Health · Wells River

Wells River, VT health

Wells River differs from Vermont on 14 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.3% vs 16.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who get no exercise (26% vs 18.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wells River

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 340 people are less certain, so we show Wells River's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wells River 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 Wells River adults…

38 of every 100 Wells River adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wells River, betterWells River, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Wells River
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% Wells River
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Wells River
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Wells River
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wells River 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wells River 6.9% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Wells River adults are doing

1 in 4Wells River adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Wells River adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Wells River

Wells River 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.

27.2%34.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Haverhill27.7%

Bath29.2%

Ryegate31.7%

Wells River33.4%

Newbury34%

Care nearby

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 2.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wells RiverWells River · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Achs - WoodsvilleWoodsville · 2.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWells River's county is a federal shortage area.Orange County · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental careWells River is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWells River is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wells River. 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 Wells River

Measure	Wells River	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.8–41.5%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	36%	32.4–39.8%	32.1%	worse
Obesity	33.4%	28.2–39.1%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.4–37.2%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.8–29.7%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	11–16.2%	10.1%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.1–13%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	9.8–13.5%	8.8%	worse
COPD	8.6%	6.9–10.4%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.8–5.1%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	10.4–16.3%	11.2%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	11.1–15.9%	16.6%	better
Get no exercise	26%	21.3–30.9%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	29.5%	25.3–33.8%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74.3–80.8%	76.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.4–68%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.5–88.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.4%	61.2–69.5%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.6%	68.1–80.3%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.8–82.7%	76.7%	better
No health insurance	6.9%	5.1–9%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.6–18%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	15.9–22.7%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.7–17.3%	12.5%	worse
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	25.8–34.7%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	12.3–17.9%	11%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.1–15.5%	12.5%
Hearing	9.8%	8.4–11.3%	7.7%
Vision	5.4%	4.5–6.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.5–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	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 Wells River door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wells River directly, so these are its own figures.

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.