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US metro areas, ranked by the ZipVitals Score

Every metropolitan area's Score is a population-weighted average of its own ZIP codes, using the official OMB delineation. Pick a metro for its full ZIP-by-ZIP picture.

65.58Highest metroSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
34.93Lowest metroBeckley, WV
30.65Top-to-bottom gappoints between San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA & Beckley, WV
64.98Widest in-metro spreadLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, highest to lowest ZIP
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  1. 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA61 of 61 ZIPs scored65.58
  2. 2Boulder, CO17 of 18 ZIPs scored64.61
  3. 3Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV308 of 328 ZIPs scored63.82
  4. 4San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA174 of 176 ZIPs scored63.70
  5. 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT46 of 46 ZIPs scored63.42
  6. 6Ithaca, NY12 of 13 ZIPs scored62.82
  7. 7Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT27 of 27 ZIPs scored62.20
  8. 8Ann Arbor, MI15 of 15 ZIPs scored62.00
  9. 9Raleigh-Cary, NC48 of 48 ZIPs scored61.96
  10. 10Madison, WI67 of 68 ZIPs scored61.70
  11. 11Trenton-Princeton, NJ21 of 21 ZIPs scored61.62
  12. 12Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA166 of 170 ZIPs scored61.51
  13. 13Barnstable Town, MA47 of 48 ZIPs scored61.46
  14. 14Burlington-South Burlington, VT36 of 38 ZIPs scored61.32
  15. 15Amherst Town-Northampton, MA25 of 25 ZIPs scored61.23
  16. 16Urban Honolulu, HI33 of 35 ZIPs scored61.07
  17. 17Bozeman, MT10 of 10 ZIPs scored60.95
  18. 18Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH281 of 282 ZIPs scored60.93
  19. 19Rochester, MN34 of 35 ZIPs scored60.69
  20. 20Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO127 of 131 ZIPs scored60.22
  21. 21Santa Fe, NM13 of 13 ZIPs scored60.15
  22. 22Charlottesville, VA36 of 37 ZIPs scored60.14
  23. 23Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI224 of 226 ZIPs scored60.11
  24. 24New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ853 of 886 ZIPs scored60.03
  25. 25Bismarck, ND19 of 20 ZIPs scored60.03
  26. 26Iowa City, IA21 of 21 ZIPs scored59.99
  27. 27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA106 of 107 ZIPs scored59.98
  28. 28Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY114 of 115 ZIPs scored59.50
  29. 29Durham-Chapel Hill, NC27 of 27 ZIPs scored59.48
  30. 30Manchester-Nashua, NH34 of 34 ZIPs scored59.41
  31. 31Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY77 of 80 ZIPs scored59.38
  32. 32Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA34 of 36 ZIPs scored59.33
  33. 33Lexington Park, MD38 of 38 ZIPs scored59.27
  34. 34Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX89 of 90 ZIPs scored59.06
  35. 35Sioux Falls, SD-MN47 of 49 ZIPs scored58.74
  36. 36Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA27 of 28 ZIPs scored58.65
  37. 37Kahului-Wailuku, HI15 of 15 ZIPs scored58.61
  38. 38Omaha, NE-IA113 of 113 ZIPs scored58.49
  39. 39Norwich-New London, CT30 of 31 ZIPs scored58.39
  40. 40Fort Collins-Loveland, CO18 of 18 ZIPs scored58.38
  41. 41San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA21 of 21 ZIPs scored58.32
  42. 42Lincoln, NE46 of 46 ZIPs scored58.23
  43. 43Napa, CA10 of 10 ZIPs scored58.20
  44. 44Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC11 of 11 ZIPs scored58.18
  45. 45Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD157 of 160 ZIPs scored58.14
  46. 46Logan, UT-ID22 of 23 ZIPs scored58.09
  47. 47Fargo, ND-MN36 of 37 ZIPs scored57.96
