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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.

Comparing78731Austin, TX94949Novato, CA
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ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
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Austin78731 · TX
Novato94949 · CA
ZipVitals Score68.67 Leads63.18
National rank#839of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#2,875of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#15of 1,868 TX ZIPs#353of 1,719 CA ZIPs
Metro rank#6of 89 ZIPs in its metro area#111of 174 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 — 78731: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · 94949: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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
Disability7% of the score 78731 leads · 19-point gap
78731Austinhealthier than 98% · 97% in Texas, 87% in its metro area1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 79% · 75% in California, 32% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 78731 leads · 12-point gap
78731Austinhealthier than 95% · 92% in Texas, 60% in its metro area1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 83% · 53% in California, 20% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 78731 leads · 12-point gap
78731Austinhealthier than 81% · 99% in Texas, 93% in its metro area1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 69% · 84% in California, 71% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 94949 leads · 8-point gap
94949Novatohealthier than 79% · 59% in California, 44% in its metro area1 of 2
78731Austinhealthier than 71% · 64% in Texas, 40% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 94949 leads · 7-point gap
94949Novatohealthier than 77% · 86% in California, 72% in its metro area1 of 2
78731Austinhealthier than 70% · 51% in Texas, 25% in its metro area2 of 2
Mental Health8% of the score 78731 leads · 5-point gap
78731Austinhealthier than 85% · 92% in Texas, 90% in its metro area1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 80% · 78% in California, 44% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 94949 leads · 5-point gap
94949Novatohealthier than 17% · 14% in California, 7% in its metro area1 of 2
78731Austinhealthier than 12% · 61% in Texas, 76% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 78731 leads · 3-point gap
78731Austinhealthier than 97% · 100% in Texas, 98% in its metro area1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 94% · 87% in California, 61% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the scoretied — no single leader
78731Austinhealthier than 95% · 97% in Texas, 84% in its metro area=1 of 2
94949Novatohealthier than 95% · 92% in California, 65% in its metro area=1 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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Austin vs. Novato

Austin 78731 · TXLEADS68.67
Novato 94949 · CA63.18

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

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