Here are the 20 healthiest cities in NJ: Is your town on the list?

Tamara Walker, Asbury Park Press
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Living in New Jersey has it perks.

New Jersey has farms, parks and beaches that provide outdoor activities. Finding ways to have a healthy lifestyle couldn't be easier in some Garden State towns.

Twenty cities are considered to be the healthiest, according to a study from Leafwell, a medical telehealth company.

The rankings are based on an analysis of Google Search, trends of health-related terms from 109 regions, towns, and cities across the state. There were 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,” “gym near me” and “healthy food near me."

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Results from the data revealed two Monmouth County towns are in the top 2: Tinton Falls, No. 1, and Freehold.

The top two search terms from Tinton Falls were: “gym near me” and “healthy food near me.” And residents searched health-related terms 2,911 times per month (per 10,000 people) and a total average of 5,665 searches per month over the past 12 months.

Freehold residents' top search terms were: “gym near me” and “healthy food near me.” Residents of Freehold search health related terms 1,980 (per 10,000 people) and a total average of 2,475 per month over the past 12 months.

Top 20 regions, towns, and cities across the state

  • Tinton Falls 2,911 average monthly searches

  • Freehold 1,980 average monthly searches

  • Westwood 1,879 average monthly searches

  • Burlington 1,831 average monthly searches

  • Woodbury 1,595 average monthly searches

  • Red Bank 1,587 average monthly searches

  • Woodland Park 1,426 average monthly searches

  • Hackettstown 1,396 average monthly searches

  • Ridgefield 1,391 average monthly searches

  • Ocean City 1,389 average monthly searches

  • Dover 1,377 average monthly searches

  • Totowa 1,343 average monthly searches

  • Morristown 1,342 average monthly searches

  • East Rutherford 1,305 average monthly searches

  • Phillipsburg 1,271 average monthly searches

  • Collingswood 1,248 average monthly searches

  • Asbury Park 1,243 average monthly searches

  • Secaucus 1,205 average monthly searches

  • Edgewater 1,202 average monthly search

  • Trenton 1,165 average monthly search

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Healthy Cities: Brand new study reveals 20 NJ cities are the healthiest