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Reading, VT health

Reading differs from Vermont on 7 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.9% vs 10.1%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (13.1% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.4% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05062, 05153

Report card

How Reading 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 Reading adults…

34 of every 100 Reading adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Reading, betterReading, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.4% Reading
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Reading
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Reading
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.6% Reading
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Reading 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 22

working-age adults has no health insurance

Reading 4.6% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Reading adults are doing

1 in 4Reading adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Reading adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · Vermont 15.9% · better

Disability

Living with a disability

23.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%

Thinking or memory10%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone5.6%

Vision3.4%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Reading

Reading 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.

27.6%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodstock27.6%

Reading27.7%

West Windsor28.3%

Bridgewater28.3%

Plymouth29.1%

Cavendish29.4%

Care nearby

Mt Ascutney HospitalWindsor · 10 mi · ER · rural critical access

Springfield HospitalSpringfield · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Valley Regional HospitalClaremont · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction · 16.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

Ludlow Health CenterLudlow · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Springfield Health CenterSpringfield · 14.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careReading is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careReading is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthReading 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 Reading. 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 Reading

Measure	Reading	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.7–37.5%	31.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.3–38.2%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	27.7%	23.4–32.4%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.5–33.7%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	22–28.2%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.9%	6.2–9.8%	10.1%	better
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.4%	11.2–13.5%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	9.2%	7.8–10.8%	8.8%	about the same
COPD	6%	4.9–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	6.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3–4%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.6%	7.3–12%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	14.8%	12.5–17.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	17.4%	14–21.1%	18.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.8%	25.8–34.1%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.3%	73.2–79.2%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.2%	70.2–75.9%	69.2%	better
Cholesterol check	90.6%	89.1–92.1%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	75.5%	71.7–79%	69.2%	better
Mammogram	76.9%	70.8–82.2%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.9–82.6%	76.7%	better
No health insurance	4.6%	3.5–6.1%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.2–15%	15.9%	better
Fair or poor health	12.6%	10.3–15.1%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.4%	9.7–13.3%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	23.9%	20.5–27.8%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.4%	8.5–12.5%	11%
Thinking or memory	10%	8.3–11.7%	12.5%
Hearing	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	7.7%
Vision	3.4%	2.9–4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.6%	4.7–6.7%	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 Reading door to door.

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

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