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≈ C+Health Grade
Health in Sharpsville · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Sharpsville is healthier than 81%

Sharpsville trails Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sharpsville

COPD runs high in Sharpsville

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Sharpsville is healthier than its income would predict

Against all U.S. towns, Sharpsville is healthier than 45%. Against the 6,279 towns with similar household incomes ($39K–$64K), it’s healthier than 81%. Health Grade ↓

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 Sharpsville’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B+.

Health Grade

What’s behind Sharpsville’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sharpsville is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns, #709 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 59% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 20%).

B−Self-rated health20.1% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.8% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.7% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35.3% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.6% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.1% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.3% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 45%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 31%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $39K–$64K (6,279)Healthier than 81%

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). Sharpsville’s median household income is $51,439; among the 6,279 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($39K–$64K), it’s healthier than 81%, more 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, Sharpsville could be anywhere from D to B+. The letter shows with “≈”.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sharpsville adults…

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

9 of every 100 Sharpsville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Sharpsville

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

HNearest ERSharon Regional Medical CenterSharon · 1.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Horizon★★★★★ · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkHermitage · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.7 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Hermitage
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
1.9 mi
Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon · ★★★★★
ER
2.5 mi
Sharon Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sharon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.9 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
11.9 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
≈14 mi
MH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSharpsville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSharpsville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSharpsville 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 Sharpsville; ≈ 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 24.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sharpsville, betterSharpsville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sharpsville gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sharpsville 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sharpsville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sharpsville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sharpsville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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Around town

Sharpsville and the towns around it

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

Hermitage: 33.6%South Pymatuning Township: 34.9%Farrell: 45.3%Sharon: 38.6%Shenango Township: 33.8%Brookfield Township: 37.9%Masury: 39.4%Lackawannock Township: 34.5%Clark: 34%Pymatuning Township: 35.6%Hartford Township: 39.6%Vernon Township: 39.2%Sharpsville: 35.3%SharpsvilleHermitageSouth Pymatuning TownshipSharon Regional Medical Center · Sharon · 1.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHEdgewood Surgical Hospital · Transfer · 5.9 miHUPMC Horizon · Greenville · 11.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHBuhl Farm Community Health Center · Hermitage · 1.7 mi+Sharon Community Health Center - Behavioral Health · Sharon · 2.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hermitage33.6%
South Pymatuning Township34.9%
Sharpsville35.3%
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
SharpsvilleC+35.3%11.6%18.1%CDC place
HermitageB33.6%12.2%15.7%CDC place
South Pymatuning TownshipB−34.9%11.7%17.7%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Sharpsville

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Sharpsville is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Sharpsville’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…SharpsvillePAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.1%18–22.518.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.8%13.2–16.613.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.7%16–19.616.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.3%29.2–42.333.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.6%10.1–13.411.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.3%31.1–39.632.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)34.2%29.7–38.733.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34.6%31.1–38.630.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.4%10.1–1310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.9%8.9–10.98.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.5%7.7–9.57.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.3%8.3–10.47.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)16%13.1–19.414.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.1%16–20.515.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work24.3%20.8–28.423.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.9%14–20.418.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.8%33–45.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.1%5.8–8.95.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.9%76.5–83.278.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year62%58.5–65.764.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.3%81.8–86.685.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.4%77.2–83.279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)65.1%60.1–70.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)80.1%73.6–8677.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.1%21.7–29.123%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability33.8%30.1–38.131.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.9%14.1–17.914.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.4%13.8–17.314.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9.1%8.2–10.27.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.7%5.2–6.25.1%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.5%8.6–10.58.2%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.3%3.9–4.63.7%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 Sharpsville

Is Sharpsville a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sharpsville is healthier than 45% of U.S. towns: ≈ C+ for health, #709 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 Sharpsville?

CDC estimates 35.3% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.2% and 42.3%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Sharpsville?

Sharon Regional Medical Center in Sharon, 1.9 miles in a straight line from Sharpsville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Sharpsville have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.1% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8.9%), 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 Sharpsville 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.