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Health in Loch Arbour · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Loch Arbour residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Loch Arbour

Loch Arbour is an active town

Only 17.6% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 24.8% across New Jersey. Habits ↓

Cancer runs high in Loch Arbour

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.9%), vs 7.5% across New Jersey. Conditions ↓

Fewer Loch Arbour adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below New Jersey. 1 in 14 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 7 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Loch Arbour’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Jersey

Share of adults, with the New Jersey figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.6%NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.3%NJ 37.5%
Binge drink 16.6%NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 9.2%NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Loch Arbour, betterLoch Arbour, worseAbout the sameNew Jersey
Where Loch Arbour gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Loch Arbour adults…

Loch Arbour runs below NJ on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Loch Arbour adults have had cancer
New Jersey: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11%
Better than NJWorseAbout the sameNew Jersey
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 14
Loch Arbour adults worry about having enough food
7% · NJ 14.3%
Better than NJ
1 in 16
Loch Arbour adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · NJ 12.3%
Better than NJ
1 in 24
Loch Arbour adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · NJ 7%
Better than NJ
1 in 22
Loch Arbour adults lack reliable transportation
4.5% · NJ 7.4%
Better than NJ

4.2% of Loch Arbour adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Getting care

Care in and near Loch Arbour

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

HNearest ERJersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune · ≈3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJersey Shore University Medical Center★★★★★ · 3.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careVisiting Nurse Assn-CentralAsbury Park · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Visiting Nurse Assn-Central
3 sites · nearest in Asbury Park
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈3.1 mi
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune · ★★★★★
ER
4.4 mi
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch · ★★★★★
ER
4.5 mi
Monmouth Family Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Long Branch
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Riverview Medical Center
Red Bank · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Ocean Medical Center
Brick · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLoch Arbour is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLoch Arbour is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLoch Arbour 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 Loch Arbour; ≈ 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 Loch Arbour adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

80%Yearly checkupNJ 78%
76%Dentist visitNJ 66%
91%Cholesterol checkNJ 89%
73%Colon screeningNJ 63%
78%MammogramNJ 76%
79%Taking BP medsNJ 77%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Loch Arbour 5.8% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Loch Arbour adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Loch Arbour does better than New Jersey.

1 in 4Loch Arbour adults feel lonely
26.9% · NJ 32.4% · Better than NJ
1 in 6Loch Arbour adults lack social or emotional support
17% · NJ 24% · Better than NJ
1 in 6Loch Arbour adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.5% · NJ 15.1% · About the same as NJ
1 in 7Loch Arbour adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · NJ 14.7% · About the same as NJ
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Loch Arbour 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.

Around town

Loch Arbour and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Interlaken: 30.1%Allenhurst: 29.5%Asbury Park: 37.9%Ocean Township: 32.4%Wanamassa: 29%Deal: 27.9%Neptune Township: 34.1%Ocean Grove: 31.3%Loch Arbour: 29.4%Loch ArbourInterlakenAllenhurstAsbury ParkJersey Shore University Medical Center · Neptune · 3.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHCommunity Health Center of Asbury Park · Asbury Park · 0.7 mi+
Healthier than NJNear NJLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Loch Arbour29.4%
Allenhurst29.5%
Interlaken30.1%
Asbury Park37.9%
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
Interlaken————
Asbury ParkB37.9%11.7%12.7%CDC place
Allenhurst————

Interlaken and Allenhurst: 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.

21.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.3%
Thinking or memory9.9%
Hearing5.9%
Errands alone5.5%
Vision3.2%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
New Jersey

Questions about health in Loch Arbour

Why doesn’t Loch Arbour have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Loch Arbour?

Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Loch Arbour’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 Loch Arbour?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Center of Asbury Park in Asbury Park, 0.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Loch Arbour.

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.