Mount Tabor, VT is a small rural community located in the Green Mountains. The community boasts of a high quality of life and many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Due to its smaller population size, healthcare can be limited in the area. Despite having limited resources, Mount Tabor has access to two local hospitals and numerous medical facilities dedicated to providing quality care to its residents. These medical facilities range from primary care providers such as family physicians and pediatricians, to specialty providers such as orthopedists and cardiologists. Additionally, the hospitals offer a wide array of services including emergency care, laboratory tests, radiology services, and physical therapy. In order to ensure that all residents have access to necessary healthcare services, Mount Tabor also offers several free or low cost clinics run by volunteers and nonprofit organizations. With the combination of both traditional and alternative healthcare options available to citizens of Mount Tabor, VT everyone can receive the best possible care no matter their individual needs or financial situation.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Mount Tabor. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mount Tabor area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Mount Tabor area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Mount Tabor area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Mount Tabor commutes Unlock minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Mount Tabor area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.