Health · Elmore

Elmore, VT health

On every measure CDC estimates, Elmore looks like Vermont as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05680, 05661

Report card

How Elmore 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 Elmore adults…

31 of every 100 Elmore adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.2–34.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elmore, betterElmore, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.1% Elmore
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Elmore
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Elmore
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Elmore
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elmore 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Elmore 6.4% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Elmore adults are doing

1 in 4Elmore adults have been diagnosed with depression

28% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Elmore adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Elmore

Elmore 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.

25.9%32%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Worcester26.5%

Calais27.3%

Woodbury28%

Morristown29.6%

Elmore30.4%

Wolcott30.9%

Hardwick31.2%

Care nearby

Copley HospitalMorrisville · 5.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington · 33.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lamoille Health Family Medicine - MorrisvilleMorrisville · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lamoille Health Family DentistryMorrisville · 7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careElmore is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careElmore is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthElmore 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 Elmore. 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 Elmore

Measure	Elmore	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.7%	27.2–34.1%	31.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	30.6%	27.3–34.2%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	30.4%	25.3–35.7%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30.1%	27–33.2%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	28%	24.5–31.7%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.2–14.2%	10.1%	about the same
Asthma	11.7%	10.3–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.3%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	9%	7.6–10.5%	8.8%	about the same
COPD	7%	5.7–8.5%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	6.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	10.7–17%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17.6%	14.8–20.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.1%	17.2–25.5%	18.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.2%	25.5–35.4%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.2%	69.3–76.6%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	66%	62.5–69.5%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.7–88.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.6%	61–70%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	68–81.5%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.1%	72.5–79%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	4.9–8.3%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.2–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	13.5–19.8%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.7–15.9%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	25.4–34.3%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10–14.5%	11%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.4–16%	12.5%
Hearing	7.7%	6.7–8.7%	7.7%
Vision	4.3%	3.6–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.2–8.7%	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 Elmore door to door.

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

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