Health · Halifax

Halifax, VT health

Halifax differs from Vermont on 9 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.6% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05301, 05358, 05342

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 847 people are less certain, so we show Halifax's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Halifax 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 Halifax adults…

35 of every 100 Halifax adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Halifax, betterHalifax, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.1% Halifax
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Halifax
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Halifax
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Halifax
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Halifax 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Halifax 6.5% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Halifax adults are doing

1 in 4Halifax adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Halifax adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Halifax

Halifax and the towns around it

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

24.9%31.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Colrain26%

Marlboro26.9%

Guilford27%

Whitingham27%

Halifax27.3%

Care nearby

Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro · 10.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grace Cottage HospitalTownshend · 20 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baystate Franklin HospitalGreenfield · 15.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Drop in Center Franklin CountyGreenfield · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHalifax is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHalifax is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHalifax 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 Halifax. 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 Halifax

Measure	Halifax	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	31.3–38%	31.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	31.6–38.3%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	27.3%	23–31.9%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.9–34.9%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.4%	23.3–29.7%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.2–16.2%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.4%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.1–12.4%	8.8%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7–10.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	10.9–16.4%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.6–17.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.1%	17.4–25%	18.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	25.3–33.4%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.8–79%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.6%	61.4–67.7%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.3–89%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.6%	66.6–74.2%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	70.1–81.6%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.2–81.8%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5–8.3%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16%	14–18.1%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15–21%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.4–16.5%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.5–34.7%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.5–16.3%	11%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11–15%	12.5%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	7.7%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.4–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	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 Halifax door to door.

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

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