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Health in Paoli · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Paoli residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Paoli

Paoli has a five-star hospital

Paoli Hospital is rated 5 of 5 stars by Medicare and has an emergency room. Getting care ↓

Few Paoli adults smoke

9.1% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Paoli keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (74.1% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (89.5% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Paoli

Paoli runs below Pennsylvania on five chronic conditions, most of all COPD (5.2% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.9% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.4% vs 11.6%). 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 Paoli’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Paoli

1 hospital in Paoli, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPaoli HospitalPaoli · 0.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 0.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDelaware Valley Community HealthNorristown · 10 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.5 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ERIn Paoli
5.8 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
7.7 mi
Chester County Hospital
West Chester · ★★★★★
ER
9.2 mi
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr · ★★★★★
ER
10 mi
Delaware Valley Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Norristown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.8 mi
Chespenn Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Upper Darby
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary carePaoli is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePaoli is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPaoli 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 Paoli; ≈ 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 17.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 9.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Paoli, betterPaoli, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Paoli gets moving

3.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
74%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
75%Colon screeningPA 68%
83%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Paoli 4.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Paoli adults…

Paoli runs below PA on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Paoli adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 4.6–5.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Mind & connection

How Paoli adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Paoli does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Paoli adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · PA 23% · Better than PA
1 in 8Paoli adults are in frequent mental distress
11.9% · 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

Paoli and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Willistown Township: 27.4%Malvern: 28.9%Tredyffrin Township: 26.7%Berwyn: 29.8%Newtown Township: 27.1%East Goshen Township: 28.7%Edgmont Township: 27.1%Easttown Township: 27.3%Westtown Township: 30%East Whiteland Township: 27.2%Upper Merion Township: 27.3%King of Prussia: 26.7%Schuylkill Township: 30.1%Radnor Township: 25%Devon: 30.2%Wayne: 26.8%Paoli: 27.5%PaoliWillistown TownshipMalvernTredyffrin TownshipBerwynPaoli Hospital · Paoli · 0.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 5.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHChester County Hospital · West Chester · 7.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHBryn Mawr Hospital · Bryn Mawr · 9.2 mi · 5★ MedicareHNorristown Regional Health Center · Norristown · 10 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tredyffrin Township26.7%
Willistown Township27.4%
Paoli27.5%
Malvern28.9%
Berwyn29.8%
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
Willistown TownshipA+27.4%9.2%9%ZIP codes
MalvernA+28.9%8.8%8.2%CDC place
Tredyffrin TownshipA+26.7%8.8%8.3%ZIP codes
Berwyn————

Berwyn: 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.

24.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory9.4%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone5.4%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Paoli

Why doesn’t Paoli have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Paoli?

Paoli Hospital in Paoli, 0.5 miles in a straight line from Paoli’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Paoli.

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.