Health · Upper Saddle River

Upper Saddle River, NJ health

Upper Saddle River differs from New Jersey on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.1% vs 14.3%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.1% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.7% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Upper Saddle River

A+Health Grade

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Upper Saddle River’s Health Grade: A+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Upper Saddle River is healthier than 99% of U.S. towns and 94% of New Jersey towns.

A+Self-rated healthA+Physical distressA+Mental distressA+ObesityA+DiabetesA+SmokingA+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 99%

Less healthyHealthier

New Jersey towns we grade (529)Healthier than 94%

Towns with similar incomes, $188K–$313K (446)Healthier than 75%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Upper Saddle River is healthier than 99% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Upper Saddle River could be anywhere from A 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 Upper Saddle River 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. Upper Saddle River uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Upper Saddle River 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 Upper Saddle River adults…

31 of every 100 Upper Saddle River adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.1–33.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Saddle River, betterUpper Saddle River, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.1% Upper Saddle River
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Upper Saddle River
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Upper Saddle River
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 6.7% Upper Saddle River
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Saddle River 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Upper Saddle River 5.1% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Upper Saddle River adults are doing

1 in 3Upper Saddle River adults feel lonely

31% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 7Upper Saddle River adults have been diagnosed with depression

14.6% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Upper Saddle River adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · New Jersey 24% · better

1 in 8Upper Saddle River adults are in frequent mental distress

12.6% · 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 16

Upper Saddle River adults worry about having enough food

6.1% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 17

Upper Saddle River adults worry about keeping their housing

6% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 29

Upper Saddle River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

3.5% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 26

Upper Saddle River adults lack reliable transportation

3.9% · NJ 7.4% · better

3% of Upper Saddle River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

18%

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

Walking or climbing stairs7.9%

Thinking or memory8%

Hearing4.9%

Errands alone4.5%

Vision2.7%

Dressing or bathing2.1%

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

Around Upper Saddle River

Upper Saddle River and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Upper Saddle River.

22.2%25.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Saddle River22.2%

Woodcliff Lake22.8%

Upper Saddle River23.1%

Mahwah23.7%

Montvale23.8%

Ramsey24.6%

Care nearby

Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valley HospitalParamus · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus · 8.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillcrest PediatricsAirmont · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Medical and Dental CareMonsey · 3.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careUpper Saddle River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careUpper Saddle River is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthUpper Saddle River 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 Upper Saddle River. 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 Upper Saddle River

Measure	Upper Saddle River	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.8%	28.1–33.6%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.4%	38.3–44.5%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	23.1%	19.9–26.6%	28.9%	better
Arthritis	20.4%	18.4–22.6%	22.2%	about the same
Depression	14.6%	12.8–16.8%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	5.2%	4.2–6.4%	9.6%	better
Asthma	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.9–9.6%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	7.9%	6.8–9%	10.9%	better
COPD	3.8%	3.1–4.5%	5.1%	better
Heart disease	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.4%	2.1–2.7%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	6.7%	5.3–8.2%	10.9%	better
Binge drink	16.7%	14.4–19%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	16.1%	13.8–18.9%	24.8%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	31.3–39.2%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	77.4–82.5%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	76.5%	73.9–78.7%	65.9%	better
Cholesterol check	92.2%	90.9–93.3%	89.1%	better
Colon screening	67.8%	63.8–71.5%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	77.2%	71.2–82.4%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.6–80.1%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.1%	4.1–6.4%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	27.6–34.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	18.1–23.6%	24%	better
Frequent mental distress	12.6%	11.2–14.3%	14.7%	better
Fair or poor health	11%	9.4–12.8%	17.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	9.1%	8–10.4%	12.2%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	6.1%	4.8–7.8%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	6%	4.9–7.2%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	3%	2.3–4.1%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	18%	15.6–20.7%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	8%	6.8–9.4%	11.5%
Hearing	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	5.7%
Vision	2.7%	2.4–3.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.1%	1.8–2.4%	3.3%
Errands alone	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	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 Upper Saddle River 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 Upper Saddle River better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Upper Saddle River 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.