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Health in Toby Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Toby Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16248, 16049, 16255. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Toby Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Toby Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.6%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.6%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Toby Township runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 29% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Toby Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.4%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Toby Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.4%), 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 Toby Township’s likely range; Toby Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16248, 16049, 16255, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Toby Township adults…

Toby Township runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Toby Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Toby Township is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Toby Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Toby Township29%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Toby Township, betterToby Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Toby Township gets moving

8.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Toby Township

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

HNearest ERIndependence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion · 13 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAcmh Hospital★★★★★ · 17.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEast Brady · 7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in East Brady
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
31.8 mi
Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1
Vandergrift · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careToby Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Toby Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Toby Township itself

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 Toby 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Toby Township 8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Toby Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Toby Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Toby Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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.

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

Toby Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Perry Township: 36.8%Madison Township: 36.6%Rimersburg: 37.5%Sligo: 37.1%Licking Township: 36.1%Perry Township: 36.7%Piney Township: 36.1%Parker: 37.5%Bradys Bend Township: 36.9%Fairview Township: 36.7%Madison Township: 38.7%Washington Township: 37.8%Brady Township: 36.6%Porter Township: 37.1%Beaver Township: 35.6%Richland Township: 35.4%Hovey Township: 36.7%Monroe Township: 35.4%Paint Township: 35.1%Toby Township: 36.6%Toby TownshipPerry TownshipMadison TownshipRimersburgSligoLicking TownshipPerry TownshipPiney TownshipIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 13 mi · 2★ MedicareHHoffman Memorial Medical Center · East Brady · 7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Licking Township36.1%
Piney Township36.1%
Toby Township36.6%
Madison Township36.6%
Perry Township36.7%
Perry Township36.8%
Sligo37.1%
Rimersburg37.5%
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
Perry Township————
Madison TownshipC36.6%13.1%20.4%ZIP codes
Sligo————
Rimersburg————
Perry Township————
Licking Township————
Piney Township————

Perry Township, Sligo, Perry Township, Licking Township and Piney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Rimersburg: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory15.8%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.8%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Toby Township

Why doesn’t Toby 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 Toby Township.

What hospital is closest to Toby Township?

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital in Clarion, 13.0 miles in a straight line from Toby Township’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 Toby Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Hoffman Memorial Medical Center in East Brady, 7.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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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.