Health · Hancock

Hancock, VT health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 05748 (all of Hancock)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 435 people are less certain, so we show Hancock's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hancock 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 Hancock adults…

34 of every 100 Hancock adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hancock, betterHancock, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.8% Hancock
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.2% Hancock
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Hancock
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Hancock
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hancock 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hancock 5.9% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Hancock adults are doing

1 in 4Hancock adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Hancock adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

25.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Hancock

Hancock 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.

25.3%35.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Ripton25.7%

Hancock28.4%

Rochester29.3%

Granville30.2%

Goshen35.6%

Care nearby

Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 29.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rochester Health CenterRochester · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Brandon Medical CenterBrandon · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHancock is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHancock is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHancock 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 Hancock. 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 Hancock

Measure	Hancock	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	30.4–37.5%	31.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	31.6–38.4%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	28.4%	23.7–33.3%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	27–33.2%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	24.8%	21.6–28.1%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.5%	6.8–10.2%	10.1%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.4–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	8.9%	7.4–10.5%	8.8%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.3–8.3%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.6–7.7%	6.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3–4.1%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.8%	8–13.9%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.6–18.8%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.8%	14.8–23.3%	18.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.2%	24.3–32.3%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.7–81.6%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.3%	69.2–75.1%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	84.6–89.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.8%	65.7–73.4%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	71.6–82.7%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	74.5–80.4%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	5.9%	4.2–8.1%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15%	12.8–17.2%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.7%	11.7–18%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	10.5–14.9%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	25.1%	21.1–29.6%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.2%	9–13.8%	11%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	9.8–14.4%	12.5%
Hearing	8.2%	7–9.3%	7.7%
Vision	3.9%	3.2–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.5–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.4–8.1%	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 Hancock door to door.

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

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