Health · Fair Haven

Fair Haven, VT health

Fair Haven 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 code 05743 (all of Fair Haven)
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How Fair Haven 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 Fair Haven adults…

37 of every 100 Fair Haven adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fair Haven, betterFair Haven, worseToo close to callVermont
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Fair Haven
VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Fair Haven
VT 28.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Fair Haven
VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Fair Haven
VT 11.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
VT 76%
62%
Dentist visit
VT 69%
85%
Cholesterol check
VT 86%
63%
Colon screening
VT 69%
75%
Mammogram
VT 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
VT 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fair Haven 7% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Fair Haven adults are doing

1 in 4Fair Haven adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.6% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Fair Haven adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

of Fair Haven 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 Fair Haven

Fair Haven 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.

Hampton: 34.3% West Haven: 37.3% Poultney: 35.4% Castleton: 32.9% Benson: 37.3% Whitehall: 35% Granville: 32.4% Dresden: 31.4% Whitehall: 35.4% Middletown Springs: 36% Wells: 35.8% Ira: 35.4% Hubbardton: 34.7% Putnam: 30.5% Orwell: 29.8% Fair Haven: 37.3% Fair Haven Hampton West Haven Poultney Castleton Benson Castleton Family Health Center/Chcrr Admin · Bomoseen · 2.6 mi+
29.8%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Castleton32.9%
Hampton34.3%
Poultney35.4%
Fair Haven37.3%
West Haven37.3%
Benson37.3%

Care nearby

Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 15.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 26.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 29 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · 36 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Castleton Family Health Center/Chcrr AdminBomoseen · 2.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Community Health North Main StreetRutland · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careFair Haven is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFair Haven is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFair Haven 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 Fair Haven. 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 Fair Haven
MeasureFair HavenMarginVermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.5%33.4–39.9%31.4%worse
High cholesterol33.4%30.2–36.8%32.1%about the same
Obesity37.3%32.5–42.5%28.6%worse
Arthritis32.1%29.4–35.1%27.8%worse
Depression26.6%23.7–30%26.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.4–15.3%10.1%worse
Asthma12.5%11.2–14%11.1%worse
Cancer (not skin)10%9.2–11%9.9%about the same
Diabetes10.6%9.2–12.1%8.8%worse
COPD8.5%7.5–9.7%6.5%worse
Heart disease7.4%6.6–8.2%6.3%worse
Stroke3.9%3.6–4.3%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%12.8–17.4%11.2%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.8–18.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%20.3–27.2%18.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours32.1%28.1–36.6%28.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.3%74.2–80.2%76.1%about the same
Dentist visit62%58.7–65.4%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check85.3%83.2–87.1%85.9%about the same
Colon screening63.4%59.2–67.6%69.2%worse
Mammogram74.7%68.8–80.3%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.3–80.9%76.7%about the same
No health insurance7%5.6–8.6%6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.7%15.9–19.8%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.9–20.8%14.5%worse
Frequent physical distress15.4%13.7–17.3%12.5%worse
Disability
Any disability32.1%28.8–35.8%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%12.4–16.1%11%
Thinking or memory14.7%13–16.7%12.5%
Hearing8.8%7.9–9.8%7.7%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.5%4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone8.4%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 Fair Haven door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Vermont figure falls inside it, we don't call Fair Haven better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fair Haven by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fair Haven 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.

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