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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.

Comparing20003Washington, DC60654Chicago, IL2–5 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	Washington20003 · DC	Chicago60654 · IL
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	67.33	72.32 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#1,181of 32,066 US ZIPs	#232of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#12of 28 DC ZIPs	#6of 1,368 IL ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#95of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	#6of 374 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	Washington20003 · DC	Chicago60654 · IL
ZipVitals Score	67.33	72.32 Leads
National rank	#1,181of 32,066 US ZIPs	#232of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#12of 28 DC ZIPs	#6of 1,368 IL ZIPs
Metro rank	#95of 308 ZIPs in its metro area	#6of 374 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 — 20003: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 60654: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

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 60654 leads · 21-point gap
60654Chicago		healthier than 64% · 64% in Illinois, 55% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 43% · 26% in District of Columbia, 23% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 20003 leads · 15-point gap
20003Washington		healthier than 46% · 41% in District of Columbia, 19% in its metro area	1 of 2
60654Chicago		healthier than 31% · 24% in Illinois, 34% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 60654 leads · 12-point gap
60654Chicago		healthier than 85% · 86% in Illinois, 61% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 73% · 41% in District of Columbia, 30% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 60654 leads · 9-point gap
60654Chicago		healthier than 87% · 95% in Illinois, 86% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 78% · 52% in District of Columbia, 41% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 20003 leads · 8-point gap
20003Washington		healthier than 12% · 22% in District of Columbia, 4% in its metro area	1 of 2
60654Chicago		healthier than 4% · 8% in Illinois, 25% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 60654 leads · 7-point gap
60654Chicago		healthier than 92% · 93% in Illinois, 86% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 85% · 37% in District of Columbia, 83% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 60654 leads · 3-point gap
60654Chicago		in the top 0.03% · 100% in Illinois, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 97% · 56% in District of Columbia, 82% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 60654 leads · 2-point gap
60654Chicago		healthier than 98% · 99% in Illinois, 96% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 96% · 74% in District of Columbia, 75% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 60654 leads · 1-point gap
60654Chicago		in the top 0.4% · 100% in Illinois, 99% in its metro area	1 of 2
20003Washington		healthier than 99% · 67% in District of Columbia, 95% 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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Chicago vs. Washington

Chicago 60654 · ILLEADS72.32

Washington 20003 · DC67.33

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

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