Health · Benson

Benson, VT health

Benson differs from Vermont on 15 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (14.9% vs 11.2%) and more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05743, 05731

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 784 people are less certain, so we show Benson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Benson compares with Vermont

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 Benson adults…

37 of every 100 Benson adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–39.9%

Bars show Benson; the black tick is Vermont. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Benson, betterBenson, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Benson
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Benson
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Benson
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Benson
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Benson adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Vermont.

Yearly checkup

VT 76%

Dentist visit

VT 69%

Cholesterol check

VT 86%

Colon screening

VT 69%

Mammogram

VT 76%

Taking BP meds

VT 77%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Benson 7% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Benson adults are doing

1 in 4Benson adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Benson adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

of Benson adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

Black tick: Vermont. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Benson

Benson and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

28.9%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Orwell29.8%

Putnam30.5%

Dresden31.4%

Castleton32.9%

Benson37.3%

West Haven37.3%

Fair Haven37.3%

Care nearby

Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 32.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · 34.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Castleton Family Health Center/Chcrr AdminBomoseen · 8.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ticonderoga Health CenterTiconderoga · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBenson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBenson is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBenson 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 Benson. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Benson

Measure	Benson	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	33.4–39.9%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	33.4%	30.2–36.8%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	37.3%	32.5–42.5%	28.6%	worse
Arthritis	32.1%	29.4–35.1%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.6%	23.7–30%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.6%	10.4–15.3%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	12.5%	11.2–14%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.2–11%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	8.8%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.5–9.7%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.8–17.4%	11.2%	worse
Binge drink	16.2%	13.8–18.9%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.5%	20.3–27.2%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.1%	28.1–36.6%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	74.2–80.2%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	62%	58.7–65.4%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83.2–87.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	63.4%	59.2–67.6%	69.2%	worse
Mammogram	74.7%	68.8–80.3%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	75.3–80.9%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.6–8.6%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.9–19.8%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.9–20.8%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.7–17.3%	12.5%	worse
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.8–35.8%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.4–16.1%	11%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	13–16.7%	12.5%
Hearing	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	7.7%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.5%	6.8%

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 Benson door to door.

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

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

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