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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.

Comparing59912Columbia Falls, MT98108Seattle, WA2–5 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	Columbia Falls59912 · MT	Seattle98108 · WA
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	52.69	55.44 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#12,509of 32,066 US ZIPs	#8,935of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#99of 341 MT ZIPs	#221of 581 WA ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	Not in a metro area	#111of 166 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	Columbia Falls59912 · MT	Seattle98108 · WA
ZipVitals Score	52.69	55.44 Leads
National rank	#12,509of 32,066 US ZIPs	#8,935of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#99of 341 MT ZIPs	#221of 581 WA ZIPs
Metro rank	Not in a metro area	#111of 166 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 — 59912: not in a metro area · 98108: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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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Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 98108 leads · 22-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 90% · 79% in Washington, 54% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 68% · 79% in Montana	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 98108 leads · 21-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 85% · 54% in Washington, 44% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 64% · 40% in Montana	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 98108 leads · 13-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 94% · 83% in Washington, 65% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 81% · 87% in Montana	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 59912 leads · 13-point gap
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 22% · 24% in Montana	1 of 2
98108Seattle		healthier than 9% · 14% in Washington, 12% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 98108 leads · 12-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 72% · 55% in Washington, 29% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 60% · 65% in Montana	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 98108 leads · 6-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 55% · 75% in Washington, 68% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 49% · 42% in Montana	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 59912 leads · 5-point gap
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 5% · 5% in Montana	1 of 2
98108Seattle		in the bottom 0.2% · 0% in Washington, 1% in its metro area	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 98108 leads · 2-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 92% · 63% in Washington, 52% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 90% · 29% in Montana	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 98108 leads · 2-point gap
98108Seattle		healthier than 93% · 92% in Washington, 91% in its metro area	1 of 2
59912Columbia Falls		healthier than 91% · 92% in Montana	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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Seattle vs. Columbia Falls

Seattle 98108 · WALEADS55.44

Columbia Falls 59912 · MT52.69

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

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