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Health in Greensboro Bend · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Greensboro Bend residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Greensboro Bend, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Greensboro Bend. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Greensboro Bend

Greensboro Bend sleeps less

34.1% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 28.6% across Vermont. Habits ↓

Fewer Greensboro Bend adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Vermont. 1 in 14 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 11 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Vermont figure falls outside Greensboro Bend’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 14
Greensboro Bend adults worry about having enough food
7.3% · VT 9.2%
Better than VT
1 in 16
Greensboro Bend adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · VT 8.6%
Better than VT
1 in 23
Greensboro Bend adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.4% · VT 5.7%
Better than VT
1 in 19
Greensboro Bend adults lack reliable transportation
5.3% · VT 6.4%
Better than VT

8.5% of Greensboro Bend adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Vermont

Share of adults, with the Vermont figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.2%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.1%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 16.7%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 11.3%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Greensboro Bend, betterGreensboro Bend, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Greensboro Bend gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Greensboro Bend adults…

Greensboro Bend runs below VT on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Greensboro Bend adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 29–36.5%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Getting care

Care in and near Greensboro Bend

No hospital or community health center in Greensboro Bend itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNortheastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 15 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNortheastern Vermont Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 15.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthern Counties Health CareHardwick · 6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Northern Counties Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Hardwick
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15 mi
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Saint Johnsbury · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.9 mi
Lamoille Health Partners
2 sites · nearest in Morrisville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16 mi
Copley Hospital
Morrisville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
North Country Hospital and Health Center
Newport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.5 mi
Littleton Regional Healthcare
Littleton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careGreensboro Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreensboro Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGreensboro Bend is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Greensboro Bend; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Greensboro Bend adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Vermont.

79%Yearly checkupVT 76%
65%Dentist visitVT 69%
87%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
66%Colon screeningVT 69%
81%MammogramVT 76%
78%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greensboro Bend 5.5% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Greensboro Bend adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 5Greensboro Bend adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
1 in 4Greensboro Bend adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 6Greensboro Bend adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · VT 15.9% · About the same as VT
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Greensboro Bend and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Stannard: 31.8%Greensboro: 30.7%Walden: 31.3%Wheelock: 30.8%Hardwick: 31.2%Glover: 31.3%Craftsbury: 32%Wolcott: 30.9%Greensboro Bend: 31.1%Greensboro BendStannardGreensboroHardwick Area Health Center · Hardwick · 6 mi+
Healthier than VTNear VTLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Greensboro30.7%
Greensboro Bend31.1%
Stannard31.8%
VT28.6%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Greensboro————
Stannard————
Greensboro————

Greensboro, Stannard and Greensboro: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.1%

of Greensboro Bend adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Vermont

Questions about health in Greensboro Bend

Why doesn’t Greensboro Bend have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Greensboro Bend.

What hospital is closest to Greensboro Bend?

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in Saint Johnsbury, 15.0 miles in a straight line from Greensboro Bend’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Greensboro Bend?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Hardwick Area Health Center in Hardwick, 6.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Greensboro Bend.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Vermont figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.