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Towns with the lowest depression rates in the U.S.

Ranked by the share of adults who have ever been told by a doctor that they have depression, as estimated by the CDC. Top 100 towns and cities with 10,000+ residents.

CDC PLACES health estimates, 2025 release

Palisades Park 1 Palisades Park NJ 11% Likely range 9–12% Edison 1 Edison Middlesex County, NJ 11% Likely range 9–13% West Windsor 3 West Windsor Mercer County, NJ 12% Likely range 10–13%
#TownAdults with depressionLikely rangePopulation
T1 Palisades Park Palisades ParkNJ · 20,290 people 11% 9–12% 20,290
T1 Edison EdisonMiddlesex County, NJ · 108,164 people 11% 9–13% 108,164
T3 West Windsor West WindsorMercer County, NJ · 30,479 people 12% 10–13% 30,479
T3 Plainsboro PlainsboroMiddlesex County, NJ · 24,167 people 12% 10–13% 24,167
T3 South Brunswick South BrunswickMiddlesex County, NJ · 47,137 people 12% 10–14% 47,137
T3 Fort Lee Fort LeeNJ · 40,067 people 12% 10–14% 40,067
T3 New Hyde Park New Hyde ParkNY · 10,220 people 12% 10–13% 10,220
T3 Piscataway PiscatawayMiddlesex County, NJ · 61,297 people 12% 10–14% 61,297
T3 Monroe MonroeMiddlesex County, NJ · 49,032 people 12% 11–14% 49,032
T3 Map of Olympia Heights Olympia HeightsFL · 12,399 people 12% 10–14% 12,399
T3 Map of Waipahu WaipahuHI · 40,482 people 12% 11–14% 40,482
T3 Map of Coral Terrace Coral TerraceFL · 24,895 people 12% 10–14% 24,895
T3 Tamiami TamiamiFL · 49,752 people 12% 11–14% 49,752
T3 Miami Lakes Miami LakesFL · 31,553 people 12% 11–15% 31,553
T3 Sunset SunsetFL · 13,535 people 12% 11–15% 13,535
T16 Holmdel HolmdelMonmouth County, NJ · 17,436 people 13% 11–15% 17,436
T16 Map of Key Biscayne Key BiscayneFL · 14,791 people 13% 11–15% 14,791
T16 Map of Kendale Lakes Kendale LakesFL · 52,622 people 13% 11–15% 52,622
T16 Map of Valley Stream Valley StreamNY · 40,315 people 13% 11–15% 40,315
T16 Map of Westwood Lakes Westwood LakesFL · 10,553 people 13% 11–15% 10,553
T16 Freeport FreeportNY · 44,088 people 13% 11–15% 44,088
T16 Bergenfield BergenfieldNJ · 28,450 people 13% 11–15% 28,450
T16 Westbury WestburyNY · 15,808 people 13% 11–15% 15,808
T16 Tenafly TenaflyNJ · 15,319 people 13% 11–15% 15,319
T16 The Villages The VillagesFL · 83,498 people 13% 11–15% 83,498
T16 Montgomery MontgomerySomerset County, NJ · 23,841 people 13% 11–15% 23,841
T16 Ridgefield RidgefieldNJ · 11,498 people 13% 11–15% 11,498
T16 Map of North Hempstead North HempsteadNassau County, NY · 237,012 people 13% 11–15% 237,012
T16 Hialeah HialeahFL · 226,165 people 13% 11–15% 226,165
T16 Map of Fountainebleau FountainebleauFL · 55,665 people 13% 11–15% 55,665
T16 Map of Westchester WestchesterFL · 52,032 people 13% 11–15% 52,032
T16 Carteret CarteretNJ · 25,496 people 13% 11–15% 25,496
T16 The Crossings The CrossingsFL · 22,963 people 13% 11–15% 22,963
T16 Hialeah Gardens Hialeah GardensFL · 22,915 people 13% 11–15% 22,915
T16 Map of Country Walk Country WalkFL · 19,291 people 13% 11–15% 19,291
T16 Edgewater EdgewaterNJ · 14,759 people 13% 11–15% 14,759
T16 Map of Miami Springs Miami SpringsFL · 13,726 people 13% 11–15% 13,726
T16 East Brunswick East BrunswickMiddlesex County, NJ · 49,945 people 13% 11–15% 49,945
T16 Marlboro MarlboroMonmouth County, NJ · 41,648 people 13% 11–15% 41,648
T16 Map of Kendall West Kendall WestFL · 35,912 people 13% 11–15% 35,912
T16 Map of Fort Washington Fort WashingtonMD · 25,134 people 13% 12–15% 25,134
T16 Secaucus SecaucusNJ · 21,778 people 13% 11–15% 21,778
T16 Woodbridge WoodbridgeMiddlesex County, NJ · 104,355 people 13% 11–15% 104,355
T16 Kendall KendallFL · 79,562 people 13% 11–15% 79,562
T16 Franklin FranklinSomerset County, NJ · 68,907 people 13% 11–15% 68,907
T16 Hempstead HempsteadNY · 58,801 people 13% 12–15% 58,801
T16 Parsippany-Troy Hills Parsippany-Troy HillsMorris County, NJ · 56,397 people 13% 12–15% 56,397
T16 North Brunswick North BrunswickMiddlesex County, NJ · 44,375 people 13% 11–15% 44,375
T16 Map of Richmond West Richmond WestFL · 35,593 people 13% 11–15% 35,593
T16 Map of Walnut WalnutCA · 27,611 people 13% 12–15% 27,611
T16 Map of Glenvar Heights Glenvar HeightsFL · 19,395 people 13% 11–15% 19,395
