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≈ A−Health Grade
Health in Bloomingdale · CDC PLACES 2025

Within New Jersey, Bloomingdale is healthier than 33% of graded towns

Bloomingdale trails New Jersey on 2 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Bloomingdale

New Jersey sets a high bar

Bloomingdale is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns, but only 33% of the 468 New Jersey towns we grade. Health Grade ↓

Against towns with similar incomes, Bloomingdale’s lead shrinks

Bloomingdale is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns, but 39% of the 4,810 towns with similar household incomes ($96K–$159K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the New Jersey figure falls outside Bloomingdale’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Bloomingdale’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bloomingdale is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns, #312 of 468 in New Jersey. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is obesity (fewer adults with obesity than 89% of towns); the weakest is no exercise, still better than 59%.

B+Self-rated health17.5% · NJ 17.1% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.3% · NJ 12.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.9% · NJ 14.7% · U.S. 15.9%
AObesity28% · NJ 28.9% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.9% · NJ 10.9% · U.S. 12%
A−Smoking11.9% smoke · NJ 10.9% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.4% · NJ 24.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 76%
Less healthyHealthier
New Jersey towns we grade (468)Healthier than 33%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $96K–$159K (4,810)Healthier than 39%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Bloomingdale’s median household income is $127,500; among the 4,810 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($96K–$159K), it’s healthier than 39%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Bloomingdale could be anywhere from C+ to A. The letter shows with “≈”.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bloomingdale adults…

Bloomingdale runs above NJ on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Bloomingdale adults have had cancer
New Jersey: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 7.7–9.4%
Better than NJWorseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Getting care

Care in and near Bloomingdale

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

HNearest ERChilton Medical CenterPompton Plains · 4.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChilton Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Medical and Dental CareSuffern · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.9 mi
Chilton Medical Center
Pompton Plains · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Community Medical and Dental Care
2 sites · nearest in Suffern
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.5 mi
Paterson Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Paterson
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.8 mi
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
Denville · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern
Suffern · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Paterson · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careBloomingdale is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBloomingdale is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Jersey

Share of adults, with the New Jersey figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.4%NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%NJ 37.5%
Binge drink 17.6%NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 11.9%NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bloomingdale, betterBloomingdale, worseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Where Bloomingdale gets moving

20 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bloomingdale adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

75%Yearly checkupNJ 78%
63%Dentist visitNJ 66%
89%Cholesterol checkNJ 89%
63%Colon screeningNJ 63%
76%MammogramNJ 76%
77%Taking BP medsNJ 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bloomingdale 10.6% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Bloomingdale adults are doing

About the same as New Jersey on each measure.

1 in 3Bloomingdale adults feel lonely
34.9% · NJ 32.4% · About the same as NJ
1 in 4Bloomingdale adults lack social or emotional support
22.7% · NJ 24% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Bloomingdale adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.6% · NJ 15.1% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Bloomingdale adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · NJ 14.7% · About the same as NJ
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Bloomingdale adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Bloomingdale adults worry about having enough food
13.8% · NJ 14.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 9
Bloomingdale adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · NJ 12.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 16
Bloomingdale adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · NJ 7%
About the same as NJ
1 in 15
Bloomingdale adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · NJ 7.4%
About the same as NJ

7.5% of Bloomingdale adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Around town

Bloomingdale and the towns around it

Bloomingdale’s Health Grade ranks 7th of 7 graded towns around it.

Butler: 25.3%Wanaque: 26.7%Riverdale: 24.8%West Milford Township: 26.4%Macopin: 26.8%Ringwood: 26.4%Pompton Lakes: 27.4%Kinnelon: 21.7%Pompton Plains: 21.9%Pequannock Township: 22.4%Jefferson Township: 24.9%Newfoundland: 26.8%Rockaway Township: 25.4%Oak Ridge: 24.6%Vernon Township: 27.3%Warwick: 29.2%Upper Greenwood Lake: 27.5%Ramapo: 31%Wayne Township: 24.1%Pines Lake: 23.6%Bloomingdale: 28%BloomingdaleButlerWanaqueRiverdaleWest Milford TownshipMacopinRingwoodPompton LakesChilton Medical Center · Pompton Plains · 4.9 mi · 5★ MedicareHSaint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus · Denville · 11.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHGood Samaritan Hospital of Suffern · Suffern · 11.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHSt. Joseph's University Medical Center · Paterson · 12.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHCommunity Medical and Dental Clinic, Inc. - Infinity · Suffern · 11.1 mi+Paterson Community Health Center · Paterson · 11.5 mi+
Healthier than NJNear NJLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#19 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Riverdale24.8%
Butler25.3%
West Milford Township26.4%
Ringwood26.4%
Wanaque26.7%
Macopin26.8%
Pompton Lakes27.4%
Bloomingdale28%
NJ28.9%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
BloomingdaleA−28%9.9%11.9%CDC place
ButlerA25.3%9%10.8%CDC place
WanaqueA−26.7%10.1%10.5%CDC place
RiverdaleA24.8%9.8%10.4%CDC place
West Milford TownshipA26.4%9.2%10.5%ZIP codes
Macopin————
RingwoodA26.4%8.9%9.5%CDC place
Pompton LakesA27.4%9.3%10.8%CDC place

Macopin: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.9%

of Bloomingdale adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
New Jersey

Every CDC estimate for Bloomingdale

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Bloomingdale is better than New Jersey on 0 and worse on 2; on the rest, the New Jersey figure falls inside Bloomingdale’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…BloomingdaleNJU.S.vs NJ
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.5%14.5–2117.1%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.3%11.4–15.412.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.9%13.8–18.214.7%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity28%23.7–32.828.9%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.9%8.5–11.510.9%12%About the same
High blood pressure30.9%27.8–34.332.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.5%34.1–41.239.3%37.1%About the same
Arthritis22.8%20.3–25.622.2%25.3%About the same
Asthma9.4%8.3–10.68.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.5%7.7–9.47.5%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease5.9%5.1–6.85.6%6.4%About the same
COPD6%4.8–7.45.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.1%2.7–3.63.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.6%10.3–15.29.6%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.9%9.4–14.810.9%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work24.4%20.3–2924.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.6%15.1–20.615.5%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.6%31.4–39.937.5%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)10.6%8.4–13.211.3%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year75.2%72.1–78.478%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.1%60–6665.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years88.6%86.7–90.589.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)76.6%73.6–79.577.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)62.8%58.4–67.163.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.9%69.2–81.775.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression17.6%15–20.315.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.9%30.6–39.232.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.7%19.4–26.424%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food13.8%10.7–17.214.3%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing11.5%9.3–13.912.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.3%5.2–7.57%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.8%5.6–8.27.4%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)7.5%5.6–9.78.4%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability26.9%23–31.124.8%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.1%10–14.511.3%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.9%10.8–15.211.5%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.1%5.3–7.15.7%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.4%3.7–5.24.7%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7%5.8–8.46.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%2.8–4.13.3%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the New Jersey figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Bloomingdale

Is Bloomingdale a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bloomingdale is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns: ≈ A− for health, #312 of 468 in New Jersey. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 39%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Bloomingdale?

CDC estimates 28% of adults have obesity, likely between 23.7% and 32.8%, against 28.9% across New Jersey and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Bloomingdale?

Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Bloomingdale’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Bloomingdale have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 10.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.4–13.2%), against 11.3% across New Jersey.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Bloomingdale more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C+ to A.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.