  48. 48Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT95 of 96 ZIPs scored57.90
  49. 49Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA18 of 20 ZIPs scored57.90
  50. 50St. George, UT20 of 20 ZIPs scored57.80
  51. 51Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC19 of 20 ZIPs scored57.78
  52. 52Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA17 of 17 ZIPs scored57.61
  53. 53Kingston, NY52 of 52 ZIPs scored57.49
  54. 54Minot, ND32 of 33 ZIPs scored57.46
  55. 55Naples-Marco Island, FL21 of 22 ZIPs scored57.41
  56. 56Ames, IA19 of 19 ZIPs scored57.40
  57. 57Rochester, NY101 of 102 ZIPs scored57.33
  58. 58Midland, MI5 of 5 ZIPs scored57.25
  59. 59Appleton, WI23 of 23 ZIPs scored57.21
  60. 60Bloomington, IL24 of 24 ZIPs scored57.20
  61. 61Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA206 of 210 ZIPs scored57.13
  62. 62Ogden, UT22 of 22 ZIPs scored57.03
  63. 63Portland-South Portland, ME82 of 82 ZIPs scored57.03
  64. 64Dubuque, IA15 of 15 ZIPs scored56.97
  65. 65Colorado Springs, CO49 of 50 ZIPs scored56.91
  66. 66Asheville, NC29 of 29 ZIPs scored56.86
  67. 67Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY86 of 87 ZIPs scored56.72
  68. 68Charleston-North Charleston, SC45 of 45 ZIPs scored56.69
  69. 69Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA85 of 87 ZIPs scored56.64
  70. 70Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA12 of 12 ZIPs scored56.62
  71. 71Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ40 of 41 ZIPs scored56.60
  72. 72Sheboygan, WI14 of 14 ZIPs scored56.54
  73. 73New Haven-Milford, CT41 of 41 ZIPs scored56.39
  74. 74Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA13 of 13 ZIPs scored56.38
  75. 75Traverse City, MI28 of 28 ZIPs scored56.36
  76. 76Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN374 of 374 ZIPs scored56.33
  77. 77Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC113 of 119 ZIPs scored56.33
  78. 78Cedar Rapids, IA46 of 46 ZIPs scored56.31
  79. 79Glens Falls, NY41 of 41 ZIPs scored56.22
  80. 80Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA22 of 22 ZIPs scored56.18
  81. 81Corvallis, OR7 of 7 ZIPs scored56.13
  82. 82Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI79 of 79 ZIPs scored56.12
  83. 83Bend, OR15 of 17 ZIPs scored56.12
  84. 84Wilmington, NC28 of 28 ZIPs scored56.12
  85. 85Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL9 of 9 ZIPs scored56.06
  86. 86Bellingham, WA16 of 16 ZIPs scored56.03
  87. 87Green Bay, WI30 of 30 ZIPs scored55.88
  88. 88Salt Lake City-Murray, UT43 of 44 ZIPs scored55.83
  89. 89Lawrence, KS8 of 8 ZIPs scored55.77
  90. 90North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL42 of 42 ZIPs scored55.75
  91. 91Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL21 of 21 ZIPs scored55.73
  92. 92Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA23 of 23 ZIPs scored55.67
  93. 93Missoula, MT18 of 19 ZIPs scored55.66
  94. 94Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA120 of 121 ZIPs scored55.45
  95. 95Mankato, MN17 of 17 ZIPs scored55.42
  96. 96Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL183 of 185 ZIPs scored55.42
  97. 97Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL92 of 93 ZIPs scored55.36
  98. 98Champaign-Urbana, IL48 of 48 ZIPs scored55.34
  99. 99Richmond, VA93 of 94 ZIPs scored55.24
  100. 100Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA371 of 378 ZIPs scored55.11

Top 100 of 386 Metropolitan Statistical Areas shown; search covers all of them. Micropolitan areas are not published. A metro that crosses state lines appears once, under its full OMB title. How metro averages are built →