ZIP code
05742
in East Wallingford, VermontPopulation 803
53.63/ 100
Ranked #11,179 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 35%)
Ranked #171 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 31%)
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.
Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Park land
38.1%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
78.3%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST62ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transit access
3.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST75thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›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 ›The read
East Wallingford, Vermont (ZIP 05742), on the composite measure, lands in the top 35% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,179th) and the bottom 31% of Vermont (171st).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: homeownership lands at the national maximum, park land resides in the top 3.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover lies in the top 5.5% nationally. Transit settles in the top 9.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 10.9% nationally, and fiber broadband rests in the top 11.0% nationally. Modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 11.3% nationally, and humid heat registers in the bottom 12.7% nationally. Working the other way, modeled energy burden lands in the top 10.1% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 05730, 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 66%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Disability
healthier than 64%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 59%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
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
05730
Vermontshares a border
Score 55.24
Closest healthier
05738
Vermontshares a border
Score 60.70
Similar health profile
05463
Vermont97% similar profile
Score 55.17
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 | 32.1% | 29.1–35.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.6% | 34.2–41.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.7% | 10.4–13.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 6.8–9.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.9% | 6.2–9.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.6% | 21.7–27.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.0–12.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.7% | 31.4–38.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.5% | 30.7–40.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.3–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.6% | 8.6–13.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.4% | 4.5–8.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.8–82.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.2% | 75.2–81.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.0% | 84.7–89.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.8% | 66.1–73.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.8% | 59.4–66.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 69.2–80.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 13.7–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.8% | 9.8–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.9% | 16.9–25.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.8% | 27.8–36.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.5% | 13.3–20.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.7–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.2% | 11.9–16.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.8% | 10.7–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.1% | 25.8–34.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.0–10.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.1% | 5.9–8.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.0% | 10.5–15.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 2.9–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.6–5.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 2.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 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 | 2.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 46.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 23.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 45.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $66,250 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $243,800 | $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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