Health · Closter

Closter, NJ health

Closter differs from New Jersey on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (3.8% vs 7%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.2% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Closter
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How Closter compares with New Jersey

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Closter adults…

31 of every 100 Closter adults have high blood pressure
New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.6–34.3%

Bars show Closter; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Closter, betterCloster, worseToo close to callNew Jersey
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.3% Closter
NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Closter
NJ 37.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Closter
NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.3% Closter
NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
NJ 78%
72%
Dentist visit
NJ 66%
92%
Cholesterol check
NJ 89%
65%
Colon screening
NJ 63%
77%
Mammogram
NJ 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
NJ 77%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Closter 6.2% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Closter adults are doing

1 in 3Closter adults feel lonely
32.3% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 8Closter adults have been diagnosed with depression
12.9% · New Jersey 15.1% · better
1 in 4Closter adults lack social or emotional support
24% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call
1 in 8Closter adults are in frequent mental distress
12.1% · New Jersey 14.7% · better
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 12
Closter adults worry about having enough food
8.2% · NJ 14.3% · better
1 in 14
Closter adults worry about keeping their housing
7.1% · NJ 12.3% · better
1 in 26
Closter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.8% · NJ 7% · better
1 in 22
Closter adults lack reliable transportation
4.5% · NJ 7.4% · better

3.8% of Closter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

18.5%

of Closter adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.4%
Thinking or memory8%
Hearing4.9%
Errands alone4.6%
Vision3.2%
Dressing or bathing2.2%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Closter

Closter and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

Harrington Park: 22.6% Norwood: 21.5% Emerson: 23.9% Demarest: 20.9% Alpine: 20% Haworth: 22.8% River Vale: 23.8% Old Tappan: 20.7% Northvale: 23.3% Rockleigh: 21.3% Westwood: 25.6% Oradell: 22.9% Paramus: 22.9% Washington: 24.4% Cresskill: 21.8% Tenafly: 21.1% Yonkers: 29.3% Hastings-on-Hudson: 22.2% Greenburgh: 23.4% Dumont: 25.1% Closter: 21.8% Closter Harrington Park Norwood Emerson Demarest Alpine Haworth Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical · Westwood · 2.9 mi · 5★ MedicareH St. John's Riverside Hospital · Yonkers · 3.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH St. Joseph's Medical Center · Yonkers · 4.4 mi · 1★ MedicareH Sun River Health Park Care · Yonkers · 4.2 mi+ Yonkers Community Health Center · Yonkers · 4.3 mi+
20%29.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first
Alpine20%
Demarest20.9%
Norwood21.5%
Closter21.8%
Harrington Park22.6%
Haworth22.8%
Emerson23.9%

Care nearby

Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
St. John's Riverside HospitalYonkers · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterEnglewood · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Sun River Health Park CareYonkers · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Yonkers Community Health CenterYonkers · 4.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careCloster is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCloster is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCloster is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Closter. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Closter
MeasureClosterMarginNew Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.4%28.6–34.3%32.8%about the same
High cholesterol42.5%39.3–45.6%39.3%about the same
Obesity21.8%18.6–25.3%28.9%better
Arthritis19.4%17.3–21.5%22.2%better
Depression12.9%11.1–14.8%15.1%better
Lost all teeth (65+)6%4.8–7.4%9.6%better
Asthma7.5%6.7–8.5%8.9%better
Cancer (not skin)7.5%6.8–8.3%7.5%about the same
Diabetes9.2%8–10.5%10.9%better
COPD3.8%3.3–4.5%5.1%better
Heart disease4.7%4.2–5.3%5.6%better
Stroke2.5%2.2–2.8%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes7.3%5.9–9%10.9%better
Binge drink14.6%12.5–16.8%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise19.3%16.4–22.4%24.8%better
Sleep under 7 hours37.4%33.4–41.4%37.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.9%77.4–82.4%78%about the same
Dentist visit72.4%69.7–74.9%65.9%better
Cholesterol check91.7%90.5–92.9%89.1%better
Colon screening64.6%60.7–68.4%63.4%about the same
Mammogram77.4%71.5–82.7%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds77.8%74.9–80.5%77.2%about the same
No health insurance6.2%5.1–7.5%11.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.3%28.7–35.9%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support24%21–27.3%24%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.1%10.6–13.7%14.7%better
Fair or poor health12.4%10.6–14.3%17.1%better
Frequent physical distress9.3%8.1–10.7%12.2%better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.2%6.6–10%14.3%better
Housing insecurity7.1%5.8–8.4%12.3%better
Utility shut-off threat3.8%3.2–4.5%7%better
No reliable transportation4.5%3.8–5.2%7.4%better
Receive SNAP3.8%2.9–4.9%8.4%
Disability
Any disability18.5%16–21.2%24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs8.4%7.2–9.8%11.3%
Thinking or memory8%6.9–9.3%11.5%
Hearing4.9%4.3–5.5%5.7%
Vision3.2%2.8–3.6%4.7%
Dressing or bathing2.2%1.9–2.6%3.3%
Errands alone4.6%4–5.3%6.6%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Closter door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Jersey figure falls inside it, we don't call Closter better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Closter directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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