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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.

Comparing12092Howes Cave, NY65068Prairie Home, MO
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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 Score54.38 Leads50.94
National rank#10,222of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#14,941of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#1,106of 1,730 NY ZIPs#159of 993 MO ZIPs
Metro rank#90of 114 ZIPs in its metro area#9of 22 ZIPs in its metro area

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

Metro areas 12092: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · 65068: Columbia, MO.

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
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 12092 leads · 28-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 72% · 37% in New York, 31% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 44% · 74% in Missouri, 81% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 12092 leads · 22-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 84% · 46% in New York, 37% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 62% · 84% in Missouri, 81% in its metro area2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 12092 leads · 20-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 70% · 41% in New York, 39% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 50% · 81% in Missouri, 71% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 12092 leads · 12-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 59% · 34% in New York, 37% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 47% · 70% in Missouri, 48% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 65068 leads · 12-point gap
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 42% · 47% in Missouri, 19% in its metro area1 of 2
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 30% · 25% in New York, 18% in its metro area2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 12092 leads · 12-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 63% · 21% in New York, 27% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 51% · 87% in Missouri, 81% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 65068 leads · 11-point gap
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 18% · 12% in Missouri, 14% in its metro area1 of 2
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 7% · 7% in New York, 21% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 12092 leads · 8-point gap
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 77% · 81% in New York, 69% in its metro area1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 69% · 64% in Missouri, 48% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the scoretied — no single leader
12092Howes Cavehealthier than 43% · 32% in New York, 33% in its metro area=1 of 2
65068Prairie Homehealthier than 43% · 81% in Missouri, 62% in its metro area=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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Howes Cave vs. Prairie Home

Howes Cave 12092 · NYLEADS54.38
Prairie Home 65068 · MO50.94

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

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