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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.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains | 57.40 Leads | 55.40 |
| National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #6,883of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #8,980of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #124of 1,176 OH ZIPs | #236of 922 IA ZIPs |
| Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #30of 113 ZIPs in its metro area | #51of 85 ZIPs in its metro area |
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals Score | 57.40 Leads | 55.40 |
| National rank | #6,883of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #8,980of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rank | #124of 1,176 OH ZIPs | #236of 922 IA ZIPs |
| Metro rank | #30of 113 ZIPs in its metro area | #51of 85 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 — 44107: Cleveland, OH · 50009: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
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 8 domains| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 90% · 89% in Ohio, 86% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 50009Altoona | healthier than 58% · 87% in Iowa, 75% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50009Altoona | healthier than 87% · 95% in Iowa, 68% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 75% · 82% in Ohio, 62% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 89% · 97% in Ohio, 100% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50009Altoona | healthier than 78% · 91% in Iowa, 67% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 91% · 94% in Ohio, 92% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 50009Altoona | healthier than 80% · 85% in Iowa, 50% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50009Altoona | healthier than 43% · 4% in Iowa, 11% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 33% · 70% in Ohio, 44% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 45% · 76% in Ohio, 56% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 50009Altoona | healthier than 37% · 47% in Iowa, 20% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50009Altoona | healthier than 8% · 5% in Iowa, 14% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 4% · 8% in Ohio, 3% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 50009Altoona | healthier than 58% · 18% in Iowa, 15% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44107Lakewood | healthier than 57% · 53% in Ohio, 34% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
Not every ZIP can be placed here
no leader and no gap — ordered by weight instead| 50009Altoona | healthier than 58% · 61% in Iowa, 88% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 44107Lakewood | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
“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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