ZIP code
05669
in Roxbury, VermontPopulation 768
53.42/ 100
Ranked #11,476 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #180 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 28%)
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.
Elder-services access
3.5 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.01% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
94%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS3rdDefinition & 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
27.9%
in the bottom 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST21stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
67.4%
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
30.2%
in the top 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.2 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.1%
in the top 8.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS76thDefinition & 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 ›The read
By its overall health score, Roxbury, Vermont (ZIP 05669) lands in the top 36% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,476th) and the bottom 28% of Vermont (180th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: elder services sits in the top 0.01% nationally, and modeled tree cover rests in the top 0.4% nationally. Recreation is in the top 2.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 2.9% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the other hand, home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 4.9% nationally, poverty registers in the top 6.8% nationally, and walkability sits in the bottom 8.6% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 05060, 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 85%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 77%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 14%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
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
05060
Vermontshares a border
Score 56.27
Closest healthier
05663
Vermontshares a border
Score 54.88
Similar health profile
05761
Vermont98% similar profile
Score 52.14
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 | 33.6% | 30.9–36.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.0% | 33.1–38.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.4% | 10.4–12.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.3–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.2% | 6.8–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 27.4% | 24.7–30.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.2% | 9.7–12.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.7% | 33.8–39.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.4% | 26.6–34.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 10.9–15.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 5.0–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.7% | 77.2–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.1% | 74.6–79.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.1% | 86.6–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.8% | 64.2–71.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.7% | 62.8–68.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.9% | 69.0–80.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.5% | 12.8–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.1% | 11.6–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.5% | 18.1–24.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.9% | 24.5–31.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.7% | 14.2–19.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.7% | 14.0–17.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 12.3–15.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 10.9–14.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 25.7–32.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.4–8.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.0–15.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.0–5.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 30.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.7% | 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 | 67.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 94.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 68.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 13.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 34.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $75,750 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $222,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $870 | $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 | 80.7 yr ± 1.08 | 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 1.08 years of 80.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured