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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Weatherly · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Weatherly is healthier than 65%

Weatherly differs from Pennsylvania on 12 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 11 worse.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Weatherly

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Weatherly

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.2%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.6%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.7%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Weatherly runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 27% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Weatherly, and more people treating it

39.6% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 82.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

1 in 13 working-age adults in Weatherly has no health insurance

7.9% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

Weatherly is healthier than its income would predict

Against all U.S. towns, Weatherly is healthier than 33%. Against the 6,508 towns with similar household incomes ($39K–$65K), it’s healthier than 65%. 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 Weatherly’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Health Grade

What’s behind Weatherly’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Weatherly is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns, #846 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 60% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 15%).

CSelf-rated health21.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.7% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.3% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.8% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes12.9% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.8% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise28% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 33%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 18%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $39K–$65K (6,508)Healthier than 65%

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). Weatherly’s median household income is $52,125; among the 6,508 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($39K–$65K), it’s healthier than 65%, more than its income alone would suggest.

Where Weatherly compares well: taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure), 82.9% (U.S. 76.5%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Weatherly could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”.
A note on the data.property crimes reported to the FBI went from 44 in 2023 to 125 in 2024

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Weatherly adults…

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

10 of every 100 Weatherly adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Weatherly is an older town: 27% 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 Weatherly as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Weatherly27%
Pennsylvania20%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Weatherly 7.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Weatherly

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton · 7.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 10.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaFreeland · 6.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Freeland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
8.4 mi
Star Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Lansford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
10.1 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
≈21.2 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWeatherly is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWeatherly is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWeatherly 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 Weatherly; ≈ 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 28%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Weatherly, betterWeatherly, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Weatherly gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Mind & connection

How Weatherly adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Weatherly adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Weatherly 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.

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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

Weatherly and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lehigh Township: 35.4%Lausanne Township: 35.4%Penn Forest Township: 35%Jim Thorpe: 33.7%Kidder Township: 35.7%Nesquehoning: 36.5%Foster Township: 37%Weatherly: 34.8%WeatherlyLehigh TownshipLausanne TownshipSt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus · Lehighton · 10.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHFreeland Health Center · Freeland · 6.5 mi+Star Community Health-Lansford · Lansford · 8.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Weatherly34.8%
Lehigh Township35.4%
Lausanne Township35.4%
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
WeatherlyC34.8%12.9%18.8%CDC place
Lehigh Township————
Lausanne Township————

Lehigh Township and Lausanne 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.

36.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.3%
Thinking or memory15.8%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Weatherly

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Weatherly is better than Pennsylvania on 1 and worse on 11; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Weatherly’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…WeatherlyPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.7%19.3–24.218.7%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.7%13.9–17.613.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.3%15.6–19.116.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.8%27.2–42.633.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.9%11.1–14.911.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure39.6%34.9–44.432.8%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.4%32.4–42.533.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis37.8%33.7–41.930.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.1%9.8–12.610.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer11.1%10–12.38.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.6%8.6–10.67.4%6.4%Worse
COPD10.2%9.1–11.37.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.7%4.3–5.23.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)18%14.8–21.514.5%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.8%16.5–21.315.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work28%23.6–32.623.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.2%13.2–19.518.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.8%30.8–44.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.9%6.1–10.25.8%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year79.9%76.3–83.378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61.3%57.5–65.164.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.7%83–88.185.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)82.9%79.9–85.779.2%76.5%Better
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.2%60.9–71.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79%71.4–85.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.3%20.7–28.323%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability36.8%32.5–41.331.3%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs18.3%16.2–20.514.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.8%14.1–17.614.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty10.2%9.1–11.47.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty6%5.5–6.65.1%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone10.2%9.2–11.28.2%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.5%4.1–4.93.7%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 Weatherly

Is Weatherly a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Weatherly is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #846 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 Weatherly?

CDC estimates 34.8% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.2% and 42.6%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Weatherly?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton in Hazleton, 7.4 miles in a straight line from Weatherly’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Weatherly have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.1–10.2%), 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 Weatherly 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.