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Health in Taylor Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Taylor Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16870, 16686. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.6%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.6%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
20.4%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
5.3%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
8.2 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Taylor Township adults…

Taylor Township runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Taylor Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Taylor Township

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 8.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterAlexandria · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.2 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.7 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.6 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.8 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
20.4 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.2 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
! Primary careTaylor Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Philipsburg · need score 8 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Taylor Township itself
✓ Mental healthTaylor 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 Taylor 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 20.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Taylor Township, betterTaylor Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Taylor Township gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1State Game Lands Number 330.2 mi of trails2State Game Lands Number 60244 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Taylor Township 5.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Taylor Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Taylor Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Taylor Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

Taylor Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Snyder Township: 34.8%Rush Township: 37.8%Bald Eagle: 34.9%Worth Township: 31.6%Warriors Mark Township: 33.8%Tyrone Township: 35.6%Antis Township: 35.4%Gulich Township: 37.7%Decatur Township: 37.9%Woodward Township: 40.1%Morris Township: 36.3%Cooper Township: 35.5%Philipsburg: 37%Hawk Run: 34.5%North Philipsburg: 30.6%Casanova: 32.6%Winburne: no dataLanse: no dataChester Hill: 37.2%Olivia: 34.1%Stormstown: 30.2%Halfmoon Township: 31.8%Huston Township: 34.6%Taylor Township: 32.6%Taylor TownshipSnyder TownshipRush TownshipBald EagleWorth TownshipPenn Highlands Tyrone · Tyrone · 8.2 miHMount Nittany Medical Center · State College · 13.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 20.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Altoona · Altoona · 21.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHJuniata Valley Btamc Clinic · Alexandria · 14.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Worth Township31.6%
Taylor Township32.6%
Snyder Township34.8%
Bald Eagle34.9%
Rush Township37.8%
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
Snyder TownshipB−34.8%12%18%ZIP 16686
Rush TownshipC−37.8%13%20.9%ZIP codes
Worth Township————
Bald Eagle————

Worth Township and Bald Eagle: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Taylor Township

Why doesn’t Taylor 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 Taylor Township.

What hospital is closest to Taylor Township?

Penn Highlands Tyrone in Tyrone, 8.2 miles in a straight line from Taylor Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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