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Health in Westminster · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Westminster residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.4%
About the same as VT (14.5%)
Obesity
26.2%
About the same as VT (28.6%)
No exercise
19.6%
About the same as VT (18.9%)
Uninsured
5.8%
About the same as VT (6%)
Nearest ER
12.2 mi
Cheshire Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Westminster

12%have had cancer · VT 9.9%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Westminster adults…

Westminster runs above VT on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Westminster adults have had cancer
Vermont: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 10.8–13.3%
Better than VTWorseAbout the sameVermont
Getting care

Care in and near Westminster

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

HNearest ERCheshire Medical CenterKeene · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCheshire Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpringfield Medical Care SystemsCharlestown · 12.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.4 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend · not rated
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.2 mi
Cheshire Medical Center
Keene · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.9 mi
Springfield Medical Care Systems
6 sites · nearest in Charlestown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16 mi
Springfield Hospital
Springfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.3 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
34.1 mi
Community Health Center of Franklin County
2 sites · nearest in Greenfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWestminster is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWestminster is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWestminster 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 Westminster; ≈ 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 19.6%VT 18.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.6%VT 28.6%
Binge drink 14.3%VT 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 12.6%VT 11.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Westminster, betterWestminster, worseAbout the sameVermont
Where Westminster gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupVT 76%
69%Dentist visitVT 69%
90%Cholesterol checkVT 86%
71%Colon screeningVT 69%
77%MammogramVT 76%
80%Taking BP medsVT 77%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Westminster 5.8% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)
Mind & connection

How Westminster adults are doing

About the same as Vermont on each measure.

1 in 5Westminster adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · VT 22% · About the same as VT
1 in 4Westminster adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · VT 26.5% · About the same as VT
1 in 7Westminster 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.

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 11
Westminster adults worry about having enough food
9.1% · VT 9.2%
About the same as VT
1 in 11
Westminster adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · VT 8.6%
About the same as VT
1 in 17
Westminster adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · VT 5.7%
About the same as VT
1 in 16
Westminster adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · VT 6.4%
About the same as VT

12.6% of Westminster adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.3% across Vermont.

Around town

Westminster and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Walpole: 30.7%Westminster: 25.5%Rockingham: 27.6%Bellows Falls: 28.8%Westmoreland: 29.2%Langdon: 32.4%Alstead: 32.4%Putney: 25.3%Athens: 27.4%North Westminster: 26.3%Brookline: 26.9%Westminster: 26.2%WestminsterWalpoleWestminsterCheshire Medical Center · Keene · 12.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than VTNear VTLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Westminster25.5%
Westminster26.2%
Walpole30.7%
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
WestminsterA−25.5%9.1%12.1%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Vermont

Questions about health in Westminster

Why doesn’t Westminster have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Westminster?

Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Westminster’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 Westminster.

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.