Health · Plainfield

Plainfield, VT health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05667, 05641

Report card

How Plainfield 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 Plainfield adults…

32 of every 100 Plainfield adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plainfield, betterPlainfield, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.7% Plainfield
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26% Plainfield
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Plainfield
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Plainfield
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plainfield 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Plainfield 6.1% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Plainfield adults are doing

1 in 4Plainfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.4% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Plainfield adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing8%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Plainfield

Plainfield 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.

25.5%33.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

East Montpelier25.9%

Plainfield28.5%

Marshfield28.7%

Groton31.4%

Care nearby

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 20.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Copley HospitalMorrisville · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

The Health CenterPlainfield · 2.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Barre Dental ClinicBarre · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary carePlainfield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePlainfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPlainfield 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 Plainfield. 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 Plainfield

Measure	Plainfield	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	29–34.4%	31.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.3%	31.3–37.2%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	28.5%	24.6–32.4%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	29.5%	27–32%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	28.4%	25.5–31.2%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.7–14.1%	10.1%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10.1–12.4%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	9.8%	8.5–11.1%	8.8%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.1–8.3%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	6.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.9%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.8–15.3%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13.4–17.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.7%	16.8–23%	18.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	26%	22.5–29.8%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	72.1–77.8%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.3%	64.1–70.3%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.6–88.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.5%	64.6–72.3%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.6%	68.5–80.2%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75.1–80.3%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.4%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.4–18%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.4%	13.2–17.7%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.3–14.5%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	27.4%	24.2–30.8%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.3%	9.7–13.1%	11%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	12.5%
Hearing	8%	7.2–8.9%	7.7%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	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 Plainfield door to door.

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

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