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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.

Comparing01236Housatonic, MA01012Chesterfield, MA
2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected
ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric
ZipVitals Score63.5164.87 Leads
National rank#2,711of 32,066 US ZIPs#2,053of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank#168of 527 MA ZIPs#128of 527 MA ZIPs
Metro rank#2of 33 ZIPs in its metro area#4of 25 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas 01236: Pittsfield, MA · 01012: Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.

Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.

Furthest apart first

all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 9 domains
Healthcare Access5% of the score 01236 leads · 30-point gap
01236Housatonichealthier than 69% · 53% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 39% · 9% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 01012 leads · 8-point gap
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 88% · 95% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01236Housatonichealthier than 80% · 92% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 01012 leads · 7-point gap
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 77% · 54% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01236Housatonichealthier than 70% · 38% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 01012 leads · 5-point gap
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 70% · 44% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01236Housatonichealthier than 65% · 39% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 01012 leads · 4-point gap
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 93% · 77% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01236Housatonichealthier than 89% · 67% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 01236 leads · 4-point gap
01236HousatonicPartialhealthier than 94% · 99% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01012ChesterfieldPartialhealthier than 90% · 96% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 01236 leads · 3-point gap
01236Housatonichealthier than 64% · 66% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group1 of 2
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 61% · 62% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the scoretied — no single leader
01236Housatonichealthier than 98% · 71% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group=1 of 2
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 98% · 69% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group=1 of 2
Disability7% of the scoretied — no single leader
01236Housatonichealthier than 88% · 59% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group=1 of 2
01012Chesterfieldhealthier than 88% · 60% in Massachusetts, no metro comparison group=1 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.

Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →

The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.

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Chesterfield vs. Housatonic

Chesterfield 01012 · MALEADS64.87
Housatonic 01236 · MA63.51

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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