Health · Groton

Groton, VT health

Groton differs from Vermont on 10 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.7% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 05046 (all of Groton)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 967 people are less certain, so we show Groton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Groton 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 Groton adults…

37 of every 100 Groton adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Groton, betterGroton, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Groton
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Groton
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Groton
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Groton
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Groton 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Groton 5.7% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Groton adults are doing

1 in 4Groton adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Groton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Groton

Groton 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%34%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Plainfield28.5%

Marshfield28.7%

Orange30.5%

Peacham30.7%

Groton31.4%

Ryegate31.7%

Topsham33.3%

Care nearby

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

The Health CenterPlainfield · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East CorinthEast Corinth · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGroton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGroton is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthGroton 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 Groton. 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 Groton

Measure	Groton	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33–40.3%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.8–40.2%	32.1%	worse
Obesity	31.4%	26.4–36.7%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29.2–35.6%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.9–29.6%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.4–15.2%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–12.9%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12.1%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9–12.3%	8.8%	worse
COPD	8%	6.7–9.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	10.8–16.1%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.7–19%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.1%	19.2–27.5%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	29–38%	28.6%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.3–81.4%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	62.9–69.3%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.9–89.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64.9–72.7%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	71.6–83.1%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.5–80.7%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	5.7%	4.5–7.2%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.3%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.3–20.1%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.2–16.1%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	25.2–33.4%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.1–15.7%	11%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	12.5%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–10%	7.7%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	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 Groton door to door.

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

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