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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.

Comparing49331Lowell, MI48063Columbus, MI
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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
Lowell49331 · MI
Columbus48063 · MI
ZipVitals Score57.64 Leads57.26
National rank#6,692of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#7,011of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#181of 973 MI ZIPs#191of 973 MI ZIPs
Metro rank#24of 79 ZIPs in its metro area#86of 215 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 — 49331: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · 48063: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

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
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 49331 leads · 6-point gap
49331Lowellhealthier than 75% · 86% in Michigan, 57% in its metro area1 of 2
48063Columbushealthier than 69% · 79% in Michigan, 64% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 48063 leads · 6-point gap
48063Columbushealthier than 88% · 71% in Michigan, 62% in its metro area1 of 2
49331Lowellhealthier than 82% · 58% in Michigan, 61% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 49331 leads · 6-point gap
49331Lowellhealthier than 43% · 42% in Michigan, 30% in its metro area1 of 2
48063Columbushealthier than 37% · 35% in Michigan, 17% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 49331 leads · 5-point gap
49331Lowellhealthier than 71% · 75% in Michigan, 61% in its metro area1 of 2
48063Columbushealthier than 66% · 70% in Michigan, 50% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 48063 leads · 5-point gap
48063Columbushealthier than 73% · 65% in Michigan, 92% in its metro area1 of 2
49331Lowellhealthier than 68% · 60% in Michigan, 61% in its metro area2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 48063 leads · 5-point gap
48063Columbushealthier than 24% · 61% in Michigan, 44% in its metro area1 of 2
49331Lowellhealthier than 19% · 50% in Michigan, 50% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 49331 leads · 4-point gap
49331Lowellhealthier than 72% · 72% in Michigan, 65% in its metro area1 of 2
48063Columbushealthier than 68% · 68% in Michigan, 58% in its metro area2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 49331 leads · 2-point gap
49331Lowellhealthier than 80% · 84% in Michigan, 72% in its metro area1 of 2
48063Columbushealthier than 78% · 82% in Michigan, 64% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 48063 leads · 1-point gap
48063Columbushealthier than 77% · 33% in Michigan, 35% in its metro area1 of 2
49331Lowellhealthier than 76% · 31% in Michigan, 41% in its metro area2 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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Lowell vs. Columbus

Lowell 49331 · MILEADS57.64
Columbus 48063 · MI57.26

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

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