Health · Westmore

Westmore, VT health

Westmore differs from Vermont on 14 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.5% vs 10.1%) and more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05860, 05822
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How Westmore 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 Westmore adults…

37 of every 100 Westmore adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Westmore, betterWestmore, worseToo close to callVermont
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Westmore
VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Westmore
VT 28.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Westmore
VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Westmore
VT 11.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
VT 76%
63%
Dentist visit
VT 69%
85%
Cholesterol check
VT 86%
67%
Colon screening
VT 69%
77%
Mammogram
VT 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
VT 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Westmore 7.2% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Westmore adults are doing

1 in 4Westmore adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Westmore adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Westmore

Westmore 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 Westmore.

Newark: 33.3% Charleston: 33.5% Sutton: 32.4% Barton: 32.9% East Haven: 34.9% Brighton: 33.2% Burke: 32.4% Morgan: 33.5% Derby: 33.9% Wheelock: 30.8% Sheffield: 31.7% Lyndon: 30.7% Brownington: 34.7% Irasburg: 33.6% Glover: 31.3% Westmore: 34.5% Westmore Newark Charleston Sutton Barton North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport · 16.4 mi · 1★ MedicareH Island Pond Health Center · Island Pond · 6.6 mi+
30.7%34.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Sutton32.4%
Barton32.9%
Newark33.3%
Charleston33.5%
Westmore34.5%
5 places to get careNearest ER 16.4 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 Westmore

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

HNearest ERNorth Country Hospital and Health CenterNewport · 16.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNortheastern Vermont Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 22.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthern Counties Health CareIsland Pond · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.6 mi
Northern Counties Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Island Pond
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.4 mi
North Country Hospital and Health Center
Newport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.2 mi
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Saint Johnsbury · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27 mi
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Colebrook · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Weeks Medical Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careWestmore is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWestmore is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWestmore 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 Westmore. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 33 measures for Westmore
MeasureWestmoreMarginVermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.3%33.8–41.1%31.4%worse
High cholesterol35.4%32–39.2%32.1%about the same
Obesity34.5%29.2–40.2%28.6%worse
Arthritis31.1%28.1–34.4%27.8%worse
Depression25.7%22.5–29.3%26.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.5%14.5–20.7%10.1%worse
Asthma12%10.7–13.5%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.2–11.1%9.9%about the same
Diabetes11.5%9.9–13.2%8.8%worse
COPD9.4%8.1–10.7%6.5%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.2%6.3%worse
Stroke4.3%3.9–4.8%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.5%13–18%11.2%worse
Binge drink15.2%12.7–18%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise24.8%21–29%18.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours35.5%31–40.2%28.6%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.8%75.6–81.9%76.1%about the same
Dentist visit63.2%59.9–66.5%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check85.1%83.1–87.1%85.9%about the same
Colon screening67.1%62.8–71.1%69.2%about the same
Mammogram77.2%70.9–82.4%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds79.4%76.4–82%76.7%about the same
No health insurance7.2%5.7–8.8%6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.9%15.8–20.1%15.9%about the same
Fair or poor health20%17.3–23%14.5%worse
Frequent physical distress15.8%13.9–17.9%12.5%worse
Disability
Any disability32%28.2–36.2%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.9–17.3%11%
Thinking or memory15.5%13.6–17.6%12.5%
Hearing9.4%8.3–10.5%7.7%
Vision5.5%4.9–6.2%4%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.2%3.1%
Errands alone9%7.9–10.3%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 Westmore door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Vermont figure falls inside it, we don't call Westmore better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Westmore by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Westmore 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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