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Health in Rutland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Rutland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16933, 16936, 16914, 16946. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Rutland Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Rutland Township adults…

Rutland Township runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Rutland Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Rutland Township is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and stroke rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Rutland Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Rutland Township26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Rutland Township

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

HNearest ERTroy Community HospitalTroy · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTroy Community Hospital★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesMansfield · 7.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.5 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
6 sites · nearest in Mansfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.9 mi
Troy Community Hospital
Troy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16 mi
The Chautauqua Center
2 sites · nearest in Elmira
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Elmira · ★★★★★
ER
17.7 mi
Corning Hospital
Corning · ★★★★★
ER
18.9 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careRutland Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Elkland · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Rutland Township itself
✓ Mental healthRutland 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 Rutland Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Rutland Township, betterRutland Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Rutland Township gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rutland Township 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Rutland Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Rutland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Rutland Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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

Rutland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sullivan Township: 37.6%Jackson Township: 39.3%Columbia Township: 36.4%Richmond Township: 36.8%Ward Township: 37.9%Covington Township: 38.9%Caton: 32.9%Wells Township: 37.1%Tioga Township: 39.4%Lawrence Township: 40%Springfield Township: 36.3%Troy Township: 36.5%Armenia Township: 36.5%Rutland Township: 37.4%Rutland TownshipSullivan TownshipJackson TownshipColumbia TownshipRichmond TownshipTroy Community Hospital · Troy · 10.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHMansfield Laurel Health Center - S Main · Mansfield · 7.5 mi+TCC - Elmira Able2 · Elmira · 16 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Columbia Township36.4%
Richmond Township36.8%
Rutland Township37.4%
Sullivan Township37.6%
Jackson Township39.3%
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
Sullivan TownshipC+37.6%11.9%17.8%ZIP codes
Richmond TownshipC+36.8%11%16.7%ZIP codes
Columbia TownshipC36.4%12.7%19.2%ZIP codes
Jackson TownshipC−39.3%13.2%19.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Rutland Township

Why doesn’t Rutland Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Rutland Township?

Troy Community Hospital in Troy, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Rutland Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Rutland Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Mansfield Laurel Health Center - S Main in Mansfield, 7.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Rutland Township.

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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. 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.