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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.

Comparing08902North Brunswick, NJ08817Edison, NJ2–5 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	North Brunswick08902 · NJ	Edison08817 · NJ
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	63.09	66.50 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#2,918of 32,066 US ZIPs	#1,444of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#300of 583 NJ ZIPs	#219of 583 NJ ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#513of 853 ZIPs in its metro area	#362of 853 ZIPs in its metro area

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	North Brunswick08902 · NJ	Edison08817 · NJ
ZipVitals Score	63.09	66.50 Leads
National rank	#2,918of 32,066 US ZIPs	#1,444of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#300of 583 NJ ZIPs	#219of 583 NJ ZIPs
Metro rank	#513of 853 ZIPs in its metro area	#362of 853 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 08902: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 08817: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

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

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Risk Behavior11% of the score 08817 leads · 13-point gap
08817Edison		healthier than 76% · 51% in New Jersey, 51% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 63% · 39% in New Jersey, 35% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 08902 leads · 11-point gap
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 15% · 24% in New Jersey, 20% in its metro area	1 of 2
08817Edison		healthier than 4% · 4% in New Jersey, 3% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 08817 leads · 9-point gap
08817Edison		healthier than 96% · 75% in New Jersey, 73% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 87% · 43% in New Jersey, 40% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 08817 leads · 6-point gap
08817Edison		healthier than 84% · 47% in New Jersey, 52% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 78% · 38% in New Jersey, 43% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 08817 leads · 5-point gap
08817Edison		healthier than 96% · 92% in New Jersey, 89% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 91% · 69% in New Jersey, 67% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 08817 leads · 3-point gap
08817Edison		healthier than 48% · 28% in New Jersey, 23% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 45% · 25% in New Jersey, 22% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 08902 leads · 2-point gap
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 63% · 58% in New Jersey, 42% in its metro area	1 of 2
08817Edison		healthier than 61% · 55% in New Jersey, 41% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 08817 leads · 1-point gap
08817Edison		in the top 0.7% · 91% in New Jersey, 90% in its metro area	1 of 2
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 98% · 76% in New Jersey, 72% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 08902 leads · 1-point gap
08902North Brunswick		healthier than 75% · 73% in New Jersey, 56% in its metro area	1 of 2
08817Edison		healthier than 74% · 70% in New Jersey, 53% in its metro area	2 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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Edison vs. North Brunswick

Edison 08817 · NJLEADS66.50

North Brunswick 08902 · NJ63.09

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

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