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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Windsor · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Windsor is healthier than 91%

Windsor differs from Pennsylvania on 13 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 10 better, 3 worse.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Windsor

Windsor is healthier than its income would predict

Against all U.S. towns, Windsor is healthier than 70%. Against the 9,692 towns with similar household incomes ($48K–$80K), it’s healthier than 91%. Health Grade ↓

Stroke and heart disease are less common in Windsor

Windsor runs below Pennsylvania on six chronic conditions, most of all stroke (2.5% vs 3.7%), heart disease (5.1% vs 7.4%) and diabetes (8.1% vs 11.6%). A young population is part of it: only 7% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%). Conditions ↓

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 Windsor’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Windsor’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Windsor is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 96% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 25%).

A−Self-rated health15.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress11.7% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.9% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity34% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A+Diabetes8.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking17.4% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise21.3% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 70%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (9,692)Healthier than 91%

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). Windsor’s median household income is $63,781; among the 9,692 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($48K–$80K), it’s healthier than 91%, 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, Windsor could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Windsor adults…

Windsor runs below PA on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Windsor adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.3–2.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters in Windsor

Only 7% of Windsor residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Windsor7%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Windsor

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

HNearest ERWellspan York HospitalYork · 7.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationYork · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Family First Health Corporation
4 sites · nearest in York
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6 mi
Oss Orthopaedic Hospital
York · not rated
7.1 mi
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital
York · not rated
7.5 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
UPMC Memorial
York · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Union Community Care
4 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWindsor is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWindsor is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWindsor 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 Windsor; ≈ 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 21.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Windsor, betterWindsor, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Windsor gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
82%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
63%Colon screeningPA 68%
72%MammogramPA 78%
71%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Windsor 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Windsor adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Windsor adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Windsor adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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Around town

Windsor and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
WindsorB+34%8.1%17.4%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.9%

of Windsor adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.2%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing5.7%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Windsor

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Windsor is better than Pennsylvania on 10 and worse on 3; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Windsor’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…WindsorPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health15.7%13.9–17.718.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.7%10.3–13.213.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.9%16–19.816.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34%27.8–40.733.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.1%6.9–9.311.6%12%Better
High blood pressure28%24.6–31.632.8%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)29.1%25.4–3333.8%37.1%Better
Arthritis24.9%21.8–28.230.4%25.3%Better
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer6.8%6.1–7.58.8%7.9%Better
Coronary heart disease5.1%4.6–5.77.4%6.4%Better
COPD6%5.3–6.77.7%6.3%Better
Stroke2.5%2.3–2.73.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.5%7.5–11.814.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.4%15.2–19.715.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21.3%17.9–2523.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking21.8%18–25.818.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.8%32.8–45.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.4%5.5–9.55.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year74.7%70.6–78.678.8%77.4%Worse
Dentist visit in the past year65.6%62–6964.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years82.4%79.5–85.185.3%87.1%Worse
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)71.1%67.2–74.879.2%76.5%Worse
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)62.8%57.7–67.867.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)71.7%63.1–79.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression26%22.3–29.923%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability27.9%24.2–31.631.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs10.2%8.9–11.614.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.9%13.2–16.614.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty5.7%5–6.47.6%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty4%3.6–4.45.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.2%6.5–88.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.7%2.5–33.7%3.8%Lower

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 Windsor

Is Windsor a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Windsor is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Windsor?

CDC estimates 34% of adults have obesity, likely between 27.8% and 40.7%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Windsor?

Wellspan York Hospital in York, 7.5 miles in a straight line from Windsor’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Windsor have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.4% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–9.5%), 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 Windsor more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

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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.