Health · Lunenburg

Lunenburg, VT health

Lunenburg differs from Vermont on 14 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.1% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (10.6% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 05906 (all of Lunenburg)

Report card

How Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg adults…

39 of every 100 Lunenburg adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–43.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lunenburg, betterLunenburg, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Lunenburg
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Lunenburg
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Lunenburg
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Lunenburg
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lunenburg 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lunenburg 8.1% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Lunenburg adults are doing

1 in 4Lunenburg adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Lunenburg adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory16.2%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Lunenburg

Lunenburg 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.

30.9%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Guildhall34.7%

Concord34.8%

Dalton35.1%

Victory35.4%

Lunenburg35.9%

Lancaster35.9%

Care nearby

Weeks Medical CenterLancaster · 7.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Achs - WhitefieldWhitefield · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Concord Health CenterConcord · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLunenburg's county is a federal shortage area.Essex County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careLunenburg's county is a federal shortage area.Essex County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Mental healthLunenburg is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lunenburg. 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 Lunenburg

Measure	Lunenburg	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	34.2–43.1%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.7–41.6%	32.1%	worse
Obesity	35.9%	28.4–43.8%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.9%	30.1–37.7%	27.8%	worse
Depression	27.7%	23.8–31.9%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.1%	14.9–21.8%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	10.8–13.8%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.4–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.5–14.2%	8.8%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9–12.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	15–21.7%	11.2%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.5–18.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	22.4–32.6%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.2%	28.3–40.9%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	73.3–80.6%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.1%	55.1–63.2%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83–87.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	64%	58.8–69.4%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.2%	64–79.9%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	75.7–81.9%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.2–10.5%	6%	worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	15.9–20.5%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.4%	19–26%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	14.9–19.6%	12.5%	worse
Disability
Any disability	34.5%	29.5–39.3%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.4–19.9%	11%
Thinking or memory	16.2%	13.9–18.6%	12.5%
Hearing	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	7.7%
Vision	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6%	3.1%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.6–11.6%	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 Lunenburg door to door.

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

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