Old Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0On CDC estimates, Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns
Point Pleasant Beach differs from New Jersey on 16 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 13 better, 3 worse.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Point Pleasant Beach. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Point Pleasant Beach
New Jersey sets a high bar
Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns, but only 54% of the 468 New Jersey towns we grade. Health Grade ↓
Against towns with similar incomes, Point Pleasant Beach’s lead shrinks
Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns, but 58% of the 3,420 towns with similar household incomes ($106K–$177K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓
Cancer and arthritis run high in Point Pleasant Beach
1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.1%), vs 7.5% across New Jersey. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (28.3%), vs 22.2% across New Jersey. Conditions ↓
Point Pleasant Beach keeps up with checkups
It beats New Jersey on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (71.8% vs 65.9%) and cholesterol checks (90.8% vs 89.1%). Checkups ↓
Fewer Point Pleasant Beach adults struggle to make ends meet
Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below New Jersey. 1 in 12 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 Point Pleasant Beach’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What’s behind Point Pleasant Beach’s grade
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns, #215 of 468 in New Jersey. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is mental distress (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 94% of towns); the weakest is diabetes, still better than 78%.
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). Point Pleasant Beach’s median household income is $141,716; among the 3,420 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($106K–$177K), it’s healthier than 58%, about where its income would put it.
Most New Jersey towns score higher on these estimates than towns elsewhere, so within the state Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 54% of graded towns, against 89% nationally.
Out of every 100 Point Pleasant Beach adults…
Point Pleasant Beach runs above NJ on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
Keeping up with care
Share of Point Pleasant Beach adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
5% of Point Pleasant Beach adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.
Care in and near Point Pleasant Beach
No hospital or community health center in Point Pleasant Beach itself. These are the nearest.
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 Point Pleasant Beach; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Everyday habits, side by side with New Jersey
Share of adults, with the New Jersey figure marked.
1.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve
How Point Pleasant Beach adults are doing
On 2 of 4 measures, Point Pleasant Beach does better than New Jersey.
1 in 4 Point Pleasant Beach adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.
Point Pleasant Beach and the towns around it
Point Pleasant Beach’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 4 graded towns around it.
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant Beach | A | 28.2% | 10.2% | 10.6% | CDC place |
| Brielle | A+ | 28.7% | 8.9% | 7.8% | CDC place |
| Point Pleasant | A | 27.8% | 8.9% | 10.9% | CDC place |
| Manasquan | A+ | 28.3% | 8.4% | 7.1% | CDC place |
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Point Pleasant Beach adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Every CDC estimate for Point Pleasant Beach
Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.
On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Point Pleasant Beach is better than New Jersey on 13 and worse on 3; on the rest, the New Jersey figure falls inside Point Pleasant Beach’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.
| Adults who… | Point Pleasant Beach | NJ | U.S. | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall health | ||||
| Fair or poor health | 14.2%12–16.8 | 17.1% | 19.4% | Better |
| Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month) | 12.2%10.6–14.1 | 12.2% | 13% | About the same |
| Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month) | 13.2%11.6–15.1 | 14.7% | 15.9% | About the same |
| Conditions | ||||
| Obesity | 28.2%24.4–32.5 | 28.9% | 32.9% | About the same |
| Diabetes | 10.2%8.9–11.7 | 10.9% | 12% | About the same |
| High blood pressure | 32.9%30.1–36 | 32.8% | 34.4% | About the same |
| High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years) | 43%39.9–46.2 | 39.3% | 37.1% | Worse |
| Arthritis | 28.3%25.8–31.1 | 22.2% | 25.3% | Worse |
| Asthma | 8.9%8–10.1 | 8.9% | 9.9% | About the same |
| Cancer, other than skin cancer | 10.1%9.2–11 | 7.5% | 7.9% | Worse |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.2%5.4–7 | 5.6% | 6.4% | About the same |
| COPD | 5.6%4.6–6.7 | 5.1% | 6.3% | About the same |
| Stroke | 3.1%2.7–3.5 | 3.1% | 3.4% | About the same |
| Lost all teeth (ages 65+) | 8.2%6.7–9.9 | 9.6% | 12.3% | About the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 10.6%8.5–13.1 | 10.9% | 11.8% | About the same |
| No exercise outside work | 20.6%17.4–24.2 | 24.8% | 24.7% | Better |
| Binge drinking | 15.3%13.1–17.7 | 15.5% | 15.4% | About the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 33.5%29.4–37.8 | 37.5% | 36% | About the same |
| Checkups and coverage | ||||
| No health insurance (ages 18–64) | 7.1%5.7–8.8 | 11.3% | 11% | Better |
| Checkup in the past year | 78.5%75.6–81.2 | 78% | 77.4% | About the same |
| Dentist visit in the past year | 71.8%68.9–74.5 | 65.9% | 63.2% | Better |
| Cholesterol check in 5 years | 90.8%89.2–92 | 89.1% | 87.1% | Better |
| Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure) | 80.1%77.5–82.6 | 77.2% | 76.5% | Better |
| Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75) | 67.9%63.8–71.8 | 63.4% | 65.5% | Better |
| Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74) | 77.6%71.6–82.7 | 75.7% | 76.4% | About the same |
| Mind and connection | ||||
| Ever told they have depression | 15.5%13.5–17.9 | 15.1% | 20.6% | About the same |
| Feel lonely | 26.9%23.6–30.4 | 32.4% | 32.5% | Better |
| Lack social and emotional support | 18.9%16–21.8 | 24% | 23.6% | Better |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Worried about having enough food | 8.6%6.8–10.7 | 14.3% | 15% | Better |
| Worried about keeping housing | 7.4%6–9 | 12.3% | 12% | Better |
| Threatened with a utility shut-off | 4.7%3.9–5.7 | 7% | 7.6% | Better |
| Lack reliable transportation | 5.2%4.4–6.2 | 7.4% | 7.9% | Better |
| Received SNAP (food stamps) | 5%3.8–6.4 | 8.4% | 11.6% | Lower |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 23%19.9–26.4 | 24.8% | 30.1% | About the same |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 10.6%8.9–12.6 | 11.3% | 13.6% | About the same |
| Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 9.9%8.4–11.6 | 11.5% | 13.9% | About the same |
| Hearing difficulty | 6.3%5.5–7.2 | 5.7% | 6.7% | About the same |
| Vision difficulty | 3.7%3.2–4.3 | 4.7% | 5.4% | Lower |
| Difficulty doing errands alone | 5.9%5–7 | 6.6% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Difficulty dressing or bathing | 3%2.5–3.5 | 3.3% | 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 Point Pleasant Beach
Is Point Pleasant Beach a healthy place to live?
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Point Pleasant Beach is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns: A for health, #215 of 468 in New Jersey. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 58%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.
What is the obesity rate in Point Pleasant Beach?
CDC estimates 28.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 24.4% and 32.5%, against 28.9% across New Jersey and 32.9% nationally.
What hospital is closest to Point Pleasant Beach?
Ocean Medical Center in Brick, 4.5 miles in a straight line from Point Pleasant Beach’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
How many people in Point Pleasant Beach have no health insurance?
CDC estimates 7.1% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.7–8.8%), 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 Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach.
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.