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Health in Harbor Hills · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harbor Hills residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harbor Hills

Harbor Hills is older than New York, yet healthier on chronic conditions

Harbor Hills runs below New York on diabetes (8.5% vs 11.5%), stroke (2.6% vs 3.4%) and COPD (4.8% vs 6%). That’s despite an older population: 28% of residents are 65 or older (New York 18%). Conditions ↓

Harbor Hills is an active town

Only 18.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 25.9% across New York. Habits ↓

Harbor Hills keeps up with checkups

It beats New York on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (72.2% vs 63.5%) and cholesterol checks (92.3% vs 89.2%). Checkups ↓

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 Harbor Hills’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harbor Hills adults…

Harbor Hills runs below NY on 4 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Harbor Hills adults have had cancer
New York: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.1%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Why age matters here

Harbor Hills is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across New York. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Harbor Hills as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Harbor Hills28%
New York18%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.1%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 16.4%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 7.7%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harbor Hills, betterHarbor Hills, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Harbor Hills gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%Yearly checkupNY 81%
72%Dentist visitNY 64%
92%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
72%Colon screeningNY 67%
78%MammogramNY 79%
81%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 30
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harbor Hills 3.3% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Getting care

Care in and near Harbor Hills

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

HNearest ERNorth Shore University HospitalManhasset · 2.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorth Shore University Hospital★★★★★ · 2.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFresh MeadowsFresh Meadows · 4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.6 mi
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset · ★★★★★
ER
3.3 mi
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park · ★★★★★
ER
4 mi
Fresh Meadows
Fresh Meadows · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
4.4 mi
St. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center
Roslyn · ★★★★★
ER
4.6 mi
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing · ★★★★★
ER
4.6 mi
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Flushing
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHarbor Hills is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarbor Hills is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarbor Hills 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 Harbor Hills; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Harbor Hills adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Harbor Hills does better than New York.

3 in 10Harbor Hills adults feel lonely
29% · NY 34.2% · Better than NY
1 in 5Harbor Hills adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · NY 26.4% · Better than NY
1 in 6Harbor Hills adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.4% · NY 17.5% · About the same as NY
1 in 8Harbor Hills adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · NY 15% · About the same as NY
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Harbor Hills 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 14
Harbor Hills adults worry about having enough food
6.9% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 15
Harbor Hills adults worry about keeping their housing
6.7% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 26
Harbor Hills adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.9% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 23
Harbor Hills adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

5.1% of Harbor Hills adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Around town

Harbor Hills and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Saddle Rock: 25%Saddle Rock Estates: 25.7%Great Neck Estates: 24.5%Kings Point: 23.9%Great Neck: 28%Great Neck Plaza: 23.8%University Gardens: 23.3%North Hempstead: 24.8%New York: 25.1%Kensington: 23%Harbor Hills: 26.6%Harbor HillsSaddle RockSaddle Rock EstatesGreat Neck EstatesNorth Shore University Hospital · Manhasset · 2.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHLong Island Jewish Medical Center · New Hyde Park · 3.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center · Roslyn · 4.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHFlushing Hospital Medical Center · Flushing · 4.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHFresh Meadows · Fresh Meadows · 4 mi+Charles B. Wang Community Health Center · Flushing · 4.6 mi+
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Great Neck Estates24.5%
Saddle Rock25%
Saddle Rock Estates25.7%
Harbor Hills26.6%
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
Saddle RockA+25%8.9%7.1%CDC place
Saddle Rock Estates————
Great Neck EstatesA+24.5%9.2%7%CDC place

Saddle Rock Estates: 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.

20.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.2%
Thinking or memory8.5%
Hearing5.2%
Errands alone5.1%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
New York

Questions about health in Harbor Hills

Why doesn’t Harbor Hills have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Harbor Hills?

North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, 2.6 miles in a straight line from Harbor Hills’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Harbor Hills?

137 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Fresh Meadows in Fresh Meadows, 4.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Harbor Hills.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.