ZIP code
05672
in Stowe, VermontPopulation 5,285
62.90/ 100
Ranked #3,035 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.5%)
Ranked #31 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 12.5%)
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.
Transit access
13 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Lead in tap water
13 ppb
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
US99thDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.7 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
27.1%
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Outpatient-care access
0.76 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›High cholesterol
30%
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST24thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.19 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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
79.4%
in the top 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST67thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.4%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & 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
On the composite measure, Stowe, Vermont (ZIP 05672) stands in the top 9.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,035th) and the top 12.5% of Vermont (31st).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: transit settles in the top 0.7% nationally, and recreation rests in the top 2.5% nationally. Modeled short sleep lands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and outpatient settles in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol rests in the bottom 3.4% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and mental-health providers settles in the top 4.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests in the top 5.1% nationally. By contrast, lead in tap water lands in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled energy burden settles in the top 5.3% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 05465, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 85%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 95%
11%
Disability
healthier than 91%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 69%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 30%
14%
“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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 84.5 ± 3.7 years. A median household income of $93,618 predicts 79.8 years — 4.7 years above.
Ranked #93 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
05464
Vermontshares a border
Score 60.23
Closest healthier
05465
Vermontshares a border
Score 69.61
Similar health profile
05473
Vermont99% similar profile
Score 63.01
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 | 28.5% | 25.4–31.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.9% | 25.5–32.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.9% | 8.9–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.8–6.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.2–6.4 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 22.7–29.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 7.8% | 6.5–9.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 30.0% | 26.7–33.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.1% | 23.1–33.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.4–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.4% | 6.7–10.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.5% | 3.3–6.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.5% | 73.1–79.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.8% | 71.3–78.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.6% | 86.8–90.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.7% | 67.3–75.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 74.8% | 71.6–77.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.2% | 71.2–84.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 15.0–21.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.1% | 6.9–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.2% | 13.0–19.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 27.1% | 22.7–32.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 12.4% | 10.2–15.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.7% | 11.8–15.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–13.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.4% | 8.7–12.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.6% | 20.9–28.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.9–7.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.6–6.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.5% | 7.7–11.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.6% | 2.2–3.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.7–3.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 66.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.6% | 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 | 6.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 53.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 25.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 46.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $93,618 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $647,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $1,458 | $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 | 84.5 yr ± 1.87 | 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 1.87 years of 84.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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