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Health in Halifax · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Halifax residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 05301, 05358, 05342. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.9%
Worse than VT (14.5%)
Obesity
27.3%
About the same as VT (28.6%)
No exercise
21.1%
About the same as VT (18.9%)
Uninsured
6.5%
About the same as VT (6%)
Nearest ER
10.1 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Halifax

8.5%have COPD · VT 6.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Halifax adults…

Halifax runs above VT on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Halifax adults have COPD
Vermont: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7–10.1%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Getting care

Care in and near Halifax

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

HNearest ERBrattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro · 10.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrattleboro Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 10.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Franklin CountyGreenfield · 15.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.1 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.2 mi
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.2 mi
Community Health Center of Franklin County
4 sites · nearest in Greenfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.3 mi
Drop in Center Franklin County
Greenfield · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
19.1 mi
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation
North Adams · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
20 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend · not rated
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careHalifax is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHalifax is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHalifax 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 Halifax; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Vermont

Share of adults, with the Vermont figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.1%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.3%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 14.9%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 13.6%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Halifax, betterHalifax, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Halifax gets moving

9.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupVT 76%
65%Dentist visitVT 69%
87%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
71%Colon screeningVT 69%
76%MammogramVT 76%
79%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Halifax 6.5% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Halifax adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 5Halifax adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
1 in 4Halifax adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.4% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 6Halifax 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.

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 10
Halifax adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · VT 9.2%
About the same as VT
1 in 11
Halifax adults worry about keeping their housing
9.5% · VT 8.6%
About the same as VT
1 in 15
Halifax adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · VT 5.7%
Worse than VT
1 in 14
Halifax adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · VT 6.4%
About the same as VT

14.7% of Halifax adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Around town

Halifax and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Guilford: 27%Colrain: 26%Marlboro: 26.9%Whitingham: 27%Vernon: 26.1%Brattleboro: 27%Leyden: 26.2%Heath: 26%Charlemont: 25.7%Dover: 27.6%Dummerston: 26.5%Readsboro: 31.3%Wilmington: 24.9%Halifax: 27.3%HalifaxGuilfordColrainMarlboroWhitinghamBrattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro · 10.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than VTNear VTLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Colrain26%
Marlboro26.9%
Guilford27%
Whitingham27%
Halifax27.3%
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
GuilfordA−27%10%13%ZIP 05301
MarlboroA−26.9%10.1%12.9%ZIP codes
WhitinghamB+27%10%14.3%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.5%

of Halifax adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Vermont

Questions about health in Halifax

Why doesn’t Halifax have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Halifax?

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro, 10.1 miles in a straight line from Halifax’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Halifax.

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.