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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.

Comparing55982Waltham, MN61842Farmer City, IL
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
Waltham55982 · MN
Farmer City61842 · IL
ZipVitals Score55.51 Leads50.76
National rank#8,856of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#15,185of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#305of 866 MN ZIPs#696of 1,368 IL ZIPs
Metro rankNot in a metro areaNot in a metro area

ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score

Metro areas — 55982: not in a metro area · 61842: not in a metro area.

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
Preventive Care13% of the score 55982 leads · 31-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 81% · 82% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 50% · 56% in Illinois2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 55982 leads · 30-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 92% · 87% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 62% · 59% in Illinois2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 55982 leads · 16-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 72% · 57% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 56% · 43% in Illinois2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 55982 leads · 15-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 64% · 40% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 49% · 42% in Illinois2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 55982 leads · 13-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 59% · 52% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 46% · 54% in Illinois2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 61842 leads · 8-point gap
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 14% · 18% in Illinois1 of 2
55982Walthamhealthier than 6% · 33% in Minnesota2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 55982 leads · 7-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 56% · 30% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 49% · 51% in Illinois2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 55982 leads · 4-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 46% · 78% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 42% · 55% in Illinois2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 55982 leads · 4-point gap
55982Walthamhealthier than 53% · 40% in Minnesota1 of 2
61842Farmer Cityhealthier than 49% · 33% in Illinois2 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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Waltham vs. Farmer City

Waltham 55982 · MNLEADS55.51
Farmer City 61842 · IL50.76

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

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