T16 Map of Pinecrest PinecrestFL · 18,462 people 13% 11–15% 18,462
T16 Map of The Hammocks The HammocksFL · 58,838 people 13% 11–15% 58,838
T16 Cerritos CerritosCA · 47,867 people 13% 12–15% 47,867
T16 Pearl City Pearl CityHI · 44,547 people 13% 12–15% 44,547
T16 Map of Mitchellville MitchellvilleMD · 11,359 people 13% 12–15% 11,359
T16 Doral DoralFL · 79,216 people 13% 11–16% 79,216
T16 East Honolulu East HonoluluHI · 51,360 people 13% 12–15% 51,360
T16 South Miami Heights South Miami HeightsFL · 38,766 people 13% 11–16% 38,766
T16 Kahului KahuluiHI · 28,288 people 13% 12–16% 28,288
T16 Palmetto Estates Palmetto EstatesFL · 16,129 people 13% 11–16% 16,129
T16 Kettering KetteringMD · 14,014 people 13% 12–15% 14,014
T16 San Marino San MarinoCA · 12,216 people 13% 12–15% 12,216
T16 River Edge River EdgeNJ · 12,091 people 13% 12–15% 12,091
T65 Map of Country Club Country ClubFL · 51,296 people 14% 11–16% 51,296
T65 Teaneck TeaneckBergen County, NJ · 41,876 people 14% 12–16% 41,876
T65 Map of West Little River West Little RiverFL · 33,890 people 14% 12–16% 33,890
T65 Willingboro WillingboroBurlington County, NJ · 32,103 people 14% 12–16% 32,103
T65 Englewood EnglewoodNJ · 29,638 people 14% 12–15% 29,638
T65 Paramus ParamusNJ · 26,568 people 14% 12–15% 26,568
T65 South Plainfield South PlainfieldNJ · 24,473 people 14% 12–15% 24,473
T65 Sweetwater SweetwaterFL · 20,085 people 14% 12–16% 20,085
T65 Royal KuniaHI · 13,555 people 14% 12–16% 13,555
T65 Freehold FreeholdNJ · 12,507 people 14% 12–16% 12,507
T65 Hackensack HackensackNJ · 46,057 people 14% 12–16% 46,057
T65 Map of Metuchen MetuchenNJ · 15,144 people 14% 12–16% 15,144
T65 Little Ferry Little FerryNJ · 10,996 people 14% 12–16% 10,996
T65 Perth Amboy Perth AmboyNJ · 55,855 people 14% 12–16% 55,855
T65 Palmetto Bay Palmetto BayFL · 24,639 people 14% 12–16% 24,639
T65 Roselle RoselleNJ · 22,646 people 14% 12–16% 22,646
T65 Map of Three Lakes Three LakesFL · 16,888 people 14% 12–16% 16,888
T65 Lake Arbor Lake ArborMD · 14,335 people 14% 12–15% 14,335
T65 Map of Westview WestviewFL · 12,107 people 14% 12–16% 12,107
T65 North Bergen North BergenHudson County, NJ · 61,250 people 14% 12–16% 61,250
T65 Neptune NeptuneMonmouth County, NJ · 28,265 people 14% 12–16% 28,265
T65 Millburn MillburnEssex County, NJ · 22,145 people 14% 12–16% 22,145
T65 Ewa Beach Ewa BeachHI · 14,376 people 14% 12–16% 14,376
T65 Brock Hall Brock HallMD · 13,615 people 14% 12–16% 13,615
T65 Map of Friendly FriendlyMD · 11,119 people 14% 12–16% 11,119
T65 Oyster Bay Oyster BayNassau County, NY · 299,509 people 14% 12–16% 299,509
T65 Jersey City Jersey CityNJ · 294,078 people 14% 12–16% 294,078
T65 Arcadia ArcadiaCA · 55,170 people 14% 13–15% 55,170
T65 Coral Gables Coral GablesFL · 49,802 people 14% 12–16% 49,802
T65 Map of Princeton PrincetonFL · 42,625 people 14% 12–16% 42,625
T65 Map of Sun City Center Sun City CenterFL · 33,548 people 14% 12–16% 33,548
T65 Map of Livingston LivingstonEssex County, NJ · 31,488 people 14% 12–16% 31,488
T65 Guttenberg GuttenbergNJ · 11,754 people 14% 12–16% 11,754
T65 Map of Waipio WaipioHI · 10,870 people 14% 12–16% 10,870
T65 Monterey Park Monterey ParkCA · 59,132 people 14% 13–15% 59,132
T65 Cutler BayFL · 45,070 people 14% 12–16% 45,070

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults who have ever been told by a doctor that they have depression, as estimated by the CDC. The lowest share ranks #1. Across the U.S. it’s 21%.

These are the CDC’s modeled estimates, not a count: national survey answers combined with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Each carries a likely range (shown in the table), so we rank on the whole percent and towns at the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Differences of a point or two are within the estimates’ margins.

Cities and villages use the CDC’s own estimate for that place. New England towns and townships, which the CDC doesn’t publish, use the ZIP codes that cover them, weighted by land area.

Only towns with at least 10,000 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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