ZIP code
05730
in Belmont, VermontPopulation 525
55.24/ 100
Ranked #9,168 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 29%)
Ranked #137 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 45%)
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.
Recreation access
2.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
84.2%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST82ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Park land
21.2%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
8.0%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
97.4%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
95%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST54thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.18%
in the bottom 10.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›The read
Belmont, Vermont (ZIP 05730), by its composite score, sits in the top 29% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,168th) and the bottom 45% of Vermont (137th).
The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: recreation registers in the top 1.1% nationally, and home broadband subscription settles at the national maximum. Modeled tree cover sits in the top 3.3% nationally, and park land lies in the top 6.5% nationally. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and fiber broadband resides in the top 7.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership lands in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 9.8% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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. 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 05143, 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 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 66%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.00%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Disability
healthier than 16%
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
05143
Vermontshares a border
Score 58.96
Closest healthier
05149
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.78
Similar health profile
03780
New Hampshire97% similar profile
Score 55.23
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 | 35.7% | 32.4–39.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.3% | 36.7–44.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.7% | 11.4–14.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.0–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.2–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 6.6–10.7 |
| Depression among adults | 23.8% | 20.8–27.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.4% | 9.6–13.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.8% | 33.4–40.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.4% | 30.6–40.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.5–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.0% | 7.3–11.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.2% | 4.2–9.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.7% | 79.0–84.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.1% | 77.4–82.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 86.9–90.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 64.4–72.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.4% | 61.0–67.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.5% | 69.6–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.7% | 12.5–17.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.5% | 9.3–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.2% | 17.7–26.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.5% | 26.5–34.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.0% | 13.6–20.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.5–16.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.8% | 12.4–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.0% | 9.8–14.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.3% | 26.6–36.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.2% | 5.8–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.5% | 11.5–17.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.0–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.6–5.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.1% | 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+) | 2.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 49.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.7% | 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 | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 8.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 95.0% | 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 | 1.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 67.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 26.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 43.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $102,813 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $330,600 | $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 | 83.1 yr ± 1.90 | 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 1.90 years of 83.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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