ZIP code
05036
in Brookfield, VermontPopulation 1,169
57.22/ 100
Ranked #7,048 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 22%)
Ranked #105 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
26.8%
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
99.4%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
12.6 days/year
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
13.4%
in the bottom 15.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS15thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
13.4%
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS17thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
0.68%
in the top 29% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS71stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›The read
Brookfield, Vermont (ZIP 05036), by its composite score, sits in the top 22% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,048th) and the top 42% of Vermont (105th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 1.8% nationally, and short sleep lands in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Fiber broadband stands in the top 3.7% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover lies in the top 10.8% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Poverty resides in the bottom 12.1% nationally, and homeownership is in the top 13.3% nationally.
For anyone unfamiliar, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 05041, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 75%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 92%
11%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.4%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 50%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
05038
Vermontshares a border
Score 54.44
Closest healthier
05041
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.38
Similar health profile
05142
Vermont99% similar profile
Score 55.33
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 32.5% | 29.2–36.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.5% | 31.8–39.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.9% | 9.7–12.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.2–8.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.0–9.1 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.8–30.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.2% | 8.6–12.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 31.9–39.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.0% | 27.7–38.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.3–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.8% | 6.3–9.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.0% | 4.5–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.0–82.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.2% | 73.8–80.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.8% | 85.6–89.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.4% | 64.1–72.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.8% | 69.9–75.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.0% | 69.8–81.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.7% | 12.4–17.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.5% | 9.5–15.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.5% | 18.1–27.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 26.8% | 22.9–30.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.6% | 13.6–20.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.1–17.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.8% | 11.7–16.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.1–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.9% | 22.6–31.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 5.9–8.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.6% | 10.4–15.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.5% | 2.9–4.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.6–5.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 46.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 70.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 32.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 50.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $109,612 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $343,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,131 ($858–$1,557) n=190 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.9 yr ± 1.25 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 82.0 yr (78.6–85.9) n=250 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.25 years of 81.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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