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Health in Landing · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Landing residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Landing

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Jersey

Share of adults, with the New Jersey figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.7%NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.3%NJ 37.5%
Binge drink 18.2%NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 12.1%NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Landing, betterLanding, worseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Where Landing gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Landing adults…

On every condition, Landing is about the same as New Jersey. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Landing adults have high blood pressure
New Jersey: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.5–35.8%
Better than NJWorseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Getting care

Care in and near Landing

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

HNearest ERAhs HospitalHackettstown · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMorristown Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careZufall Health CenterDover · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Zufall Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Dover
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.6 mi
Ahs Hospital
Hackettstown · ★★★★★
ER
10.5 mi
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
Denville · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Newton Medical Center
Newton · ★★★★★
ER
≈12.6 mi
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLanding is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLanding is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLanding 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 Landing; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupNJ 78%
71%Dentist visitNJ 66%
89%Cholesterol checkNJ 89%
65%Colon screeningNJ 63%
75%MammogramNJ 76%
76%Taking BP medsNJ 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Landing 10% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Landing adults are doing

About the same as New Jersey on each measure.

1 in 3Landing adults feel lonely
32.8% · NJ 32.4% · About the same as NJ
1 in 4Landing adults lack social or emotional support
22.9% · NJ 24% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Landing adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.2% · NJ 15.1% · About the same as NJ
1 in 6Landing adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · NJ 14.7% · About the same as NJ
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Landing 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
Landing adults worry about having enough food
12.1% · NJ 14.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 9
Landing adults worry about keeping their housing
10.7% · NJ 12.3%
About the same as NJ
1 in 15
Landing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · NJ 7%
About the same as NJ
1 in 14
Landing adults lack reliable transportation
7% · NJ 7.4%
About the same as NJ

7.6% of Landing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Around town

Landing and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Roxbury Township: 24.3%Hopatcong: 27.6%Mount Arlington: 24.2%Port Morris: 25.9%Succasunna: 23.4%Randolph Township: 22.6%Mine Hill Township: 25%Kenvil: 25.2%Byram Township: 26.1%Jefferson Township: 24.9%Stanhope: 26.4%Flanders: 24.4%Lake Hopatcong: 24.2%Byram Center: 26.1%Ledgewood: 22.2%Netcong: 26.2%Landing: 26.6%LandingRoxbury TownshipHopatcongMount ArlingtonPort MorrisSaint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus · Denville · 10.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHNewton Medical Center · Newton · 11.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHZufall Health Center - Dover Dental Center · Dover · 5.8 mi+
Healthier than NJNear NJLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#16 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mount Arlington24.2%
Roxbury Township24.3%
Port Morris25.9%
Landing26.6%
Hopatcong27.6%
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
Roxbury TownshipA24.3%9.2%9.5%ZIP codes
HopatcongA27.6%9.1%11.6%CDC place
Mount ArlingtonA24.2%9.9%9.4%CDC place
Port Morris————

Port Morris: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
New Jersey

Questions about health in Landing

Why doesn’t Landing have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Landing?

Ahs Hospital in Hackettstown, 8.6 miles in a straight line from Landing’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 Landing?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Highlands Health Van in Dover, 5.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Landing.

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.