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Health in Briarcliff Manor · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Briarcliff Manor is among the healthiest U.S. towns

Briarcliff Manor differs from New York on 28 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 26 better, 2 worse.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Briarcliff Manor

Briarcliff Manor is an active town

Only 16.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 25.9% across New York. The town has 12 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

Briarcliff Manor keeps up with checkups

It beats New York on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (83.3% vs 80.8%) and dentist visits (77.1% vs 63.5%). Checkups ↓

Against towns with similar incomes, Briarcliff Manor’s lead shrinks

Briarcliff Manor is healthier than 99% of U.S. towns, but 79% of the 598 towns with similar household incomes ($172K–$287K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Briarcliff Manor adults report less loneliness

Loneliness (26.6% vs 34.2%), frequent mental distress (10.8% vs 15%), lack of emotional support (17.3% vs 26.4%) and depression (15.2% vs 17.5%) all run below New York. Mind & connection ↓

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 York figure falls outside Briarcliff Manor’s likely range.

Health Grade

What’s behind Briarcliff Manor’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Briarcliff Manor is among the healthiest U.S. towns, #22 of 755 in New York. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is mental distress (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than almost every town); the weakest is diabetes, still better than 90%.

A+Self-rated health10.4% · NY 18.1% · U.S. 19.4%
A+Physical distress9.5% · NY 12.8% · U.S. 13%
A+Mental distress10.8% · NY 15% · U.S. 15.9%
A+Obesity21.4% · NY 28.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes9.1% · NY 11.5% · U.S. 12%
A+Smoking6.4% smoke · NY 11.3% · U.S. 11.8%
A+Exercise16.1% · NY 25.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Among the healthiest
Less healthyHealthier
New York towns we grade (755)Healthier than 97%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $172K–$287K (598)Healthier than 79%

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). Briarcliff Manor’s median household income is $229,732; among the 598 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($172K–$287K), it’s healthier than 79%, 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, Briarcliff Manor could be anywhere from A to A+.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 16.1%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 14.5%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 6.4%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Briarcliff Manor, betterBriarcliff Manor, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Briarcliff Manor gets moving

12 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Briarcliff Manor adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

83%Yearly checkupNY 81%
77%Dentist visitNY 64%
94%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
74%Colon screeningNY 67%
81%MammogramNY 79%
80%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 31
working-age adults has no health insurance
Briarcliff Manor 3.2% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Briarcliff Manor adults are doing

On 4 of 4 measures, Briarcliff Manor does better than New York.

1 in 4Briarcliff Manor adults feel lonely
26.6% · NY 34.2% · Better than NY
1 in 6Briarcliff Manor adults lack social or emotional support
17.3% · NY 26.4% · Better than NY
1 in 7Briarcliff Manor adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.2% · NY 17.5% · Better than NY
1 in 9Briarcliff Manor adults are in frequent mental distress
10.8% · NY 15% · Better than NY
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Briarcliff Manor 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Briarcliff Manor adults…

Briarcliff Manor runs below NY on 8 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Briarcliff Manor adults have had cancer
New York: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Getting care

Care in and near Briarcliff Manor

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

HNearest ERPhelps HospitalSleepy Hollow · 2.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthern Westchester Hospital★★★★★ · 7.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Family Medical CenterOssining · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.6 mi
Open Door Family Medical Center
4 sites · nearest in Ossining
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.7 mi
Phelps Hospital
Sleepy Hollow · ★★★★★
ER
4.4 mi
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla · ★★★★★
ER
4.8 mi
Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Valhalla
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5 mi
Nyack Hospital
Nyack · ★★★★★
ER
5.1 mi
Blythedale Children's Hospital
Valhalla · not rated
Children’s
✓ Primary careBriarcliff Manor is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBriarcliff Manor is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBriarcliff Manor 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 Briarcliff Manor; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

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 17
Briarcliff Manor adults worry about having enough food
5.8% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 18
Briarcliff Manor adults worry about keeping their housing
5.5% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 29
Briarcliff Manor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.4% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 27
Briarcliff Manor adults lack reliable transportation
3.7% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

4.2% of Briarcliff Manor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Around town

Briarcliff Manor and the towns around it

Briarcliff Manor has the best Health Grade of the 6 graded towns around it.

