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Health in Wardsboro · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wardsboro residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 05355, 05360. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.2%
About the same as VT (14.5%)
Obesity
25.7%
About the same as VT (28.6%)
No exercise
18.6%
About the same as VT (18.9%)
Uninsured
5.3%
About the same as VT (6%)
Nearest ER
17.3 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wardsboro adults…

Wardsboro runs above VT on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Wardsboro adults have had cancer
Vermont: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 10–12.3%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Getting care

Care in and near Wardsboro

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

HNearest ERBrattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro · 17.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrattleboro Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpringfield Medical Care SystemsLondonderry · 14.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend · not rated
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.9 mi
Springfield Medical Care Systems
5 sites · nearest in Londonderry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.1 mi
Battenkill Valley Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Arlington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Bennington · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.3 mi
Springfield Hospital
Springfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careWardsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWardsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWardsboro 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 Wardsboro; ≈ 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 18.6%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 15.7%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 12.1%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wardsboro, betterWardsboro, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Wardsboro gets moving

8.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1Green Mountain National Forest4.1 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupVT 76%
68%Dentist visitVT 69%
89%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
74%Colon screeningVT 69%
76%MammogramVT 76%
79%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wardsboro 5.3% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Wardsboro adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 4Wardsboro adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
1 in 4Wardsboro adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 7Wardsboro 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 12
Wardsboro adults worry about having enough food
8.6% · VT 9.2%
About the same as VT
1 in 12
Wardsboro adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · VT 8.6%
About the same as VT
1 in 18
Wardsboro adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · VT 5.7%
About the same as VT
1 in 17
Wardsboro adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · VT 6.4%
About the same as VT

10.7% of Wardsboro adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Around town

Wardsboro and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Stratton: 25.6%Newfane: 27%Townshend: 25%Jamaica: 26.4%Dover: 27.6%Winhall: 27.9%Sunderland: 29.5%Brookline: 26.9%Dummerston: 26.5%Windham: 25.3%Grafton: 25.2%Athens: 27.4%Wilmington: 24.9%Marlboro: 26.9%Wardsboro: 25.7%WardsboroStrattonNewfaneTownshendJamaicaDoverGrace Cottage Hospital · Townshend · 7 miHBrattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro · 17.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than VTNear VTLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Townshend25%
Stratton25.6%
Wardsboro25.7%
Jamaica26.4%
Newfane27%
Dover27.6%
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
Stratton————
TownshendA25%9.7%11.3%ZIP codes
NewfaneB+27%10.6%13.3%ZIP codes
Jamaica————
DoverB+27.6%11.1%13.7%ZIP codes

Stratton and Jamaica: 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 Wardsboro adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Vermont

Questions about health in Wardsboro

Why doesn’t Wardsboro have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wardsboro?

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro, 17.3 miles in a straight line from Wardsboro’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 Wardsboro.

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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.