Health · Downingtown

Downingtown, PA health

On most measures Downingtown looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.2% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (68.8% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Downingtown
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How Downingtown compares with Pennsylvania

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

How Downingtown ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Downingtown adults…

7 of every 100 Downingtown adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 5.6–9%

Bars show Downingtown; the black tick is Pennsylvania. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Downingtown, betterDowningtown, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Downingtown
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

69%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
72%
Colon screening
PA 68%
80%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Downingtown

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

HNearest ERChester County HospitalWest Chester · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareCoatesville · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.3 mi
Coatesville VA Medical Center
Coatesville · not rated
VA
5.9 mi
Chester County Hospital
West Chester · ★★★★★
ER
5.9 mi
Union Community Care
2 sites · nearest in Coatesville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.9 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Lch Health & Community Services
3 sites · nearest in Kennett Square
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.7 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careDowningtown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDowningtown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDowningtown 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 Downingtown. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Downingtown
MeasureDowningtownMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)7.2%5.6–9%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours34.3%28.5–40.3%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit68.8%65.3–72.1%64.4%better
Colon screening71.8%67–76.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram79.8%72.7–85.5%77.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Downingtown door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Downingtown better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Downingtown directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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