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ZIP code

05765

in Proctor, VermontPopulation 1,798

51.09/ 100

Ranked #14,696 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #221 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 11.3%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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

8.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

High cholesterol

32.7%

in the bottom 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

35.9 mi

in the top 22% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US78th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

16.3%

in the top 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US77th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

1.1%

in the top 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US77th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & 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

In its overall standing, Proctor, Vermont (ZIP 05765) lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,696th) and the bottom 11.3% of Vermont (221st).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: transit lands in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 11.3% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the bottom 11.7% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol registers in the bottom 8.5% nationally, and short sleep resides in the bottom 17% nationally. Fiber broadband settles in the top 18% nationally, and modeled tooth loss is in the bottom 16% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden sits in the top 3.9% nationally, and lead in tap water lands in the top 13.1% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. On the overall standing, ZIP 05701, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Disability

healthier than 57%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults31.4%28.6–34.4
High blood pressure among adults35.6%32.3–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.9–10.8
Current asthma among adults12.6%11.3–14.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.2–8.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.0%6.8–9.5
Depression among adults27.1%23.9–30.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.2%8.8–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened32.7%29.7–36.0
Obesity among adults37.2%32.2–42.6
Stroke among adults3.7%3.3–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.5%6.9–10.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.3%4.9–8.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.7%74.9–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%74.3–80.1
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.6–87.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.1%64.2–72.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.3%62.2–68.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.3%72.8–83.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%14.1–19.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%11.5–17.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.3%18.6–26.3
Short sleep duration among adults31.5%27.6–35.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.2%14.6–20.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.6–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%12.9–16.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.3%12.3–16.5
Any disability among adults30.9%27.1–35.0
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.5
Independent living disability among adults8.0%6.8–9.3
Mobility disability among adults13.4%11.4–15.7
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249
Uninsured 18–648.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249
No HS diploma (25+)1.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249
Unemployment rate (16+)1.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248
Households without a vehicle4.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249
Broadband subscription90.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249
Homeownership rate86.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249
Foreign-born population1.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250
Single-parent households69.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248
Population 65+22.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55323.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250
Median age42.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249
Median household income$73,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238
Median home value$209,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242
Median gross rent$1,029$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,131 ($858–$1,557) n=190
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.7 yr ± 1.7578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30882.0 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 1.75 years of 78.7, 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