Health · Winfield

Winfield, NJ health

Winfield differs from New Jersey on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.1% vs 7.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing housing insecurity (17.9% vs 12.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 07036 (all of Winfield)
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Winfield’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Winfield is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns, and than 82% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthBPhysical distressBMental distressA-ObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingC+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 60%
Less healthyHealthier
New Jersey towns we grade (529)Healthier than 19%
Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,865)Healthier than 82%

Better than its income would suggest. Winfield is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Winfield could be anywhere from C 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 Winfield 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. Winfield’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 Winfield 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 Winfield adults…

34 of every 100 Winfield adults have high blood pressure
New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Winfield, betterWinfield, worseToo close to callNew Jersey
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Winfield
NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Winfield
NJ 37.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Winfield
NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Winfield
NJ 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
NJ 78%
62%
Dentist visit
NJ 66%
88%
Cholesterol check
NJ 89%
62%
Colon screening
NJ 63%
74%
Mammogram
NJ 76%
76%
Taking BP meds
NJ 77%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winfield 16.2% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Winfield adults are doing

1 in 3Winfield adults feel lonely
35.3% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 7Winfield adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.1% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call
1 in 3Winfield adults lack social or emotional support
28.8% · New Jersey 24% · worse
1 in 6Winfield adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · New Jersey 14.7% · worse
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 5
Winfield adults worry about having enough food
19.9% · NJ 14.3% · worse
1 in 6
Winfield adults worry about keeping their housing
17.9% · NJ 12.3% · worse
1 in 10
Winfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.8% · NJ 7% · worse
1 in 10
Winfield adults lack reliable transportation
9.8% · NJ 7.4% · worse

11.8% of Winfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

27%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing5.3%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Winfield

Winfield 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 Winfield.

Clark: 25% Linden: 31.5% Cranford: 23.8% Scotch Plains: 24.1% Rahway: 30.3% Carteret: 33.5% Roselle: 33.6% Woodbridge: 31.1% Elizabeth: 34.8% New York: 25.1% Kenilworth: 28.6% Garwood: 27.1% Westfield: 23% Roselle Park: 26.9% Springfield: 24.7% Winfield: 31.4% Winfield Clark Linden Cranford Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway · 1.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH Trinitas Regional Medical Center · Elizabeth · 4.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Jfk University Medical Center · Edison · 6.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Overlook Medical Center · Summit · 6.3 mi · 5★ MedicareH Central Jersey Medical Center · Carteret · 3.4 mi+ Neighborhood Health Center Elizabeth · Elizabethport · 5.6 mi+
23%34.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Cranford23.8%
Clark25%
Winfield31.4%
Linden31.5%

Care nearby

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayRahway · 1.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Jfk University Medical CenterEdison · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Overlook Medical CenterSummit · 6.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Central Jersey Medical CenterCarteret · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Neighborhood Health Center ElizabethElizabethport · 5.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careWinfield is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWinfield is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWinfield 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 Winfield. 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 Winfield
MeasureWinfieldMarginNew Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.1%30.9–37.3%32.8%about the same
High cholesterol37.1%33.8–40.5%39.3%about the same
Obesity31.4%26.8–36.3%28.9%about the same
Arthritis19.8%17.6–22.2%22.2%about the same
Depression15.1%12.9–17.5%15.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.3%9–13.8%9.6%about the same
Asthma9.6%8.5–10.8%8.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6.1%5.6–6.8%7.5%better
Diabetes11.8%10.3–13.3%10.9%about the same
COPD5.4%4.8–6%5.1%about the same
Heart disease5.5%4.9–6.1%5.6%about the same
Stroke3.3%3.1–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.8%11.1–14.7%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.2%12.8–17.8%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise27.1%23.9–30.7%24.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours41.8%37.3–46.5%37.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%73.4–79.5%78%about the same
Dentist visit62%58.8–65.2%65.9%worse
Cholesterol check88.2%86.8–89.6%89.1%about the same
Colon screening62.1%57.5–66.4%63.4%about the same
Mammogram74.1%67.1–80.3%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds76.3%73.4–79.1%77.2%about the same
No health insurance16.2%14.3–18.2%11.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.3%31.4–39.2%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support28.8%25.6–32.2%24%worse
Frequent mental distress16.5%14.8–18.4%14.7%worse
Fair or poor health20%17.9–22.4%17.1%worse
Frequent physical distress13.5%12–15.1%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity19.9%17.6–22.2%14.3%worse
Housing insecurity17.9%15.9–20.1%12.3%worse
Utility shut-off threat9.8%8.6–11%7%worse
No reliable transportation9.8%8.7–11%7.4%worse
Receive SNAP11.8%10.2–13.5%8.4%
Disability
Any disability27%23.9–30.2%24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs12.3%10.9–13.9%11.3%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.9–14.9%11.5%
Hearing5.3%4.7–6%5.7%
Vision5.8%5.3–6.3%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.7–4.4%3.3%
Errands alone7.8%7–8.6%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 Winfield 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 Winfield better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Winfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Winfield 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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