Health · Pine Crest

Pine Crest, TN health

On most measures Pine Crest looks like Tennessee as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.3% vs 8.6%) and more adults with heart disease (8.3% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pine Crest
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Pine Crest’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pine Crest is healthier than 15% of U.S. towns, and than 31% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressC+ObesityC-DiabetesDSmokingCExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 15%
Less healthyHealthier
Tennessee towns we grade (303)Healthier than 54%
Towns with similar incomes, $40K–$67K (6,380)Healthier than 31%

Better than its income would suggest. Pine Crest is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Pine Crest could be anywhere from D− to B−.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Tennessee ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Pine Crest with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Pine Crest uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
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How Pine Crest compares with Tennessee

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 Pine Crest adults…

42 of every 100 Pine Crest adults have high blood pressure
Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.8–46.2%

Bars show Pine Crest; the black tick is Tennessee. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pine Crest, betterPine Crest, worseToo close to callTennessee
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Pine Crest
TN 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.1% Pine Crest
TN 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Pine Crest
TN 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19% Pine Crest
TN 17.3%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pine Crest adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Tennessee.

78%
Yearly checkup
TN 78%
58%
Dentist visit
TN 58%
86%
Cholesterol check
TN 87%
66%
Colon screening
TN 63%
74%
Mammogram
TN 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
TN 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Crest 11% · Tennessee 1 in 9 (11.6%)
Mind & connection

How Pine Crest adults are doing

1 in 3Pine Crest adults have been diagnosed with depression
32.1% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Pine Crest adults are in frequent mental distress
20.6% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

40.9%

of Pine Crest adults live with a disability (Tennessee 35.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory19%
Hearing9%
Errands alone10.6%
Vision6%
Dressing or bathing4.7%

Black tick: Tennessee. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Pine Crest

Pine Crest and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Pine Crest.

Elizabethton: 36.3% Johnson City: 36.2% Central: 40.2% Hunter: 35.9% Biltmore: 38.9% Valley Forge: 39.3% Gray: 35.1% Oak Grove: 34.8% Spurgeon: 34.4% Watauga: 40% Pine Crest: 37.7% Pine Crest Elizabethton Johnson City Johnson City Medical Center · Johnson City · 4.4 mi · 1★ MedicareH Sycamore Shoals Hospital · Elizabethton · 4.9 mi · 2★ MedicareH Franklin Woods Community Hospital · Johnson City · 6.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Johnson City Downtown Day Center · Johnson City · 3.2 mi+ Rhsc Medical Center at Jonesborough · Jonesborough · 8.8 mi+
34.4%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Johnson City36.2%
Elizabethton36.3%
Pine Crest37.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 4.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Pine Crest

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

HNearest ERJohnson City Medical CenterJohnson City · 4.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFranklin Woods Community Hospital★★★★★ · 6.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
East Tennessee State University
2 sites · nearest in Johnson City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.4 mi
Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City · ★★★★★
ER
4.9 mi
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Elizabethton · ★★★★★
ER
6.2 mi
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
Johnson City · ★★★★★
ER
8.8 mi
Rural Health Services Consortium
5 sites · nearest in Jonesborough
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.3 mi
Indian Path Community Hospital
Kingsport · not rated
ER
! Primary carePine Crest's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington/Carter/Unicoi Counties · need score 15 of 25
! Dental carePine Crest's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carter County · need score 17 of 25
✓ Mental healthPine Crest 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 Pine Crest. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Pine Crest
MeasurePine CrestMarginTennessee
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42%37.8–46.2%39.5%about the same
High cholesterol41.9%37.5–46.3%38.3%about the same
Obesity37.7%30.5–45.3%37.6%about the same
Arthritis34.3%30.8–37.7%30.6%worse
Depression32.1%27.9–36.4%28.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16%13.2–19.3%14.6%about the same
Asthma11.4%10–12.8%11%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.1%8.2%worse
Diabetes14.7%12.6–16.8%13.6%about the same
COPD10.3%8.8–11.8%8.6%worse
Heart disease8.3%7.3–9.3%7%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.6%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19%15.8–22.2%17.3%about the same
Binge drink14.1%11.5–17.1%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise28.8%24.1–33.9%26.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours42.1%35.5–49.1%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.9%74.1–81.4%78.1%about the same
Dentist visit57.9%54–61.7%58.1%about the same
Cholesterol check85.8%83.6–87.8%86.6%about the same
Colon screening65.9%60.9–70.8%63.2%about the same
Mammogram73.8%65.9–81%75.2%about the same
Taking BP meds76.1%73.1–78.7%76.2%about the same
No health insurance11%9–13.5%11.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress20.6%18.1–23.3%19.3%about the same
Fair or poor health24.6%21.1–28.1%22.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.9%14.8–19.1%14.9%about the same
Disability
Any disability40.9%35.9–45.9%35.8%
Walking or climbing stairs18.5%15.9–21.2%16.3%
Thinking or memory19%16.5–21.5%17.4%
Hearing9%7.9–10.1%7.6%
Vision6%5.3–6.8%5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.7%4.1–5.3%4.1%
Errands alone10.6%9.2–12%9.5%
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 Pine Crest door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Tennessee figure falls inside it, we don't call Pine Crest better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pine Crest directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Tennessee 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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