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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Warriors Mark Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Warriors Mark Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns

Warriors Mark Township differs from Pennsylvania on 4 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 3 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16686, 16877. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Warriors Mark Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Warriors Mark Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 69% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 35%).

BSelf-rated health18.4% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.9% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.8% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.4% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking16.3% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23.3% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 62%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $66K–$109K (10,217)Healthier than 58%

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). Warriors Mark Township’s median household income is $87,350; among the 10,217 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($66K–$109K), it’s healthier than 58%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Warriors Mark Township could be anywhere from C to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 16686,16877), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Warriors Mark Township adults…

Warriors Mark Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Warriors Mark Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Warriors Mark Township

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterAlexandria · 9.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.1 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.1 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
15.2 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWarriors Mark Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Warriors Mark Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Warriors Mark 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 Warriors Mark 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 23.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Warriors Mark Township, betterWarriors Mark Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Warriors Mark Township gets moving

14 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Warriors Mark Township 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Warriors Mark Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Warriors Mark Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Warriors Mark Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Warriors Mark Township and the towns around it

Warriors Mark Township has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.

Snyder Township: 34.8%Tyrone Township: 35.6%Franklin Township: 33.3%Birmingham: 32.7%Spruce Creek Township: 33.7%Taylor Township: 32.6%Antis Township: 35.4%Gulich Township: 37.7%Bald Eagle: 34.9%Logan Township: 36.2%Catharine Township: 36.3%Frankstown Township: 32.4%Morris Township: 34.7%West Township: 34.5%Logan Township: 34.6%Barree Township: 34.3%Ferguson Township: 29.9%Baileyville: 26.6%Porter Township: 34.4%Warriors Mark Township: 33.8%Warriors Mark TownshipSnyder TownshipTyrone TownshipFranklin TownshipBirminghamSpruce Creek TownshipPenn Highlands Tyrone · Tyrone · 5.6 miHMount Nittany Medical Center · State College · 15.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 15.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Altoona · Altoona · 17.5 mi · 3★ MedicareHJuniata Valley Btamc Clinic · Alexandria · 9.1 mi+Altoona Behavioral Health · Altoona · 17.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Birmingham32.7%
Franklin Township33.3%
Spruce Creek Township33.7%
Warriors Mark Township33.8%
Snyder Township34.8%
Tyrone Township35.6%
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
Warriors Mark TownshipB33.8%11.4%16.3%ZIP codes
Snyder TownshipB−34.8%12%18%ZIP 16686
Tyrone TownshipC+35.6%12.2%18.7%ZIP codes
Franklin Township————
Birmingham————
Spruce Creek Township————

Franklin Township, Birmingham and Spruce Creek Township: 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.

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Warriors Mark Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Warriors Mark Township is better than Pennsylvania on 1 and worse on 3; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Warriors Mark Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Warriors Mark TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.4%16.6–20.418.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.5%12.2–15.113.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.9%14.5–17.616.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.8%27.7–40.433.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.4%10–1311.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.2%30.7–38.232.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.6%31.8–39.833.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34%30.7–37.530.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.7%9.5–1210.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10%9.2–118.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.2%7.4–97.4%6.4%About the same
COPD8.7%7.9–9.67.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.8%3.5–4.13.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.8%8.8–13.114.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.3%14.5–18.415.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.3%19.9–2723.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.9%15–21.118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.2%31.5–43.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.3%5.2–7.65.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.4%76.1–82.478.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.6%63.4–69.864.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.9%83.9–87.985.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.5%77.8–83.279.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.9%65.7–73.967.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.3%70.7–83.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.3%21–27.823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.8%28.3–35.631.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.7%13.1–16.414.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.8%12.3–15.314.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8.4%7.5–9.37.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.8%4.4–5.25.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8%7.3–8.88.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.5%3.2–3.83.7%3.8%About the same

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 Warriors Mark Township

Is Warriors Mark Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Warriors Mark Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 58%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Warriors Mark Township?

CDC estimates 33.8% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.7% and 40.4%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Warriors Mark Township?

Penn Highlands Tyrone in Tyrone, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Warriors Mark Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Warriors Mark Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.2–7.6%), 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 Warriors Mark Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A−.

Neighbors talk health

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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.