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B+Health Grade
Health in Delran Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Within New Jersey, Delran Township is healthier than 30% of graded towns

Delran Township differs from New Jersey on 3 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 2 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 08075, 08057. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Delran Township

New Jersey sets a high bar

Delran Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns, but only 30% of the 468 New Jersey towns we grade. Health Grade ↓

Against towns with similar incomes, Delran Township’s lead shrinks

Delran Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns, but 56% of the 7,629 towns with similar household incomes ($80K–$134K). 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 Delran Township’s likely range; Delran Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 08075, 08057, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Delran Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Delran Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns, #327 of 468 in New Jersey. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is obesity (fewer adults with obesity than 81% of towns); the weakest is no exercise, still better than 60%.

B+Self-rated health16.9% · NJ 17.1% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13.2% · NJ 12.2% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.4% · NJ 14.7% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity30.6% · NJ 28.9% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes10% · NJ 10.9% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.6% smoke · NJ 10.9% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.2% · NJ 24.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 74%
Less healthyHealthier
New Jersey towns we grade (468)Healthier than 30%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $80K–$134K (7,629)Healthier than 56%

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). Delran Township’s median household income is $106,921; among the 7,629 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($80K–$134K), it’s healthier than 56%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Delran Township could be anywhere from B− to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 08075,08057), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Delran Township adults…

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

25 of every 100 Delran Township adults have arthritis
New Jersey: 22 in 100 · worse · likely 22.7–27.7%
Better than NJWorseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Getting care

Care in and near Delran Township

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

HNearest ERVirtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro · 4.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHospital of Univ of Pennsylvania★★★★★ · 13.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCottman Community Health CenterPhiladelphia · 5.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.2 mi
Virtua Willingboro Hospital
Willingboro · ★★★★★
ER
4.8 mi
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
5.3 mi
Cottman Community Health Center
Philadelphia · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
6 mi
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
6.3 mi
Burlington City Health Center
Burlington · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.2 mi
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital
Bensalem · not rated
✓ Primary careDelran Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDelran Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDelran Township 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 Delran Township; ≈ 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 24.2%NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.7%NJ 37.5%
Binge drink 16.7%NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 12.6%NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Delran Township, betterDelran Township, worseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Where Delran Township gets moving

3.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupNJ 78%
66%Dentist visitNJ 66%
89%Cholesterol checkNJ 89%
66%Colon screeningNJ 63%
76%MammogramNJ 76%
76%Taking BP medsNJ 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Delran Township 9.1% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Delran Township adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Delran Township runs above New Jersey.

3 in 10Delran Township adults feel lonely
29.5% · NJ 32.4% · About the same as NJ
1 in 4Delran Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · NJ 24% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Delran Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.3% · NJ 15.1% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Delran Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · NJ 14.7% · Worse than NJ
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Delran Township 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 8
Delran Township adults worry about having enough food
12.6% · NJ 14.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 9
Delran Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.3% · NJ 12.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 14
Delran Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · NJ 7%
About the same as NJ
1 in 13
Delran Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · NJ 7.4%
About the same as NJ

8.2% of Delran Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Around town

Delran Township and the towns around it

Delran Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

Moorestown Township: 26.2%Delanco Township: 31%Willingboro Township: 37.3%Riverside Township: 31%Cinnaminson Township: 28.5%Moorestown-Lenola: 27.5%Maple Shade Township: 32.4%Mount Laurel Township: 27.2%Edgewater Park Township: 33.9%Philadelphia: 33.2%Bensalem Township: 30.6%Beverly: 34.2%Burlington Township: 32.6%Westampton Township: 31.2%Pennsauken Township: 32.1%Riverton: 28%Palmyra: 32.2%Delran Township: 30.6%Delran TownshipMoorestown TownshipDelanco TownshipWillingboro TownshipRiverside TownshipCinnaminson TownshipVirtua Willingboro Hospital · Willingboro · 4.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHJefferson Health- Northeast · Philadelphia · 4.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHNazareth Hospital · Philadelphia · 6 mi · 2★ MedicareHRothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital · Bensalem · 7.2 miHCottman Community Health Center · Philadelphia · 5.3 mi+Burlington City Health Center · Burlington · 6.3 mi+
Healthier than NJNear NJLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Moorestown Township26.2%
Cinnaminson Township28.5%
Delran Township30.6%
Delanco Township31%
Riverside Township31%
Willingboro Township37.3%
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
Delran TownshipB+30.6%10%12.6%ZIP codes
Moorestown TownshipA+26.2%9.2%8%ZIP 08057
Willingboro TownshipC+37.3%14.8%12.4%ZIP 08046
Delanco Township · Riverside TownshipB+31%10.1%13%ZIP 08075
Cinnaminson TownshipA28.5%9.5%10.5%ZIP 08077

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
New Jersey

Every CDC estimate for Delran Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Delran Township is better than New Jersey on 1 and worse on 2; on the rest, the New Jersey figure falls inside Delran Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Delran TownshipNJU.S.vs NJ
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.9%14.9–18.917.1%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.2%11.7–14.712.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.4%14.8–18.314.7%15.9%Worse
Conditions
Obesity30.6%26.4–3528.9%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10%8.7–11.310.9%12%About the same
High blood pressure32.6%29.7–35.532.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.3%36.2–42.539.3%37.1%About the same
Arthritis25.2%22.7–27.722.2%25.3%Worse
Asthma9.7%8.7–10.98.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.1%7.4–8.87.5%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.5%5–6.15.6%6.4%About the same
COPD5.8%5.1–6.55.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.33.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.1%7.4–119.6%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.6%10.9–14.410.9%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work24.2%21.1–27.524.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.7%14.3–19.315.5%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.7%30.2–3937.5%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9.1%7.9–10.511.3%11%Better
Checkup in the past year78.5%75.6–81.378%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year65.9%62.6–68.865.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years88.6%87.2–90.189.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.7%72.8–78.477.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.2%62–70.163.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.5%69–81.275.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression17.3%15–19.815.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.5%26–33.132.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.5%19.7–25.524%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12.6%11–14.514.3%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing11.3%9.9–1312.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.1%6.1–8.17%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.6%6.6–8.57.4%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)8.2%6.9–9.48.4%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability26.2%23.3–29.224.8%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.1%9.7–12.511.3%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.5%11.3–14.111.5%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty5.8%5.2–6.55.7%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.4%4–4.84.7%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7%6.2–7.86.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.63.3%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 Delran Township

Is Delran Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Delran Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns: B+ for health, #327 of 468 in New Jersey. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 56%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Delran Township?

CDC estimates 30.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 26.4% and 35%, against 28.9% across New Jersey and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Delran Township?

Virtua Willingboro Hospital in Willingboro, 4.2 miles in a straight line from Delran Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Delran Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9.1% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.9–10.5%), 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 Delran Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Delran Township.

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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.