Health · Warren

Warren, NJ health

Warren differs from New Jersey on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (4.2% vs 9.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (5.9% vs 12.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 07059 (all of Warren)
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How Warren 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 Warren adults…

31 of every 100 Warren adults have high blood pressure
New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.3–33.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Warren, betterWarren, worseToo close to callNew Jersey
Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.9% Warren
NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Warren
NJ 37.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Warren
NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.1% Warren
NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
NJ 78%
74%
Dentist visit
NJ 66%
92%
Cholesterol check
NJ 89%
67%
Colon screening
NJ 63%
77%
Mammogram
NJ 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
NJ 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Warren 5.6% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Warren adults are doing

1 in 3Warren adults feel lonely
29.6% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 7Warren adults have been diagnosed with depression
14.2% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Warren adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · New Jersey 24% · better
1 in 8Warren adults are in frequent mental distress
11.8% · 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 14
Warren adults worry about having enough food
6.9% · NJ 14.3% · better
1 in 17
Warren adults worry about keeping their housing
5.9% · NJ 12.3% · better
1 in 29
Warren adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.5% · NJ 7% · better
1 in 25
Warren adults lack reliable transportation
4% · NJ 7.4% · better

3.1% of Warren adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

18.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.3%
Thinking or memory8%
Hearing5.2%
Errands alone4.4%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.1%

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

Around Warren

Warren 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.

Bernards: 23.6% Long Hill: 22.5% Bridgewater: 24.4% Berkeley Heights: 21.8% Watchung: 24% Green Brook: 30.9% Harding: 23% Bernardsville: 25.9% Far Hills: 27.4% Bedminster: 26% Chatham: 20.9% Branchburg: 26.2% Bound Brook: 33.3% Somerville: 28.2% Manville: 32.2% Middlesex: 33.2% Hillsborough: 25% Raritan: 27% Franklin: 26.2% Scotch Plains: 24.1% Mountainside: 22.8% New Providence: 21.9% Summit: 24.1% Plainfield: 36.1% North Plainfield: 35.4% Dunellen: 37.7% Warren: 23.9% Warren Bernards Long Hill Bridgewater Berkeley Heights Watchung Green Brook Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset · Somerville · 6.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Saint Peter's University Hospital · New Brunswick · 9.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH Overlook Medical Center · Summit · 10.2 mi · 5★ MedicareH Jfk University Medical Center · Edison · 10.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Neighborhood Health Center Plainfield · Plainfield · 4.1 mi+ Zufall Health Center Bridgewater · Bridgewater · 5.7 mi+
20.9%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first
Berkeley Heights21.8%
Long Hill22.5%
Bernards23.6%
Warren23.9%
Watchung24%
Bridgewater24.4%
Green Brook30.9%

Care nearby

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick · 9.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Overlook Medical CenterSummit · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Jfk University Medical CenterEdison · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Neighborhood Health Center PlainfieldPlainfield · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Zufall Health Center BridgewaterBridgewater · 5.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careWarren is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWarren is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWarren 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 Warren. 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 Warren
MeasureWarrenMarginNew Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.5%27.3–33.7%32.8%about the same
High cholesterol41.2%37.6–44.9%39.3%about the same
Obesity23.9%19.8–28.2%28.9%better
Arthritis22.5%20.1–25.1%22.2%about the same
Depression14.2%12.1–16.4%15.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)4.2%3.3–5.3%9.6%better
Asthma7.9%7–8.9%8.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9%8.2–9.9%7.5%worse
Diabetes9.5%8.2–10.9%10.9%about the same
COPD3.9%3.3–4.5%5.1%better
Heart disease5%4.4–5.6%5.6%about the same
Stroke2.5%2.3–2.8%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes7.1%5.8–8.5%10.9%better
Binge drink13.4%11.2–15.8%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise17.9%15.1–20.8%24.8%better
Sleep under 7 hours35.1%30.5–40.1%37.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.4%77.4–83.2%78%about the same
Dentist visit74.2%71.3–77%65.9%better
Cholesterol check92.1%90.9–93.2%89.1%better
Colon screening67.4%63–71.8%63.4%about the same
Mammogram77.4%70.9–83.4%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79%75.8–81.8%77.2%about the same
No health insurance5.6%4.7–6.6%11.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.6%25.9–33.6%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.6–23.4%24%better
Frequent mental distress11.8%10.4–13.3%14.7%better
Fair or poor health10.9%9.4–12.6%17.1%better
Frequent physical distress9.8%8.6–11.1%12.2%better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity6.9%5.6–8.2%14.3%better
Housing insecurity5.9%4.9–7%12.3%better
Utility shut-off threat3.5%2.9–4.1%7%better
No reliable transportation4%3.5–4.7%7.4%better
Receive SNAP3.1%2.5–3.9%8.4%
Disability
Any disability18.5%16–21.3%24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs8.3%7.1–9.6%11.3%
Thinking or memory8%7–9.2%11.5%
Hearing5.2%4.6–5.9%5.7%
Vision2.9%2.6–3.2%4.7%
Dressing or bathing2.1%1.9–2.4%3.3%
Errands alone4.4%3.9–5%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 Warren 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 Warren better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Warren by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Warren 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.

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