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Health in Mont Clare · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mont Clare residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mont Clare

Mont Clare keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (73% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (89.3% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

Mont Clare is an active town

Only 17.3% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Mont Clare

Mont Clare runs below Pennsylvania on COPD (6% vs 7.7%), stroke (3% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.5% vs 11.6%). A young population is part of it: only 12% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%). 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 Mont Clare’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
75%Colon screeningPA 68%
82%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mont Clare 4.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 11.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mont Clare, betterMont Clare, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mont Clare gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mont Clare adults…

Mont Clare runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Mont Clare adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.4–6.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters in Mont Clare

Only 12% of Mont Clare residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. COPD, stroke and diabetes run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Mont Clare12%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Mont Clare

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

HNearest ERPhoenixville HospitalPhoenixville · 1.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 8.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.2 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
6.2 mi
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Royersford · not rated
6.5 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
Eagleville Hospital
Eagleville · not rated
8.8 mi
Norristown Regional Health Center
Norristown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
9.3 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
4 sites · nearest in Pottstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMont Clare is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMont Clare is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMont Clare 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 Mont Clare; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Mont Clare adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Mont Clare does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Mont Clare adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Mont Clare adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · PA 16.4% · Better 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.

Find a group →

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

Mont Clare and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Providence Township: 30.7%Phoenixville: 31.9%Schuylkill Township: 30.1%Lower Providence Township: 30.5%Audubon: 25.8%East Pikeland Township: 30.2%Trappe: 30.1%Oaks: no dataCollegeville: 27.9%Spring City: 35.3%Limerick Township: 32.6%Perkiomen Township: 31.3%Charlestown Township: 28%Upper Merion Township: 27.3%Tredyffrin Township: 26.7%Mont Clare: 30.7%Mont ClareUpper Providence TownshipPhoenixvilleSchuylkill TownshipPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 1.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHPhysicians Care Surgical Hospital · Royersford · 6.2 miHPaoli Hospital · Paoli · 6.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHEagleville Hospital · Eagleville · 6.6 miHNorristown Regional Health Center · Norristown · 8.8 mi+Community Health & Dental Care · Pottstown · 9.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Schuylkill Township30.1%
Mont Clare30.7%
Upper Providence Township30.7%
Phoenixville31.9%
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
Upper Providence TownshipA30.7%8.7%11.8%ZIP codes
PhoenixvilleA31.9%8.1%12.5%CDC place
Schuylkill TownshipA30.1%8.6%10.9%ZIP 19460

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory10.4%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone5.6%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mont Clare

Why doesn’t Mont Clare have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mont Clare?

Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, 1.2 miles in a straight line from Mont Clare’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Mont Clare?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Norristown Regional Health Center in Norristown, 8.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Mont Clare.

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.