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Health in Quechee · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Quechee residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Quechee

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Quechee adults…

On every condition, Quechee is about the same as Vermont. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Quechee adults have high blood pressure
Vermont: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 26.6–32.7%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Why age matters here

Quechee is an older town: 31% of residents are 65 or older, vs 21% across Vermont. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Quechee as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Quechee31%
Vermont21%
Getting care

Care in and near Quechee

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

HNearest ERAlice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAlice Peck Day Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 7.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGifford Health CareBethel · 15.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
≈2.7 mi
White River JCT VA Medical Center
White River Junction · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
7.8 mi
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
≈8.3 mi
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Mt Ascutney Hospital
Windsor · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.3 mi
Gifford Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Bethel
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.7 mi
Healthfirst - Canaan
Canaan · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careQuechee is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careQuechee is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthQuechee 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 Quechee; ≈ 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 16.8%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.5%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 16.5%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 10.1%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Quechee, betterQuechee, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Quechee gets moving

2.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupVT 76%
69%Dentist visitVT 69%
88%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
71%Colon screeningVT 69%
75%MammogramVT 76%
76%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Quechee 4.6% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Quechee adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 5Quechee adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
1 in 4Quechee adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.3% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 7Quechee adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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.

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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
Quechee adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · VT 9.2%
About the same as VT
1 in 11
Quechee adults worry about keeping their housing
9.1% · VT 8.6%
About the same as VT
1 in 17
Quechee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · VT 5.7%
About the same as VT
1 in 15
Quechee adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · VT 6.4%
About the same as VT

12.4% of Quechee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Around town

Quechee and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

22.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Vermont

Questions about health in Quechee

Why doesn’t Quechee have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Quechee?

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Quechee’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.