Health · Roxbury

Roxbury, VT health

Roxbury differs from Vermont on 11 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.8% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05669, 05060, 05663
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How Roxbury 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 Roxbury adults…

35 of every 100 Roxbury adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.2–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roxbury, betterRoxbury, worseToo close to callVermont
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.4% Roxbury
VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.9% Roxbury
VT 28.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Roxbury
VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Roxbury
VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
VT 76%
66%
Dentist visit
VT 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
VT 86%
68%
Colon screening
VT 69%
75%
Mammogram
VT 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
VT 77%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Roxbury 6.3% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Roxbury adults are doing

1 in 4Roxbury adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.5% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Roxbury adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Roxbury

Roxbury 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.

Warren: 29.3% Braintree: 32.7% Brookfield: 32.9% Lincoln: 29.1% Fayston: 25.7% Granville: 30.2% Waitsfield: 25.6% Rochester: 29.3% Randolph: 31.3% Bethel: 29.9% Chelsea: 33.6% Roxbury: 30.3% Roxbury Warren Braintree Brookfield Gifford Medical Center · Randolph · 10.8 mi · 5★ MedicareH Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre · 15.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Kingwood Health Center · Randolph · 9.9 mi+ Gifford Primary Care · Randolph · 10.7 mi+
25.6%33.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Warren29.3%
Roxbury30.3%
Braintree32.7%
Brookfield32.9%

Care nearby

Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 34.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Kingwood Health CenterRandolph · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Gifford Primary CareRandolph · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careRoxbury is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRoxbury is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRoxbury 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 Roxbury. 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 Roxbury
MeasureRoxburyMarginVermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.1%32.2–37.9%31.4%worse
High cholesterol35.9%33–38.8%32.1%worse
Obesity30.3%26.4–34.4%28.6%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.9–35.2%27.8%worse
Depression27.5%24.7–30.3%26.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.8%10.7–15.4%10.1%worse
Asthma11.3%10.3–12.4%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11%10–12.1%9.9%worse
Diabetes10.8%9.4–12.3%8.8%worse
COPD8%6.7–9.3%6.5%worse
Heart disease7.5%6.7–8.4%6.3%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.4%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%11.4–16.1%11.2%worse
Binge drink14.9%13–16.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise21.4%18.1–24.8%18.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.9%24.4–31.5%28.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.5%73.9–79.1%76.1%about the same
Dentist visit65.7%62.8–68.6%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check87.2%85.5–88.8%85.9%about the same
Colon screening68%64.3–71.3%69.2%about the same
Mammogram74.9%69–80.1%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds79.1%76.5–81.4%76.7%about the same
No health insurance6.3%5–7.8%6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.9%14.2–17.7%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health16.5%14.1–18.9%14.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.8%12.1–15.5%12.5%about the same
Disability
Any disability29%25.4–32.4%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.8%10.8–14.7%11%
Thinking or memory12.7%11–14.3%12.5%
Hearing9%8–10.1%7.7%
Vision4.5%4–5.1%4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.3%3.1%
Errands alone7.4%6.4–8.5%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 Roxbury door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Vermont figure falls inside it, we don't call Roxbury better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Roxbury by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Roxbury 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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