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Health in Newtown Grant · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Newtown Grant residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Newtown Grant

COPD and stroke are less common in Newtown Grant

Newtown Grant runs below Pennsylvania on seven chronic conditions, most of all COPD (4.1% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.2% vs 3.7%) and heart disease (5.3% vs 7.4%). Conditions ↓

Newtown Grant is an active town

Only 14.6% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Few Newtown Grant adults smoke

7.9% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Newtown Grant’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Newtown Grant adults…

Newtown Grant runs below PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Newtown Grant adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 3.7–4.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 14.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 7.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Newtown Grant, betterNewtown Grant, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Newtown Grant gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Newtown Grant

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

HNearest ERSt. Mary Medical CenterLanghorne · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyDoylestown Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHenry J. Austin Health CenterTrenton · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne · ★★★★★
ER
9.5 mi
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington · ★★★★★
ER
10 mi
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital
Bensalem · not rated
10.5 mi
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
Burlington City Health Center
Burlington · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNewtown Grant is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNewtown Grant is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNewtown Grant 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 Newtown Grant; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
79%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
81%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 29
working-age adults has no health insurance
Newtown Grant 3.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Newtown Grant adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Newtown Grant does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Newtown Grant adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 9Newtown Grant adults are in frequent mental distress
11.4% · 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

Newtown Grant and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Newtown Township: 26.4%Upper Makefield Township: 26.4%Northampton Township: 28.3%Lower Makefield Township: 28.4%Middletown Township: 29.7%Richboro: 27.2%Wrightstown Township: 26.8%Hopewell Township: 22.1%Titusville: 22.9%Solebury Township: 26.8%Newtown Grant: 25.4%Newtown GrantNewtown TownshipUpper Makefield TownshipSt. Mary Medical Center · Langhorne · 5.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHCapital Health Medical Center - Hopewell · Pennington · 9.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHCapital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton · 10.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHHenry J. Austin Health Center-Bellevue · Trenton · 9.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Newtown Grant25.4%
Newtown Township26.4%
Upper Makefield Township26.4%
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 Makefield TownshipA+26.4%9.9%8.8%ZIP codes
Newtown TownshipA+26.4%9.6%9%ZIP 18940

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

19.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs7.9%
Thinking or memory8%
Hearing5.1%
Errands alone4%
Vision2.5%
Dressing or bathing1.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Newtown Grant

Why doesn’t Newtown Grant have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Newtown Grant?

St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, 5.9 miles in a straight line from Newtown Grant’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Newtown Grant?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Henry J. Austin Health Center-Bellevue in Trenton, 9.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Newtown Grant.

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.