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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.

Comparing60548Sandwich, IL55936Grand Meadow, 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	Sandwich60548 · IL	Grand Meadow55936 · MN
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	54.50	58.40 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#10,081of 32,066 US ZIPs	#6,071of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#390of 1,368 IL ZIPs	#173of 866 MN ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#221of 374 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	Sandwich60548 · IL	Grand Meadow55936 · MN
ZipVitals Score	54.50	58.40 Leads
National rank	#10,081of 32,066 US ZIPs	#6,071of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#390of 1,368 IL ZIPs	#173of 866 MN ZIPs
Metro rank	#221of 374 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 — 60548: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · 55936: 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

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 55936 leads · 22-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 90% · 84% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 68% · 72% in Illinois, 64% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 55936 leads · 21-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 74% · 70% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 53% · 62% in Illinois, 58% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 55936 leads · 15-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 78% · 64% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 63% · 62% in Illinois, 25% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 55936 leads · 10-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 80% · 70% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 70% · 64% in Illinois, 38% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 55936 leads · 7-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 60% · 89% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 53% · 73% in Illinois, 92% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 55936 leads · 7-point gap
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 63% · 47% in Minnesota	1 of 2
60548Sandwich		healthier than 56% · 62% in Illinois, 45% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 60548 leads · 6-point gap
60548Sandwich		healthier than 19% · 25% in Illinois, 4% in its metro area	1 of 2
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 13% · 54% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 60548 leads · 1-point gap
60548Sandwich		healthier than 64% · 73% in Illinois, 47% in its metro area	1 of 2
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 63% · 57% in Minnesota	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 60548 leads · 1-point gap
60548Sandwich		healthier than 56% · 44% in Illinois, 18% in its metro area	1 of 2
55936Grand Meadow		healthier than 55% · 46% in Minnesota	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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Grand Meadow vs. Sandwich

Grand Meadow 55936 · MNLEADS58.40

Sandwich 60548 · IL54.50

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

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