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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Mountville · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Mountville is healthier than 12%

Mountville trails Pennsylvania on 9 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mountville

Mountville trails towns with similar incomes

Mountville is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns, and only 12% of the 8,980 towns with similar household incomes ($73K–$122K), so income alone doesn’t explain its grade. Health Grade ↓

1 in 12 working-age adults in Mountville has no health insurance

8.5% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

COPD and arthritis run high in Mountville

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.8%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 3 adults have arthritis (35%), vs 30.4% 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 Mountville’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Mountville’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Mountville is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns, #844 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 53% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 15%).

CSelf-rated health21.9% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.2% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress16.9% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37.7% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes12.7% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.8% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 33%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 18%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $73K–$122K (8,980)Healthier than 12%

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). Mountville’s median household income is $97,206; among the 8,980 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($73K–$122K), it’s healthier than 12%, 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, Mountville could be anywhere from D to B+. The letter shows with “≈”.

How TownRatings grades health →

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mountville 8.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mountville adults…

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

10 of every 100 Mountville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mountville

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster · 3.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 6.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationColumbia · 3.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.7 mi
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
3.9 mi
Family First Health Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Columbia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.2 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.6 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
8.9 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
16.3 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMountville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMountville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMountville 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 Mountville; ≈ 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 27%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mountville, betterMountville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mountville gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Mountville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mountville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Mountville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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Around town

Mountville and the towns around it

Mountville’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 3 graded towns around it.

West Hempfield Township: 36.3%Manor Township: 35.6%Rapho Township: 34.9%Columbia: 40.3%Hellam Township: 35.1%East Hempfield Township: 34.2%Wrightsville: 34.3%East Donegal Township: 35.3%Marietta: 37.7%Lower Windsor Township: 35.1%Conestoga Township: 35.6%Chanceford Township: 34.3%Lancaster Township: 36.7%Millersville: 32.5%Pequea Township: 34.6%Mountville: 37.7%MountvilleWest Hempfield TownshipManor TownshipPenn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster · 3.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHLancaster General Hospital · Lancaster · 6.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHUPMC Lititz · Lititz · 8.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHColumbia Center · Columbia · 3.9 mi+Lancaster Brightside · Lancaster · 6.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Manor Township35.6%
West Hempfield Township36.3%
Mountville37.7%
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
MountvilleC37.7%12.7%18.8%CDC place
West Hempfield TownshipB36.3%11.3%16.4%ZIP codes
Manor TownshipB35.6%10.5%15.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Mountville

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Mountville is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 9; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Mountville’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…MountvillePAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.9%19.6–24.318.7%19.4%Worse
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)16.9%15.2–18.716.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37.7%30.5–45.133.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.7%11–14.611.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure33%29.1–3732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.5%32–40.833.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis35%31.2–38.830.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.1%9.7–12.510.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.2%8.3–10.28.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease8.5%7.6–9.47.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.8%8.8–10.97.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)19.9%16.2–23.914.5%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.8%16.5–21.115.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work27%22.8–31.423.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.8%13.6–20.218.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.2%32.7–4637.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.5%6.6–10.65.8%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year78.9%75.1–82.378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61.4%57.7–65.164.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.1%84.8–89.185.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.8%77.4–83.679.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)64.9%59.4–7067.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.7%68.9–83.377.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.1%20.5–27.823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability35.2%31–39.531.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.2%15.3–19.314.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.4%13.8–17.214.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8.7%7.8–9.77.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty6%5.5–6.65.1%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.4%8.5–10.38.2%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.4%4–4.83.7%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 Mountville

Is Mountville a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Mountville is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #844 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 Mountville?

CDC estimates 37.7% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.5% and 45.1%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Mountville?

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, 3.7 miles in a straight line from Mountville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Mountville have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.6–10.6%), 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 Mountville 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.