Health · Howe

Howe, PA health

On most measures Howe looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.7% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (54.6% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 16239, 16347

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 209 people are less certain, so we show Howe's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Howe 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Howe adults…

22 of every 100 Howe adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 17.8–26.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Howe, betterHowe, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.9% Howe
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

PA 64%

Colon screening

PA 68%

Mammogram

PA 78%

Around Howe

Howe and the towns around it

Care nearby

UPMC KaneKane · 14.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Warren General HospitalWarren · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands ElkSaint Marys · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kane Dental and Primary Care CenterKane · 15 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Titusville Community Health CenterTitusville · 30.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHowe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forest County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careHowe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forest County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthHowe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forest County · need score 8 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Howe. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Howe

Measure	Howe	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.7%	17.8–26.1%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	42.9%	35.7–50.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	54.6%	50.7–58.7%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	62.2%	57–67.3%	67.5%	worse
Mammogram	74.7%	66.5–81.9%	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 Howe door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Howe better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Howe by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Howe by how much of its land each one covers.

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.