Health · Readington

Readington, NJ health

Readington differs from New Jersey on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.7% vs 14.3%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.8% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08889, 08822, 08833, 08853

Report card

How Readington 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 Readington adults…

31 of every 100 Readington adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.9–35%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Readington, betterReadington, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.8% Readington
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Readington
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Readington
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.5% Readington
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Readington 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Readington 6.3% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Readington adults are doing

1 in 3Readington adults feel lonely

30.7% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Readington adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.4% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Readington adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · New Jersey 24% · better

1 in 8Readington adults are in frequent mental distress

13% · 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 13

Readington adults worry about having enough food

7.7% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 14

Readington adults worry about keeping their housing

6.9% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 24

Readington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.1% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 22

Readington adults lack reliable transportation

4.6% · NJ 7.4% · better

4.1% of Readington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

21.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.6%

Thinking or memory9.2%

Hearing5.7%

Errands alone5.3%

Vision3.2%

Dressing or bathing2.5%

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

Around Readington

Readington 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.

21.4%32.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first

Hillsborough25%

Clinton25.6%

Tewksbury25.8%

Bedminster26%

Readington26.1%

Raritan26.1%

Branchburg26.2%

Care nearby

Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington · 5.9 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Zufall Healthy Smile Center - FlemingtonFlemington · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Zufall Health Center BridgewaterBridgewater · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careReadington is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careReadington is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthReadington 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 Readington. 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 Readington

Measure	Readington	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.4%	27.9–35%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.9–43.8%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	26.1%	21.2–31.6%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	24.6%	21.8–27.6%	22.2%	about the same
Depression	16.4%	13.9–19.2%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.6%	5.3–8.2%	9.6%	better
Asthma	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	9.2%	7.9–10.5%	10.9%	better
COPD	4.7%	4–5.4%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	2.7%	2.5–3%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	10.9%	better
Binge drink	15.9%	13.3–18.7%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.8%	15.8–22.3%	24.8%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	26.8–37.9%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	76.1–82.3%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.2%	70.2–76.2%	65.9%	better
Cholesterol check	91.6%	90.4–92.7%	89.1%	better
Colon screening	69.8%	65.3–74.4%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	77.2%	70–83.7%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.5–81.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5.4–7.5%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.3–35%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.8–22.6%	24%	better
Frequent mental distress	13%	11.5–14.8%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	17.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	11%	9.7–12.5%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.7%	6.4–9%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	6.9%	5.9–8.1%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	4.6%	4–5.3%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	4.1%	3.3–5%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	21.8%	18.8–25.2%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	9.2%	8.1–10.6%	11.5%
Hearing	5.7%	5–6.4%	5.7%
Vision	3.2%	2.9–3.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.5%	2.3–2.8%	3.3%
Errands alone	5.3%	4.6–6%	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 Readington 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 Readington better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Readington by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Readington 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.