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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Lenox Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Lenox Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns

Lenox Township trails Pennsylvania on 5 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 18446, 18824, 18826, 18441. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Lenox Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Lenox Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Lenox Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 65% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 23%).

B−Self-rated health19.5% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.4% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.2% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35.1% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes12.2% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking17.7% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.4% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 50%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (10,843)Healthier than 55%

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). Lenox Township’s median household income is $75,833; among the 10,843 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($57K–$95K), it’s healthier than 55%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Lenox Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 18446,18824,18826,18441,18470), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lenox Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Lenox Township adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–9.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lenox Township

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

HNearest EREndless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 17.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careB-K Health CenterGreenfield Township · 6.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
B-K Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Greenfield Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Forest City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.3 mi
Endless Mountains Health Systems
Montrose · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Barnes-Kasson County Hospital
Susquehanna · not rated
ERRural critical access
≈20.2 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lenox Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lenox Township itself
✓ Mental healthLenox 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 Lenox 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 24.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lenox Township, betterLenox Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lenox Township gets moving

13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lenox Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lenox Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Lenox Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Lenox Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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Around town

Lenox Township and the towns around it

Lenox Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 5 graded towns around it.

Brooklyn Township: 35%Harford Township: 35.7%Clifford Township: 35.1%Lathrop Township: 35%Benton Township: 33.1%Nicholson Township: 35.3%Hop Bottom: 35.2%Bridgewater Township: 35.3%New Milford Township: 36.1%Dimock Township: 35.4%Gibson Township: 35.9%Greenfield Township: 33.3%Forest City: 36.5%Fell Township: 34.9%Union Dale: 35.6%Herrick Township: 35.6%Clinton Township: 36.2%Springville Township: 35.6%North Abington Township: 31.6%Scott Township: 31.9%La Plume Township: 32.9%Clinton Township: 33.5%Lemon Township: 35.1%Lenox Township: 35.1%Lenox TownshipBrooklyn TownshipHarford TownshipClifford TownshipLathrop TownshipBenton TownshipNicholson TownshipHop BottomEndless Mountains Health Systems · Montrose · 15.3 mi · 1★ MedicareHAndrew C. Mazza Memorial Health Center · Greenfield Township · 6.9 mi+Forest City Family Health Center · Forest City · 12.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 24 towns on this map, healthiest first
Benton Township33.1%
Brooklyn Township35%
Lathrop Township35%
Lenox Township35.1%
Clifford Township35.1%
Hop Bottom35.2%
Nicholson Township35.3%
Harford Township35.7%
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
Lenox TownshipB−35.1%12.2%17.7%ZIP codes
Brooklyn Township————
Clifford TownshipB−35.1%12.5%17.2%ZIP codes
Harford TownshipC35.7%13.4%19.1%ZIP codes
Lathrop Township————
Benton TownshipB+33.1%10.8%14.8%ZIP codes
Nicholson TownshipB−35.3%12%17%ZIP codes
Hop Bottom————

Brooklyn Township, Lathrop Township and Hop Bottom: 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Lenox Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Lenox Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 5; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Lenox Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Lenox TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.5%17.5–21.518.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.4%12.9–15.813.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.2%14.7–17.816.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.1%28.6–4233.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.2%10.6–13.811.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.9%32.2–39.732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.8%32.8–4133.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36.2%32.7–39.730.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.7%9.5–11.910.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.4%9.5–11.48.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9%8.1–9.87.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.3%8.4–10.37.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.9–4.53.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.4%10.9–15.914.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.7%15.7–19.715.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work24.4%20.9–28.123.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.9%15–2118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.7%32.7–44.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.5–8.25.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.1%75.8–82.178.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.4%61–67.564.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.8%84.7–88.685.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.5%78.8–8479.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.3%63.8–72.567.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.9%70–82.777.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.8%20.6–27.223%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability32.9%29.2–36.631.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.8%14.1–17.514.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.2%12.7–15.614.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.2%8.2–10.17.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.1%4.7–5.55.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.7–9.28.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.6–4.23.7%3.8%About the same

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 Lenox Township

Is Lenox Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Lenox Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 55%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Lenox Township?

CDC estimates 35.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.6% and 42%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Lenox Township?

Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Lenox Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

How many people in Lenox Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% 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 Lenox Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− 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.