Hackettstown ranked 8th healthiest in state: Study

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A brand-new study released by Leafwell reveals the healthiest cities across New Jersey.

The research conducted by Leafwell analyzes all 109 regions, towns and cities across New Jersey based on the number of times each state Googles a search term related with a healthy lifestyle.

The experts have used 305 search terms, such as; “how to be healthy”, “how to make a healthy smoothie”, “workout gyms near me”, “best way to lose belly fat”, “what is the best skin anti-aging cream”, ” best glute exercises”, “how to meditate properly” and more.

Data reveals people in Tinton Falls are the most obsessed with a healthy lifestyle, as people across the city are searching for health-related terms an average 2,911 times per month, per 10,000 people and a total average 5,665 searches per month over the past 12 months. The top two search terms for Tinton Falls are “gym near me” and “healthy food near me”. 

In second place is Freehold, with an average total monthly search volume of 1,980 per 10,000 people and a total average 2,475 over the past 12 months. The top two search terms for Tinton Falls are “gym near me” and “healthy food near me”.

Ranking in third is Westwood, with a total average search volume of 2,102 over the past 12 months and an average monthly search volume of 1,879 per 10,000 people. The top two search terms for Westwood are “gym near me” and “Mediterranean diet.”

In fourth spot is Burlington, with an average 1,834 searches over the past 12 months and 1,831 per month per 10,000 people. Burlington’s top two search terms are “gym near me” and “Mediterranean diet.”

Scraping in fifth space is Woodbury, with a total average search volume of 1,602 and 1,595 average monthly searches per 10,000 people.

Rounding out the top ten are, Red Bank, Woodland Park, Hackettstown, Ridgefield, and Ocean City.

Ranking at the bottom of the list as the least interested city in a healthy lifestyle is Union City, with just 269 average monthly searches per 10,000 people and 1,757 over 12 months.

Second to bottom is Newark, despite its signification population, data reveals it only has 341 average monthly searches per 10,000 people for health-related terms.  

The top 20 cities are as follows: