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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.

Comparing48723Caro, MI48454Melvin, MI
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
Caro48723 · MI
Melvin48454 · MI
ZipVitals Score43.5345.02 Leads
National rank#23,878of 32,066 US ZIPs#22,377of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank#840of 973 MI ZIPs#789of 973 MI ZIPs
Metro rankNot in a metro areaNot in a metro area

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

Metro areas — 48723: not in a metro area · 48454: not in a metro area.

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
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 48454 leads · 21-point gap
48454Melvinhealthier than 73% · 65% in Michigan1 of 2
48723Carohealthier than 52% · 38% in Michigan2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 48723 leads · 13-point gap
48723Carohealthier than 34% · 37% in Michigan1 of 2
48454Melvinhealthier than 21% · 20% in Michigan2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 48454 leads · 7-point gap
48454Melvinhealthier than 31% · 22% in Michigan1 of 2
48723Carohealthier than 24% · 14% in Michigan2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 48454 leads · 6-point gap
48454Melvinhealthier than 24% · 23% in Michigan1 of 2
48723Carohealthier than 18% · 15% in Michigan2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 48454 leads · 4-point gap
48454Melvinhealthier than 62% · 26% in Michigan1 of 2
48723Carohealthier than 58% · 21% in Michigan2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 48454 leads · 4-point gap
48454Melvinhealthier than 96% · 91% in Michigan1 of 2
48723Carohealthier than 92% · 74% in Michigan2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 48723 leads · 3-point gap
48723Carohealthier than 36% · 22% in Michigan1 of 2
48454Melvinhealthier than 33% · 20% in Michigan2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the scoretied — no single leader
48723Carohealthier than 12% · 27% in Michigan=1 of 2
48454Melvinhealthier than 12% · 25% in Michigan=1 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the scoretied — no single leader
48723Carohealthier than 14% · 8% in Michigan=1 of 2
48454Melvinhealthier than 14% · 9% in Michigan=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. Not every ZIP sits in a metro area — those show a state figure only. 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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Melvin vs. Caro

Melvin 48454 · MILEADS45.02
Caro 48723 · MI43.53

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

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