Health · Rupert

Rupert, VT health

On most measures Rupert looks like Vermont as a whole. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (88.3% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05776, 05761, 05251, 05768
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 676 people are less certain, so we show Rupert's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Rupert 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 Rupert adults…

36 of every 100 Rupert adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.2–39.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rupert, betterRupert, worseToo close to callVermont
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19% Rupert
VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Rupert
VT 28.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Rupert
VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Rupert
VT 11.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
VT 76%
69%
Dentist visit
VT 69%
88%
Cholesterol check
VT 86%
73%
Colon screening
VT 69%
76%
Mammogram
VT 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
VT 77%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rupert 5.3% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Rupert adults are doing

1 in 4Rupert adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.8% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Rupert adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

27.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Rupert

Rupert 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 Rupert.

Pawlet: 35.8% Hebron: 31.6% Sandgate: 30.6% Dorset: 29.7% Salem: 31.1% Granville: 32.4% Wells: 35.8% Danby: 36.1% Hartford: 31.8% Argyle: 31.2% Arlington: 30.6% Manchester: 30.3% Mount Tabor: 36.1% Peru: 27.6% Winhall: 27.9% Jackson: 30.1% Greenwich: 29.1% Rupert: 31.2% Rupert Pawlet Hebron Sandgate Dorset Salem Salem Family Health · Salem · 9.4 mi+ Mettowee Valley Family Health Center · West Pawlet · 10.5 mi+
27.6%36.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Dorset29.7%
Sandgate30.6%
Salem31.1%
Rupert31.2%
Hebron31.6%
Pawlet35.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.9 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 Rupert

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

HNearest ERGlens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 22.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySouthwestern Vermont Medical Center★★★★★ · 26.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHudson Headwaters Health NetworkSalem · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Hudson Headwaters Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Salem
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.5 mi
Mettowee Valley Family Health Center
West Pawlet · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.9 mi
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls · ★★★★★
ER
26.2 mi
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Bennington · ★★★★★
ER
26.8 mi
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rutland · ★★★★★
ER
29 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend · not rated
Rural critical access
✓ Primary careRupert is not a shortage area
! Dental careRupert's county is a federal shortage area.Bennington County · need score 5 of 25
✓ Mental healthRupert 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 Rupert. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Rupert
MeasureRupertMarginVermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%32.2–39.1%31.4%worse
High cholesterol34%30.7–37.4%32.1%about the same
Obesity31.2%26.4–36.2%28.6%about the same
Arthritis31.9%28.8–35%27.8%worse
Depression27.8%24.5–31.4%26.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.4%7.6–11.4%10.1%about the same
Asthma11.4%10.2–12.9%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.4–12.6%9.9%worse
Diabetes9.8%8.3–11.3%8.8%about the same
COPD6.9%5.6–8.3%6.5%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.2–8.2%6.3%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.1%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.8%8.2–13.6%11.2%about the same
Binge drink15.3%13.1–17.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise19%15.4–22.8%18.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.3%27.4–35.6%28.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.7–81.5%76.1%about the same
Dentist visit69.4%66.6–72.4%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check88.3%86.4–90.2%85.9%better
Colon screening72.7%69.2–76.4%69.2%about the same
Mammogram75.5%69.9–80.9%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds78.4%75.5–81.2%76.7%about the same
No health insurance5.3%4–7%6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15%13–17.3%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health14.8%12.1–17.7%14.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.4–15.5%12.5%about the same
Disability
Any disability27.8%23.9–32.1%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.4%10.2–14.7%11%
Thinking or memory11.4%9.5–13.5%12.5%
Hearing8.4%7.4–9.6%7.7%
Vision4%3.3–4.7%4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.7–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone6.7%5.6–8%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 Rupert door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Vermont figure falls inside it, we don't call Rupert better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Rupert by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Rupert by how much of its land each one covers (90% of the town has data).

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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