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

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Martic Township is healthier than 37%

On every measure CDC estimates, Martic Township looks like Pennsylvania as a whole.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17532, 17565. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Martic Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Martic Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Martic Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns, #585 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 71% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 20%).

BSelf-rated health18.2% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.6% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes10.7% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.1% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23.2% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 52%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 44%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $70K–$116K (9,571)Healthier than 37%

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). Martic Township’s median household income is $93,041; among the 9,571 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($70K–$116K), it’s healthier than 37%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Martic Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 17532,17565), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Martic Township adults…

On every condition, Martic Township is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Martic Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 26.9–34.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Martic Township

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

HNearest ERLancaster General HospitalLancaster · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 12.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareLancaster · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.5 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.1 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Family First Health Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Columbia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Oss Orthopaedic Hospital
York · not rated
✓ Primary careMartic Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMartic Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMartic 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 Martic Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Martic Township, betterMartic Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Martic Township gets moving

46 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Martic Township 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Martic Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Martic Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Martic Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.6% · 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

Martic Township and the towns around it

Martic Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 6 graded towns around it.

Drumore Township: 37.3%Conestoga Township: 35.6%Lower Chanceford Township: 34.6%Pequea Township: 34.6%Providence Township: 37%East Drumore Township: 35.9%Peach Bottom Township: 35.1%Fulton Township: 37.7%Manor Township: 35.6%Chanceford Township: 34.3%Fawn Township: 35%Susquehanna Trails: 34.5%East Hopewell Township: 34.7%Lancaster Township: 36.7%West Lampeter Township: 36.5%Millersville: 32.5%Refton: 33.9%Strasburg Township: 34.5%Willow Street: 29.5%Eden Township: 36%Martic Township: 37%Martic TownshipDrumore TownshipConestoga TownshipLower Chanceford TownshipPequea TownshipProvidence TownshipLancaster General Hospital · Lancaster · 12.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHLancaster Brightside · Lancaster · 10.5 mi+Columbia Center · Columbia · 14.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#18 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lower Chanceford Township34.6%
Pequea Township34.6%
Conestoga Township35.6%
Martic Township37%
Providence Township37%
Drumore Township37.3%
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
Martic TownshipB−37%10.7%18.1%ZIP codes
Drumore TownshipC37.3%11.6%19.6%ZIP codes
Conestoga TownshipB+35.6%10.2%15.1%ZIP codes
Lower Chanceford TownshipB34.6%10.5%17.6%ZIP codes
Pequea TownshipB+34.6%11%13.4%ZIP codes
Conestoga————
Providence TownshipC37%12.3%19.1%ZIP codes

Conestoga: 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.

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Martic Township

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

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

Adults who…Martic TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.2%16.1–20.418.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.5%11.9–15.213.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.6%15.7–19.516.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37%29.9–44.633.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.7%9.1–12.311.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure30.8%26.9–34.732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.5%31.2–39.833.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis32.5%28.7–36.430.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.9%9.5–12.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.9%7.9–9.88.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.3%6.6–8.27.4%6.4%About the same
COPD8.2%7.3–9.17.7%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.83.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.9%11.2–1714.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.1%15.8–20.515.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.2%19.3–27.423.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19.3%15.8–23.118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.3%32.7–46.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.4%5.8–9.45.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.4%73.4–8178.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.7%60.8–68.264.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.4%81.7–86.685.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.1%74.6–81.279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68%62.7–7367.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.5%67.4–82.477.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.2%21.4–29.123%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.6–36.131.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.8%12.1–15.614.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.9%13.2–16.614.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.6%6.7–8.57.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.7%4.3–5.25.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8%7.2–8.98.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–3.83.7%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 Martic Township

Is Martic Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Martic Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #585 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Martic Township?

CDC estimates 37% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.9% and 44.6%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Martic Township?

Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, 12.1 miles in a straight line from Martic Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Martic Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.4% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–9.4%), 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 Martic 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.