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Health in Cliffwood Beach · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cliffwood Beach residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Cliffwood Beach, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cliffwood Beach

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cliffwood Beach adults…

Cliffwood Beach runs above NJ on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Cliffwood Beach adults have obesity
New Jersey: 29 in 100 · worse · likely 29.1–37.7%
Better than NJWorseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Getting care

Care in and near Cliffwood Beach

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

HNearest ERBayshore Medical CenterHolmdel · 3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOverlook Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careVisiting Nurse Assn-CentralKeyport · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.9 mi
Visiting Nurse Assn-Central
2 sites · nearest in Keyport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3 mi
Bayshore Medical Center
Holmdel · ★★★★★
ER
5.3 mi
Central Jersey Medical Center
2 sites · nearest in Perth Amboy
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.2 mi
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy · ★★★★★
ER
≈8.1 mi
JFK University Medical Center
Edison · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Riverview Medical Center
Red Bank · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCliffwood Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCliffwood Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCliffwood Beach 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 Cliffwood Beach; ≈ 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 22.2%NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37%NJ 37.5%
Binge drink 17.1%NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 12.6%NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cliffwood Beach, betterCliffwood Beach, worseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Where Cliffwood Beach gets moving

0.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupNJ 78%
65%Dentist visitNJ 66%
89%Cholesterol checkNJ 89%
66%Colon screeningNJ 63%
75%MammogramNJ 76%
76%Taking BP medsNJ 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cliffwood Beach 10.5% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Cliffwood Beach adults are doing

About the same as New Jersey on each measure.

1 in 3Cliffwood Beach adults feel lonely
30.9% · NJ 32.4% · About the same as NJ
1 in 4Cliffwood Beach adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · NJ 24% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Cliffwood Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.4% · NJ 15.1% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Cliffwood Beach adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · NJ 14.7% · About the same as NJ
The one neighbors can help with

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

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

Find a group →

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 8
Cliffwood Beach adults worry about having enough food
12.8% · NJ 14.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 8
Cliffwood Beach adults worry about keeping their housing
11.8% · NJ 12.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 14
Cliffwood Beach adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · NJ 7%
About the same as NJ
1 in 14
Cliffwood Beach adults lack reliable transportation
7% · NJ 7.4%
About the same as NJ

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

Around town

Cliffwood Beach and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Aberdeen Township: 31.5%Old Bridge Township: 31.2%Laurence Harbor: 33.3%Keyport: 33.3%Matawan: 32.1%Strathmore: 28.8%Holmdel Township: 25.8%Marlboro Township: 26.2%Hazlet Township: 31.6%Morganville: 26%Keansburg: 36%Monroe Township: 27.1%Spotswood: 31.7%East Brunswick Township: 27.2%Sayreville: 32%Madison Park: 34.3%Union Beach: 31.7%Cliffwood Beach: 33.4%Cliffwood BeachAberdeen TownshipOld Bridge TownshipLaurence HarborKeyportBayshore Medical Center · Holmdel · 3 mi · 4★ MedicareHJFK University Medical Center · Edison · 8.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHKeyport Primary Care Center · Keyport · 0.9 mi+Central Jersey Medical Center · Perth Amboy · 5.3 mi+
Healthier than NJNear NJLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#16 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Old Bridge Township31.2%
Aberdeen Township31.5%
Laurence Harbor33.3%
Keyport33.3%
Cliffwood Beach33.4%
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
Aberdeen TownshipA31.5%9.8%10.6%ZIP codes
Old Bridge TownshipA−31.2%10.8%11%ZIP codes
Laurence Harbor————
KeyportA−33.3%10.8%12%CDC place

Laurence Harbor: 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.

24.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing5.1%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
New Jersey

Questions about health in Cliffwood Beach

Why doesn’t Cliffwood Beach have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Cliffwood Beach.

What hospital is closest to Cliffwood Beach?

Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, 3.0 miles in a straight line from Cliffwood Beach’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Cliffwood Beach?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keyport Primary Care Center in Keyport, 0.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cliffwood Beach.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.