Ossining: 24.2%Mount Pleasant: 23.2%Ossining: 27.7%Clarkstown: 26.6%Upper Nyack: 27.3%Croton-on-Hudson: 22.7%Cortlandt: 24.5%New Castle: 23.3%North Castle: 21.4%Greenburgh: 23.4%Valhalla: 23.9%Tarrytown: 24.1%Sleepy Hollow: 27.6%Chappaqua: 20.3%Orangetown: 25.8%West Nyack: 25.1%Blauvelt: 26.3%Ramapo: 31%Haverstraw: 29.8%Haverstraw: 36.1%New City: 25.8%Pearl River: 26.6%Nanuet: 28.9%Valley Cottage: 27.2%Nyack: 29%Briarcliff Manor: 21.4%Briarcliff ManorOssiningMount PleasantOssiningClarkstownUpper NyackPhelps Hospital · Sleepy Hollow · 2.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHWestchester Medical Center · Valhalla · 4.4 mi · 2★ MedicareHNyack Hospital · Nyack · 5 mi · 2★ MedicareHBlythedale Children's Hospital · Valhalla · 5.1 miHOpen Door 2 Church Street · Ossining · 1.6 mi+The Grasslands Homeless Shelter · Valhalla · 4.8 mi+
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 26 towns on this map, healthiest first
Briarcliff Manor21.4%
Mount Pleasant23.2%
Ossining24.2%
Clarkstown26.6%
Upper Nyack27.3%
Ossining27.7%
NY28.8%

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
Briarcliff ManorA+21.4%9.1%6.4%CDC place
OssiningA+24.2%9.6%8.1%ZIP codes
Mount PleasantA+23.2%8.7%8.1%ZIP codes
OssiningA27.7%10.1%10.1%CDC place
ClarkstownA26.6%9.9%8.4%ZIP codes
Upper NyackA+27.3%9.8%7.8%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

19.2%

of Briarcliff Manor adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.4%
Thinking or memory7.4%
Hearing5.4%
Errands alone4.7%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
New York

Every CDC estimate for Briarcliff Manor

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Briarcliff Manor is better than New York on 26 and worse on 2; on the rest, the New York figure falls inside Briarcliff Manor’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Briarcliff ManorNYU.S.vs NY
Overall health
Fair or poor health10.4%8.9–12.318.1%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)9.5%8.4–10.912.8%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)10.8%9.6–12.115%15.9%Better
Conditions
Obesity21.4%18.6–24.328.8%32.9%Better
Diabetes9.1%7.9–10.311.5%12%Better
High blood pressure29.8%27.2–32.432.6%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.6%36.6–42.437.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis26.7%24.2–2924%25.3%Worse
Asthma8.8%7.9–9.810.3%9.9%Better
Cancer, other than skin cancer11.1%10.1–127.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease5.6%4.9–6.46.1%6.4%About the same
COPD4.4%3.7–5.36%6.3%Better
Stroke2.7%2.4–3.13.4%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)4.2%3.3–5.212.8%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes6.4%5.2–7.911.3%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work16.1%13.8–18.925.9%24.7%Better
Binge drinking14.5%12.5–16.416.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.5%27.3–3437.9%36%Better
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)3.2%2.5–3.97.9%11%Better
Checkup in the past year83.3%81–85.280.8%77.4%Better
Dentist visit in the past year77.1%74.9–79.363.5%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years93.6%92.6–94.489.2%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.1%77.3–82.577.2%76.5%Better
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)73.5%70–76.666.8%65.5%Better
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)81%75.8–85.478.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression15.2%13.2–17.117.5%20.6%Better
Feel lonely26.6%23.3–29.934.2%32.5%Better
Lack social and emotional support17.3%15–19.726.4%23.6%Better
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food5.8%4.6–7.117.2%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing5.5%4.6–6.614.5%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off3.4%2.8–48.2%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation3.7%3.1–4.38.6%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)4.2%3.3–5.414.1%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability19.2%16.7–21.927.2%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.4%8–11.213.4%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering7.4%6.3–8.512.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty5.4%4.7–6.15.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty2.9%2.5–3.45.2%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone4.7%4–5.57.7%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.3%2–2.73.8%3.8%Lower

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 York figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Briarcliff Manor

Is Briarcliff Manor a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Briarcliff Manor is among the healthiest U.S. towns: A+ for health, #22 of 755 in New York. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 79%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Briarcliff Manor?

CDC estimates 21.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 18.6% and 24.3%, against 28.8% across New York and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Briarcliff Manor?

Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, 2.7 miles in a straight line from Briarcliff Manor’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Briarcliff Manor have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 3.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 2.5–3.9%), against 7.9% across New York.

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 Briarcliff Manor more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from A to A+.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.