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Health in Ware Place · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ware Place residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Ware Place

★ What stands out · Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Ware Place adults worry about having enough food
14.1% · SC 17.4%
About the same as SC
1 in 10
Ware Place adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · SC 13.3%
Better than SC
1 in 15
Ware Place adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · SC 8.9%
Better than SC
1 in 14
Ware Place adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · SC 8.6%
Better than SC

7.3% of Ware Place adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.5% across South Carolina.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ware Place adults…

On every condition, Ware Place is about the same as South Carolina. Tap one to see it as people.

38 of every 100 Ware Place adults have high blood pressure
South Carolina: 39 in 100 · about the same · likely 35–41.5%
Better than SCWorseAbout the sameSouth Carolina
Getting care

Care in and near Ware Place

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

HNearest ERPrisma Health Hillcrest HospitalSimpsonville · 10.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPelham Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNew Horizon Family Health ServicesGreenville · 13.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.1 mi
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
Simpsonville · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
New Horizon Family Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Greenville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.5 mi
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Greenville · not rated
Children’s
13.7 mi
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville · ★★★★★
13.7 mi
Regenesis Health Care-Phoenix Center
Greenville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.2 mi
St. Francis-Downtown
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWare Place is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWare Place is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ware Place 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 Ware Place; ≈ 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 South Carolina

Share of adults, with the South Carolina figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.3%SC 25.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.2%SC 35.8%
Binge drink 15.2%SC 15.7%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%SC 13.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ware Place, betterWare Place, worseAbout the sameSouth Carolina
Where Ware Place gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ware Place adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Carolina.

80%Yearly checkupSC 81%
64%Dentist visitSC 63%
87%Cholesterol checkSC 87%
70%Colon screeningSC 69%
82%MammogramSC 78%
82%Taking BP medsSC 80%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ware Place 10.9% · South Carolina 1 in 8 (11.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ware Place adults are doing

About the same as South Carolina on each measure.

1 in 3Ware Place adults feel lonely
31.4% · SC 31.7% · About the same as SC
1 in 5Ware Place adults lack social or emotional support
21.7% · SC 23.6% · About the same as SC
1 in 4Ware Place adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · SC 22.3% · About the same as SC
1 in 6Ware Place adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · SC 16.4% · About the same as SC
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Ware Place adults feel lonely. 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

Ware Place and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.8%

of Ware Place adults live with a disability (South Carolina 31.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Carolina

Questions about health in Ware Place

Why doesn’t Ware Place have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Ware Place.

What hospital is closest to Ware Place?

Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville, 10.1 miles in a straight line from Ware Place’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Ware Place.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Carolina 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.