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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.

Comparing78596Weslaco, TX92234Cathedral City, CA2–5 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	Weslaco78596 · TX	Cathedral City92234 · CA
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	41.85	49.32 Leads
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#25,344of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,208of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#1,307of 1,868 TX ZIPs	#1,116of 1,719 CA ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#6of 27 ZIPs in its metro area	#77of 153 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	Weslaco78596 · TX	Cathedral City92234 · CA
ZipVitals Score	41.85	49.32 Leads
National rank	#25,344of 32,066 US ZIPs	#17,208of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads
State rank	#1,307of 1,868 TX ZIPs	#1,116of 1,719 CA ZIPs
Metro rank	#6of 27 ZIPs in its metro area	#77of 153 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 — 78596: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · 92234: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

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

Risk Behavior11% of the score 92234 leads · 33-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 60% · 35% in California, 54% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596Weslaco		healthier than 27% · 41% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 92234 leads · 20-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 28% · 27% in California, 36% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596Weslaco		healthier than 8% · 9% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 78596 leads · 17-point gap
78596Weslaco		healthier than 43% · 37% in Texas, no metro comparison group	1 of 2
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 26% · 31% in California, 49% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the score 92234 leads · 11-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 17% · 39% in California, 56% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596Weslaco		healthier than 6% · 22% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 92234 leads · 9-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 62% · 29% in California, 40% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596Weslaco		healthier than 53% · 40% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 92234 leads · 9-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 9% · 8% in California, 6% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596WeslacoPartial		in the bottom 0.01% · 0% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 78596 leads · 6-point gap
78596Weslaco		healthier than 71% · 77% in Texas, no metro comparison group	1 of 2
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 65% · 60% in California, 75% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 92234 leads · 5-point gap
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 78% · 56% in California, 60% in its metro area	1 of 2
78596Weslaco		healthier than 73% · 66% in Texas, no metro comparison group	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 78596 leads · 2-point gap
78596Weslaco		healthier than 98% · 97% in Texas, no metro comparison group	1 of 2
92234Cathedral City		healthier than 96% · 96% in California, 89% 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. 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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Cathedral City vs. Weslaco

Cathedral City 92234 · CALEADS49.32

Weslaco 78596 · TX41.85

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

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