ZIP code
05836
in East Hardwick, VermontPopulation 1,531
51.68/ 100
Ranked #13,859 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 43%)
Ranked #214 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 14.1%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.3%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
11.9 days/year
in the bottom 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST27thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
94.2%
in the top 9.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
12.6%
in the bottom 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
4.3%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
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 ›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 ›The read
By the composite measure, East Hardwick, Vermont (ZIP 05836) sits in the top 43% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,859th) and the bottom 14.1% of Vermont (214th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 3.4% nationally, and humid heat lies in the bottom 8.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Homeownership stands in the top 9.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise is at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 11.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 13.5% nationally. Modeled tree cover registers in the top 13.7% nationally, and disaster risk lands in the bottom 15% nationally. By contrast, modeled energy burden resides in the top 6.3% nationally.
In plain language, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 05828, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.
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 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 60%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.2%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 82%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
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
05828
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.96
Closest healthier
05841
Vermontshares a border
Score 57.64
Similar health profile
05450
Vermont97% similar profile
Score 50.95
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 | 32.0% | 28.9–35.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.9% | 32.2–39.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.2–11.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.8% | 10.5–13.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.3–8.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.1–9.7 |
| Depression among adults | 27.1% | 23.7–30.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.9% | 32.4–39.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.9% | 26.8–37.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.4% | 8.4–12.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 5.0–7.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.0% | 73.8–79.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.6% | 74.2–80.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 84.6–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.3% | 63.9–72.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.0% | 61.8–68.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.4% | 68.9–81.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.3% | 13.7–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.5% | 12.0–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.6% | 20.6–28.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.8% | 29.4–38.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.9% | 15.2–20.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.2–19.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 12.7–16.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.2% | 12.2–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.9% | 26.0–33.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 6.9–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.6% | 11.5–15.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.4–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 52.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249 |
| Homeownership rate | 94.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 45.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 21.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 43.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $99,929 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $241,800 | $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 | 82.0 yr ± 1.44 | 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 1.44 years of 82.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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