Health · Milltown

Milltown, NJ health

Milltown differs from New Jersey on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.4% vs 14.3%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.5% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.6% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Milltown

Report card

How Milltown 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 Milltown adults…

33 of every 100 Milltown adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–36.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Milltown, betterMilltown, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.1% Milltown
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Milltown
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Milltown
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.6% Milltown
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Milltown 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Milltown 7.5% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Milltown adults are doing

1 in 3Milltown adults feel lonely

31.4% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Milltown adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.1% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Milltown adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · New Jersey 24% · better

1 in 7Milltown adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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 11

Milltown adults worry about having enough food

9.4% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 11

Milltown adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 19

Milltown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 18

Milltown adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · NJ 7.4% · better

5.4% of Milltown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

23.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%

Thinking or memory10.9%

Hearing5.6%

Errands alone6%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Milltown

Milltown 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.

24.6%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

East Brunswick27.2%

North Brunswick31.7%

Milltown32.2%

Care nearby

Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Children's Specialized HospitalNew Brunswick · 2.3 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Jfk University Medical CenterEdison · 8.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rutgers Rwj Eric B. Chandler Health CenterNew Brunswick · 2.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rutgers Rwj Eric B. Chandler Health CenterNew Brunswick · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMilltown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMilltown is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMilltown 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 Milltown. 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 Milltown

Measure	Milltown	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.2%	30.3–36.3%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.8%	35.6–42%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	32.2%	27.9–36.6%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	24%	21.5–26.6%	22.2%	about the same
Depression	16.1%	13.8–18.4%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.9%	5.5–8.5%	9.6%	better
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	9.7%	8.3–11.1%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	5%	4.1–6.1%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.4%	4.6–6.1%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.6%	8.2–13.1%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	17.5%	15.1–20.1%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.1%	17.7–24.8%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	32.5–40.3%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	76.3–81.7%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.2%	69.6–74.8%	65.9%	better
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.5–91.7%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.5%	65.6–73.2%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	75.6%	69.3–81.2%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.6–79.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6–9.5%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	27.7–35.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.5–23.3%	24%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.2–17.2%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15%	12.6–17.6%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.4%	9.8–13.2%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.4%	7.4–11.8%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.3–10.9%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.4–6.4%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.7–6.7%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	5.4%	4–7.1%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	23.9%	20.6–27.5%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.4%	8.5–12.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10.9%	9.2–12.9%	11.5%
Hearing	5.6%	4.9–6.4%	5.7%
Vision	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.3%	3.3%
Errands alone	6%	5.1–7.1%	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 Milltown 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 Milltown better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Milltown 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.