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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.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains | 51.20 Leads | 49.05 |
| National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #14,547of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #17,597of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #451of 1,868 TX ZIPs | #609of 1,868 TX ZIPs |
| Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #7of 32 ZIPs in its metro area | #110of 237 ZIPs in its metro area |
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals Score | 51.20 Leads | 49.05 |
| National rank | #14,547of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads | #17,597of 32,066 US ZIPs |
| State rank | #451of 1,868 TX ZIPs | #609of 1,868 TX ZIPs |
| Metro rank | #7of 32 ZIPs in its metro area | #110of 237 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 — 79936: El Paso, TX · 77082: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
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 8 domains| 79936El Paso | healthier than 68% · 69% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 77082Houston | healthier than 45% · 40% in Texas, 28% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 77082Houston | healthier than 55% · 64% in Texas, 54% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 46% · 56% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 77082Houston | healthier than 24% · 15% in Texas, 45% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 16% · 11% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 88% · 81% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 77082Houston | healthier than 82% · 74% in Texas, 62% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 44% · 62% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77082Houston | healthier than 40% · 58% in Texas, 59% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 78% · 85% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77082Houston | healthier than 76% · 83% in Texas, 70% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 94% · 94% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77082Houston | healthier than 92% · 92% in Texas, 91% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 77082Houston | healthier than 9% · 32% in Texas, 45% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79936El Paso | healthier than 8% · 31% in Texas, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
Not every ZIP can be placed here
no leader and no gap — ordered by weight instead| 77082Houston | in the bottom 0.2% · 1% in Texas, 1% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 79936El Paso | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
“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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Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier