ZIP code
05743
in Fair Haven, VermontPopulation 4,160
49.63/ 100
Ranked #16,754 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #229 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 8.1%)
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.
Grocery access
0.24 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.5%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
0.95 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST76thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Subsidized affordable housing
80 units
in the top 20% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS80thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
0.75%
in the top 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS73rdDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.27%
in the top 41% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS59thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20.3 per million
in the bottom 44% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS44thDefinition & 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
Judged by its overall standing, Fair Haven, Vermont (ZIP 05743) sits in the bottom 48% nationally (16,754th) and the bottom 8.1% of Vermont (229th).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: grocery lies in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Recreation is in the top 9.8% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol lies in the bottom 11.0% nationally. Modeled tree cover registers in the top 16% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled energy burden is in the top 5.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the top 13.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room registers in the top 15% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 17% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lies in the top 18% nationally.
Put plainly, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 05732, 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 80%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Disability
healthier than 50%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 46%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 8%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.8%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
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
05732
Vermontshares a border
Score 51.03
Closest healthier
05733
Vermontshares a border
Score 53.79
Similar health profile
05261
Vermont96% similar profile
Score 51.43
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% | 29.4–35.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.5% | 33.4–39.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.2–11.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.5–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 26.6% | 23.7–30.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.6% | 9.2–12.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.4% | 30.2–36.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.3% | 32.5–42.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.6% | 10.4–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.0% | 5.6–8.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.2% | 75.3–80.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.3% | 74.2–80.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.2–87.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.4% | 59.2–67.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.0% | 58.7–65.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.7% | 68.8–80.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.8–18.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.9% | 12.8–17.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 20.3–27.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.1% | 28.1–36.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.2% | 15.9–20.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.7% | 15.9–19.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.1% | 28.8–35.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.9–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.4–16.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 27.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 58.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 20.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 41.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $68,409 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $196,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242 |
| Median gross rent | $931 | $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 | 79.1 yr ± 1.20 | 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 1.20 years of 79.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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