Health · Sheffield

Sheffield, VT health

Sheffield differs from Vermont on 11 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (14.5% vs 11.2%) and more adults who get no exercise (23.9% vs 18.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 05866 (all of Sheffield)

Report card

How Sheffield 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 Sheffield adults…

36 of every 100 Sheffield adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sheffield, betterSheffield, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Sheffield
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Sheffield
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Sheffield
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Sheffield
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sheffield 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

Sheffield 6.4% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Sheffield adults are doing

1 in 4Sheffield adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.7% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Sheffield adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Sheffield

Sheffield 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.

29.8%34.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Wheelock30.8%

Glover31.3%

Sheffield31.7%

Sutton32.4%

Barton32.9%

Care nearby

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Country Hospital and Health CenterNewport · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Copley HospitalMorrisville · 24.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 26.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Orleans Dental CenterOrleans · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

St. Johnsbury Community Health CenterSaint Johnsbury · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSheffield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSheffield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSheffield 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 Sheffield. 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 Sheffield

Measure	Sheffield	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.6%	31.9–39.2%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	35.3%	31.7–39%	32.1%	about the same
Obesity	31.7%	26.5–37.1%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.4–33.8%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	26.7%	23.2–30.3%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.6%	10.3–15.2%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	8.8–12.1%	8.8%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.8–9.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	11.6–17.6%	11.2%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	14.6–20.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.9%	19.6–28.3%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.4–38.5%	28.6%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73.4–80%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.1%	58.7–65.4%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.4–87.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	64.2%	59.6–68.7%	69.2%	worse
Mammogram	76%	69.8–81.9%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.1–79.4%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	5–8.1%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15–19.6%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	14.6–20.7%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.2–16.3%	12.5%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	25.2–34%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	10.9–15.4%	11%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.1–16.4%	12.5%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	7.7%
Vision	4.7%	4–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.6–9.1%	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 Sheffield door to door.

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

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