Health · Ross

Ross, PA health

On most measures Ross looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours (33.3% vs 37.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15237, 15229, 15214, 15202

Report card

How Ross 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 Ross ranks in Pennsylvania

#176 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 3.5 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ross adults…

9 of every 100 Ross adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 7.3–10.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ross, betterRoss, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Ross
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ross 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 Ross

Ross and the towns around it

Care nearby

UPMC PassavantPittsburgh · 3.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh · 4.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh · 5.9 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

West Penn HospitalPittsburgh · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Side Christian Health Center at NorthviewPittsburgh · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Pleasant ValleyPittsburgh · 4.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRoss is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRoss is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthRoss is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ross. 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 Ross

Measure	Ross	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	9%	7.3–10.9%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	29.4–37.3%	37.9%	better
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	70%	67–72.7%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	69.2%	65.2–73%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.2%	74.5–85.1%	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 Ross door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ross by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ross 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.