Health · Benton

Benton, NH health

Benton differs from New Hampshire on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.7% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (7.8% vs 6.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 03785, 03780

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 386 people are less certain, so we show Benton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Benton compares with New Hampshire

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 Benton adults…

35 of every 100 Benton adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Benton, betterBenton, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.3% Benton
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Benton
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Benton
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Benton
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NH 78%

Dentist visit

NH 69%

Cholesterol check

NH 88%

Colon screening

NH 70%

Mammogram

NH 79%

Taking BP meds

NH 77%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Benton 7.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Benton adults are doing

1 in 3Benton adults feel lonely

31.2% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Benton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Benton adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Benton adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · New Hampshire 15.3% · too close to call

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 10

Benton adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · NH 9.5% · about the same

1 in 12

Benton adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 17

Benton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 16

Benton adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · NH 5.6% · about the same

7.7% of Benton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.5%

of Benton adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Benton

Benton 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 Benton.

26.8%34.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodstock26.8%

Piermont27.2%

Warren27.5%

Haverhill27.7%

Benton28%

Landaff28.8%

Care nearby

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouth · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Achs - WarrenWarren · 8.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mid-State Health Center - LincolnLincoln · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBenton is not a shortage area

! Dental careBenton is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern Grafton · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthBenton is a federal shortage area.Grafton-SA · need score 13 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Benton. 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 Benton

Measure	Benton	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.6–38.5%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.6%	33–40.2%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	28%	23.2–33%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.8%	28.7–34.8%	27.6%	worse
Depression	24.3%	21.1–27.6%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.2–17.6%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–11.9%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	9.1–12%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.6–9%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	6%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.8–15.7%	10.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12.1–17.3%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.3%	18.7–26.1%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	28–37.5%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.5%	71.8–78.8%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.4%	61.9–68.8%	68.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88%	86.1–89.8%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	64.4–72.7%	69.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.1%	69.7–81.6%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.1–81.1%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.7–9%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	27.2–35.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.7–25.1%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.8–17.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.2%	13.8–18.7%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–15%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.6–12.6%	9.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.1–10.2%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5–6.9%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.2%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6.1–9.5%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.5%	24.8–32.3%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.3–15.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	12%
Hearing	8.4%	7.4–9.3%	7.2%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	2.9%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	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 Benton door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Hampshire figure falls inside it, we don't call Benton better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Benton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Benton by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Hampshire 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.