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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.

Comparing56374St. Joseph, MN55786Taconite, MN2–5 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	St. Joseph56374 · MN	Taconite55786 · MN
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	52.38 Leads	52.11
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#12,935of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#13,311of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#540of 866 MN ZIPs	#562of 866 MN ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#25of 32 ZIPs in its metro area	Not in a 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	St. Joseph56374 · MN	Taconite55786 · MN
ZipVitals Score	52.38 Leads	52.11
National rank	#12,935of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#13,311of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#540of 866 MN ZIPs	#562of 866 MN ZIPs
Metro rank	#25of 32 ZIPs in its metro area	Not 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 — 56374: St. Cloud, MN · 55786: 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

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Environmental Hazard14% of the score 55786 leads · 24-point gap
55786Taconite		healthier than 43% · 74% in Minnesota	1 of 2
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 19% · 30% in Minnesota, 45% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 55786 leads · 19-point gap
55786Taconite		healthier than 29% · 7% in Minnesota	1 of 2
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 10% · 1% in Minnesota, 0% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 56374 leads · 14-point gap
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 82% · 71% in Minnesota, 71% in its metro area	1 of 2
55786Taconite		healthier than 68% · 47% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 56374 leads · 13-point gap
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 59% · 52% in Minnesota, 42% in its metro area	1 of 2
55786Taconite		healthier than 46% · 37% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 56374 leads · 7-point gap
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 68% · 58% in Minnesota, 65% in its metro area	1 of 2
55786Taconite		healthier than 61% · 40% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 56374 leads · 5-point gap
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 46% · 21% in Minnesota, 13% in its metro area	1 of 2
55786Taconite		healthier than 41% · 16% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 55786 leads · 5-point gap
55786Taconite		healthier than 97% · 97% in Minnesota	1 of 2
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 92% · 88% in Minnesota, 77% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 55786 leads · 4-point gap
55786Taconite		healthier than 65% · 44% in Minnesota	1 of 2
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 61% · 35% in Minnesota, 26% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 55786 leads · 1-point gap
55786Taconite		healthier than 3% · 20% in Minnesota	1 of 2
56374St. Joseph		healthier than 2% · 12% in Minnesota, 26% in its metro area	2 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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St. Joseph vs. Taconite

St. Joseph 56374 · MNLEADS52.38

Taconite 55786 · MN52.11

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

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