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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.

Comparing52219Prairieburg, IA12092Howes Cave, NY2–5 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	Prairieburg52219 · IA	Howes Cave12092 · NY
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	55.29 Leads	54.38
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#9,103of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#10,222of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#248of 922 IA ZIPs	#1,106of 1,730 NY ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#29of 46 ZIPs in its metro area	#90of 114 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	Prairieburg52219 · IA	Howes Cave12092 · NY
ZipVitals Score	55.29 Leads	54.38
National rank	#9,103of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#10,222of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#248of 922 IA ZIPs	#1,106of 1,730 NY ZIPs
Metro rank	#29of 46 ZIPs in its metro area	#90of 114 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 — 52219: Cedar Rapids, IA · 12092: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

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

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 52219 leads · 13-point gap
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 43% · 55% in Iowa, 20% in its metro area	1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 30% · 25% in New York, 18% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 52219 leads · 13-point gap
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 85% · 100% in Iowa, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 72% · 37% in New York, 31% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 52219 leads · 9-point gap
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 52% · 76% in Iowa, 69% in its metro area	1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 43% · 32% in New York, 33% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 52219 leads · 6-point gap
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 83% · 97% in Iowa, 98% in its metro area	1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 77% · 81% in New York, 69% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 12092 leads · 3-point gap
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 63% · 21% in New York, 27% in its metro area	1 of 2
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 60% · 14% in Iowa, 22% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 12092 leads · 2-point gap
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 7% · 7% in New York, 21% in its metro area	1 of 2
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 5% · 14% in Iowa, 9% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 12092 leads · 1-point gap
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 84% · 46% in New York, 37% in its metro area	1 of 2
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 83% · 79% in Iowa, 73% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 52219 leads · 1-point gap
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 71% · 70% in Iowa, 40% in its metro area	1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 70% · 41% in New York, 39% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the scoretied — no single leader
52219Prairieburg		healthier than 59% · 66% in Iowa, 31% in its metro area	=1 of 2
12092Howes Cave		healthier than 59% · 34% in New York, 37% in its metro area	=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. 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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Prairieburg vs. Howes Cave

Prairieburg 52219 · IALEADS55.29

Howes Cave 12092 · NY54.38

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

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