Health · Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst, NJ health

Lyndhurst differs from New Jersey on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 9.6%) and fewer adults with diabetes (8.7% vs 10.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 07071 (all of Lyndhurst)

AHealth Grade

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Lyndhurst’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lyndhurst is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and 55% of New Jersey towns.

A-Self-rated healthAPhysical distressA-Mental distressAObesityADiabetesASmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 89%

Less healthyHealthier

New Jersey towns we grade (529)Healthier than 55%

Towns with similar incomes, $84K–$140K (6,441)Healthier than 83%

About what its income would suggest. Lyndhurst does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lyndhurst could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New Jersey ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Lyndhurst with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Lyndhurst’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst adults…

31 of every 100 Lyndhurst adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28–33.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lyndhurst, betterLyndhurst, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Lyndhurst
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.6% Lyndhurst
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Lyndhurst
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.8% Lyndhurst
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lyndhurst 11.5% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Lyndhurst adults are doing

1 in 3Lyndhurst adults feel lonely

34.5% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Lyndhurst adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.8% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Lyndhurst adults lack social or emotional support

24.8% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 6Lyndhurst adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · New Jersey 14.7% · too close to call

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 8

Lyndhurst adults worry about having enough food

12% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 9

Lyndhurst adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · NJ 12.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Lyndhurst adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 16

Lyndhurst adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NJ 7.4% · better

6.5% of Lyndhurst adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

22.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10%

Thinking or memory11.1%

Hearing5.3%

Errands alone6.2%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst 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.

22.2%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Secaucus22.2%

Nutley22.7%

Rutherford24.9%

Belleville26.2%

Lyndhurst27.2%

North Arlington27.2%

Kearny29.8%

Care nearby

Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus · 2.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville · 3.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Silver Lake Hospital LtachNewark · 4.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

St. Mary's General HospitalPassaic · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Hudson Community Action Corporation @ SecaucusSecaucus · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Newark Community Health CentersNewark · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLyndhurst is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careLyndhurst is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthLyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst. 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 Lyndhurst

Measure	Lyndhurst	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.6%	28–33.4%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.1%	36.2–42.1%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	27.2%	23.6–31.2%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	20%	18–22%	22.2%	better
Depression	15.8%	13.8–18.1%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.8%	5.4–8.3%	9.6%	better
Asthma	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.3%	6.7–8%	7.5%	about the same
Diabetes	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	10.9%	better
COPD	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.7%	2.4–2.9%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.8%	8.3–11.5%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	17.4%	15–19.9%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	19.3–25.2%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.6%	34.4–42.6%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77%	74.1–79.6%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.9%	65.9–71.6%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.4%	87.9–90.7%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.1%	61–69%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	70.8–82.3%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.5%	71.6–77.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	11.5%	9.8–13.3%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.5%	30.9–38.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.8%	21.9–27.7%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.8–17.3%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.4%	13.6–17.4%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.1%	9.9–12.5%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	10.2–13.7%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.8–12.9%	12.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.1–6.8%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	6.5%	5.4–7.7%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	22.7%	20.2–25.6%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	10%	8.7–11.4%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	11.5%
Hearing	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	5.7%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.4%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.1%	3.3%
Errands alone	6.2%	5.5–7%	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 Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lyndhurst by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lyndhurst by how much of its land each one covers.

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.