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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.

Comparing53583Sauk City, WI53185Waterford, WI2–5 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	Sauk City53583 · WI	Waterford53185 · WI
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	57.59	58.85 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#6,730of 32,066 US ZIPs	#5,705of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#175of 763 WI ZIPs	#130of 763 WI ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	Not in a metro area	#3of 13 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	Sauk City53583 · WI	Waterford53185 · WI
ZipVitals Score	57.59	58.85 Leads
National rank	#6,730of 32,066 US ZIPs	#5,705of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#175of 763 WI ZIPs	#130of 763 WI ZIPs
Metro rank	Not in a metro area	#3of 13 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 — 53583: not in a metro area · 53185: Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI.

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 53583 leads · 13-point gap
53583Sauk City		healthier than 71% · 75% in Wisconsin	1 of 2
53185Waterford		healthier than 58% · 55% in Wisconsin, 70% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 53185 leads · 13-point gap
53185Waterford		healthier than 74% · 80% in Wisconsin, 80% in its metro area	1 of 2
53583Sauk City		healthier than 61% · 52% in Wisconsin	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 53185 leads · 10-point gap
53185Waterford		healthier than 90% · 90% in Wisconsin, 90% in its metro area	1 of 2
53583Sauk City		healthier than 80% · 77% in Wisconsin	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 53185 leads · 10-point gap
53185Waterford		healthier than 90% · 84% in Wisconsin, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
53583Sauk City		healthier than 80% · 63% in Wisconsin	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 53583 leads · 5-point gap
53583Sauk City		healthier than 72% · 78% in Wisconsin	1 of 2
53185Waterford		healthier than 67% · 70% in Wisconsin, 70% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 53185 leads · 4-point gap
53185Waterford		healthier than 82% · 84% in Wisconsin, 90% in its metro area	1 of 2
53583Sauk City		healthier than 78% · 79% in Wisconsin	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 53185 leads · 3-point gap
53185Waterford		healthier than 56% · 75% in Wisconsin, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
53583Sauk City		healthier than 53% · 71% in Wisconsin	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 53583 leads · 3-point gap
53583Sauk City		healthier than 35% · 6% in Wisconsin	1 of 2
53185Waterford		healthier than 32% · 5% in Wisconsin, 0% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the scoretied — no single leader
53583Sauk City		healthier than 19% · 20% in Wisconsin	=1 of 2
53185Waterford		healthier than 19% · 20% in Wisconsin, 10% 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. 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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Waterford vs. Sauk City

Waterford 53185 · WILEADS58.85

Sauk City 53583 · WI57.59

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

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