runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Kylertown adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Kylertown adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Kylertown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Kylertown

Why doesn’t Kylertown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Kylertown?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 19.5 miles in a straight line from Kylertown’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 Kylertown.

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.