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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.

Comparing52236Homestead, IA50240St. Charles, IA
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
Homestead52236 · IA
St. Charles50240 · IA
ZipVitals Score59.32 Leads57.75
National rank#5,340of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#6,602of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#77of 922 IA ZIPs#119of 922 IA ZIPs
Metro rankNot in a metro area#34of 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 — 52236: not in a metro area · 50240: 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 9 domains
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 52236 leads · 7-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 73% · 87% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 66% · 80% in Iowa, 48% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 52236 leads · 6-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 76% · 89% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 70% · 81% in Iowa, 45% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 52236 leads · 6-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 32% · 48% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 26% · 36% in Iowa, 44% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 50240 leads · 6-point gap
50240St. Charleshealthier than 85% · 84% in Iowa, 83% in its metro area1 of 2
52236Homesteadhealthier than 79% · 65% in Iowa2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 52236 leads · 5-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 89% · 95% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 84% · 90% in Iowa, 65% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 52236 leads · 5-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 53% · 44% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 48% · 33% in Iowa, 49% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 52236 leads · 4-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 58% · 85% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 54% · 79% in Iowa, 51% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 50240 leads · 4-point gap
50240St. Charleshealthier than 16% · 42% in Iowa, 35% in its metro area1 of 2
52236Homesteadhealthier than 12% · 33% in Iowa2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 52236 leads · 1-point gap
52236Homesteadhealthier than 83% · 84% in Iowa1 of 2
50240St. Charleshealthier than 82% · 81% in Iowa, 71% 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. 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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Homestead vs. St. Charles

Homestead 52236 · IALEADS59.32
St. Charles 50240 · IA57.75

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

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