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The Harmonyville Store 1412 Route 30 West Townshend VT June 2024 01Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Harmonyville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harmonyville residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
14.1%
About the same as VT (14.5%)
Obesity
24.7%
About the same as VT (28.6%)
No exercise
17.3%
About the same as VT (18.9%)
Uninsured
5.4%
About the same as VT (6%)
Nearest ER
14.4 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harmonyville adults…

Harmonyville runs below VT on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Harmonyville adults have heart disease
Vermont: 6 in 100 · better · likely 4.2–6%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Getting care

Care in and near Harmonyville

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

HNearest ERBrattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro · 14.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrattleboro Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 14.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpringfield Medical Care SystemsChester · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.4 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend · not rated
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.4 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.9 mi
Springfield Medical Care Systems
6 sites · nearest in Chester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20 mi
Cheshire Medical Center
Keene · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.6 mi
Springfield Hospital
Springfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.7 mi
Battenkill Valley Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Arlington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHarmonyville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarmonyville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarmonyville 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 Harmonyville; ≈ 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 17.3%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.2%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 17.5%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 11.4%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harmonyville, betterHarmonyville, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Harmonyville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupVT 76%
73%Dentist visitVT 69%
85%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
77%Colon screeningVT 69%
80%MammogramVT 76%
75%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harmonyville 5.4% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Harmonyville adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 4Harmonyville adults lack social or emotional support
23.4% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
3 in 10Harmonyville adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.2% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 6Harmonyville adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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
Harmonyville adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · VT 9.2%
About the same as VT
1 in 10
Harmonyville adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · VT 8.6%
About the same as VT
1 in 16
Harmonyville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · VT 5.7%
About the same as VT
1 in 14
Harmonyville adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · VT 6.4%
About the same as VT

12.8% of Harmonyville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Around town

Harmonyville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Townshend————

Townshend: 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.

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Vermont

Questions about health in Harmonyville

Why doesn’t Harmonyville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Harmonyville?

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro, 14.4 miles in a straight line from Harmonyville’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 Harmonyville.

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.