ZIP code
05447
in East Berkshire, VermontPopulation 120
47.10/ 100
Ranked #20,035 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #239 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 4.1%)
Ranked #35 of 36 Burlington-South Burlington, VT ZIPs (bottom 2.8%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
33.8%
in the bottom 3.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
18.2 mi
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
47.1%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST27thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
18.9 mi
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
18.9 mi
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
30%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.4%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, East Berkshire, Vermont (ZIP 05447) sits in the bottom 38% nationally (20,035th) and the bottom 4.1% of Vermont (239th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 2.0% nationally, expected annual loss resides in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 5.4% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. On the other hand, distance to a nursing home is in the top 4.0% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the top 4.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits in the top 6.2% nationally, and poverty registers in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled energy burden lands in the top 5.6% nationally.
In plain language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 05450, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 31%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 96%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 26%
8%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 21%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 27%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.5%
5%
“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
05450
Vermontshares a border
Score 50.95
Closest healthier
05476
Vermontshares a border
Score 47.70
Similar health profile
15924
Pennsylvania97% similar profile
Score 47.74
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 | 31.2% | 28.2–34.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.2% | 33.4–40.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.3–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 6.9–10.6 |
| Depression among adults | 25.1% | 21.9–28.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.4–13.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.6% | 31.2–37.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.0% | 33.5–44.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.3% | 11.8–17.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.2% | 5.0–10.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.2% | 72.8–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.9% | 72.4–79.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.4% | 81.6–87.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.1% | 60.2–67.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.0% | 57.7–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.4% | 66.1–78.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.1% | 14.5–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.4% | 11.3–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.0% | 19.4–28.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.4% | 31.3–39.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.8% | 15.2–22.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.2–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.0–17.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.1% | 12.6–18.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.9% | 26.3–35.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.3–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.2–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.6% | 11.9–17.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.5–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.4–6.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 30.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.6% | 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 | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 47.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 33.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 5.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 6.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 28.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $156,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $985 | $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 | 82.2 yr ± 1.62 | 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 1.62 years of 82.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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