Health · Newark

Newark, VT health

Newark differs from Vermont on 14 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.7% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05871, 05837
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 727 people are less certain, so we show Newark's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Newark 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 Newark adults…

38 of every 100 Newark adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Newark, betterNewark, worseToo close to callVermont
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Newark
VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Newark
VT 28.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Newark
VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Newark
VT 11.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
VT 76%
61%
Dentist visit
VT 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
VT 86%
66%
Colon screening
VT 69%
76%
Mammogram
VT 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
VT 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Newark 6.9% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Newark adults are doing

1 in 4Newark adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.9% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Newark adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Newark

Newark 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 Newark.

Westmore: 34.5% East Haven: 34.9% Brighton: 33.2% Burke: 32.4% Sutton: 32.4% Charleston: 33.5% Barton: 32.9% Granby: 34.9% Victory: 35.4% Morgan: 33.5% Kirby: 33.2% Lyndon: 30.7% Wheelock: 30.8% Sheffield: 31.7% Newark: 33.3% Newark Westmore East Haven Brighton Burke Sutton Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital · Saint Johnsbury · 20.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Island Pond Health Center · Island Pond · 6.3 mi+
30.7%35.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Burke32.4%
Sutton32.4%
Brighton33.2%
Newark33.3%
Westmore34.5%
East Haven34.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 19.8 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Newark

No hospital or community health center in Newark itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNorth Country Hospital and Health CenterNewport · 19.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNortheastern Vermont Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 20.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthern Counties Health CareIsland Pond · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
Northern Counties Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Island Pond
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.8 mi
North Country Hospital and Health Center
Newport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Saint Johnsbury · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.7 mi
Colebrook Clinic
Colebrook · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.3 mi
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Colebrook · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Weeks Medical Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNewark is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNewark is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNewark is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Newark. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 33 measures for Newark
MeasureNewarkMarginVermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.3%34.6–42%31.4%worse
High cholesterol37%33.4–40.8%32.1%worse
Obesity33.3%27.9–39.1%28.6%about the same
Arthritis33.4%30.3–36.7%27.8%worse
Depression26.9%23.6–30.4%26.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16.7%14–20%10.1%worse
Asthma11.8%10.5–13.2%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.8–11.9%9.9%about the same
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.4%8.8%worse
COPD9.4%8–10.9%6.5%worse
Heart disease8.3%7.3–9.4%6.3%worse
Stroke4.4%3.9–4.9%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13–18.5%11.2%worse
Binge drink15.5%13.2–18.2%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise25.8%21.7–30.2%18.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34%29.5–39.1%28.6%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%74.9–81%76.1%about the same
Dentist visit60.7%57.3–64.1%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check86.6%84.8–88.4%85.9%about the same
Colon screening65.5%61.2–69.8%69.2%about the same
Mammogram76.2%69.6–82%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds78.3%75.3–81.1%76.7%about the same
No health insurance6.9%5.4–8.5%6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.2%15.1–19.2%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health19.6%16.7–22.7%14.5%worse
Frequent physical distress15.5%13.5–17.6%12.5%worse
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.8–36.1%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%13–17.5%11%
Thinking or memory14.5%12.6–16.6%12.5%
Hearing9.6%8.5–10.7%7.7%
Vision5.4%4.7–6.1%4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.8–5.1%3.1%
Errands alone8.7%7.5–9.9%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 Newark door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Vermont figure falls inside it, we don't call Newark better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Newark by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Newark 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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