Health · Brunswick

Brunswick, VT health

Brunswick differs from Vermont on 17 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.4% vs 16.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.5% vs 76.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 05905 (all of Brunswick)

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 109 people are less certain, so we show Brunswick's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brunswick 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 Brunswick adults…

43 of every 100 Brunswick adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–48%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brunswick, betterBrunswick, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Brunswick
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Brunswick
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Brunswick
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Brunswick
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brunswick 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

Brunswick 7.2% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Brunswick adults are doing

1 in 4Brunswick adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Brunswick adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

of Brunswick adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing11.7%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Brunswick

Brunswick 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.

34%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Brunswick34.7%

Maidstone34.7%

Bloomfield34.7%

Stratford38.9%

Care nearby

Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalColebrook · 15.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Weeks Medical CenterLancaster · 17 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 29 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Island Pond Health CenterIsland Pond · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Island Pond Dental CenterIsland Pond · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBrunswick's county is a federal shortage area.Essex County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careBrunswick's county is a federal shortage area.Essex County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Mental healthBrunswick is not a shortage area

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 Brunswick. 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 Brunswick

Measure	Brunswick	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.4%	38.6–48%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	35.9–45.6%	32.1%	worse
Obesity	34.7%	27.4–42.4%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	38.2%	34.3–42.4%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.2%	21.6–29.2%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.7–14.9%	10.1%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.5–14.1%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	11.8–15.9%	8.8%	worse
COPD	11.3%	9.6–13.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	10.4%	9.2–11.7%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.8–6%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	13.6–19.6%	11.2%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	10.9–16.1%	16.6%	better
Get no exercise	27.4%	22.6–32.3%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	26–38%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	76.8–83.3%	76.1%	better
Dentist visit	60%	56.3–64%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.6%	87–90.2%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	66.6%	61.4–71.6%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	66–81%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	79.5–85.2%	76.7%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.6–8.9%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.8–17.8%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	18.8–25.7%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	12.5%	worse
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.6–40.1%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	15.7–21.4%	11%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.4–16.3%	12.5%
Hearing	11.7%	10.3–13.2%	7.7%
Vision	6.2%	5.4–7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.2–10.8%	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 Brunswick door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brunswick by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brunswick 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.