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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.

Comparing49442Muskegon, MI43224Columbus, OH
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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.
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Muskegon49442 · MI
Columbus43224 · OH
ZipVitals Score37.89 Leads36.84
National rank#28,080of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#28,611of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#922of 973 MI ZIPs#1,054of 1,176 OH ZIPs
Metro rank#12of 13 ZIPs in its metro area#120of 127 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 — 49442: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI · 43224: Columbus, OH.

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
Healthcare Access5% of the score 49442 leads · 14-point gap
49442Muskegonhealthier than 93% · 95% in Michigan, 100% in its metro area1 of 2
43224Columbushealthier than 79% · 77% in Ohio, 71% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 49442 leads · 11-point gap
49442Muskegonhealthier than 17% · 9% in Michigan, 11% in its metro area1 of 2
43224Columbushealthier than 6% · 10% in Ohio, 20% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 49442 leads · 10-point gap
49442Muskegonhealthier than 26% · 5% in Michigan, 0% in its metro area1 of 2
43224Columbushealthier than 16% · 7% in Ohio, 7% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 43224 leads · 8-point gap
43224Columbushealthier than 34% · 44% in Ohio, 24% in its metro area1 of 2
49442Muskegonhealthier than 26% · 25% in Michigan, 22% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 49442 leads · 5-point gap
49442Muskegonhealthier than 10% · 8% in Michigan, 0% in its metro area1 of 2
43224Columbushealthier than 5% · 4% in Ohio, 3% in its metro area2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 43224 leads · 2-point gap
43224Columbushealthier than 8% · 11% in Ohio, 13% in its metro area1 of 2
49442Muskegonhealthier than 6% · 7% in Michigan, 11% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 43224 leads · 2-point gap
43224Columbushealthier than 78% · 72% in Ohio, 86% in its metro area1 of 2
49442Muskegonhealthier than 76% · 32% in Michigan, 44% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 43224 leads · 1-point gap
43224Columbushealthier than 5% · 9% in Ohio, 10% in its metro area1 of 2
49442Muskegonhealthier than 4% · 4% in Michigan, 0% in its metro area2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 43224 leads · 1-point gap
43224Columbushealthier than 20% · 10% in Ohio, 5% in its metro area1 of 2
49442Muskegonhealthier than 19% · 11% in Michigan, 22% 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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Muskegon vs. Columbus

Muskegon 49442 · MILEADS37.89
Columbus 43224 · OH36.84

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

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