ZIP code
05907
in Norton, VermontPopulation 108
46.84/ 100
Ranked #20,351 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #240 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (bottom 3.7%)
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.
Energy-cost burden
6.5%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
88.8%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full 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 ›Slow internet speeds
4.5%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.1%
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
8.5 days/year
in the bottom 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
10.7%
in the top 5.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Stroke
5.5%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.3 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST53rdUS10thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Norton, Vermont (ZIP 05907) stands in the bottom 37% nationally (20,351st) and the bottom 3.7% of Vermont (240th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled energy burden lies in the top 1.7% nationally, and slow internet speeds is in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the top 4.2% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 5.6% nationally. Modeled stroke is in the top 7.8% nationally. Fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. More positively, modeled tree cover lies in the top 1.7% nationally, homeownership is at the national maximum, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 5.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Set beside the wider area around it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 05830, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 84%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
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
05830
Vermontshares a border
Score 53.92
Closest healthier
05846
Vermontshares a border
Score 47.30
Similar health profile
23401
Virginia97% similar profile
Score 48.74
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 | 39.7% | 35.3–44.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.1% | 39.1–49.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.4% | 12.0–14.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 9.2–14.0 |
| Depression among adults | 25.1% | 21.3–29.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.0% | 11.6–16.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.6% | 36.7–46.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.6% | 26.1–41.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 16.2% | 13.3–19.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.0% | 4.2–8.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.7% | 80.6–86.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.3% | 78.1–84.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.5% | 87.6–91.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.8% | 63.7–73.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.6% | 58.9–66.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.4% | 67.9–82.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.5% | 10.2–15.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.6% | 11.9–19.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.1% | 21.5–32.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.3% | 24.8–36.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.1% | 17.8–26.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.1–17.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.8% | 15.1–20.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.1% | 11.6–16.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.9% | 30.3–41.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.5–13.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.6% | 7.8–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.2% | 15.6–23.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.4–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.1–7.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | VT median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 7.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 37.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.0% | 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 | 13.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250 |
| Single-parent households | 63.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248 |
| Population 65+ | 31.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 23.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250 |
| Median age | 53.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 46.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249 |
| Median household income | $65,625 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238 |
| Median home value | $200,000 | $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 | 78.2 yr ± 0.58 | 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 0.58 years of 78.2, 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