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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro ZIP codes, ranked by the ZipVitals Score

Every Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro ZIP code (ZCTA) with a ZipVitals Score, ranked within the metro — descriptive of documented conditions, never a verdict on the people who live there.

Data release 2026374 ZIP codes in this ranking

374 of 374 shown
#ZIP code · locatorScore
  1. 3460043in Kenilworth · 2,503 residents75.30
  2. 18960022in Glencoe · 8,352 residents72.80
  3. 20760521in Hinsdale · 18,056 residents72.65
  4. 21260091in Wilmette · 27,333 residents72.62
  5. 29760093in Winnetka · 19,867 residents71.84
  6. 30160045in Lake Forest · 21,074 residents71.81
  7. 32560661in Chicago · 11,398 residents71.61
  8. 32760654in Chicago · 25,755 residents71.60
  9. 35560606in Chicago · 3,840 residents71.39
  10. 36460061in Vernon Hills · 27,974 residents71.35
  11. 37560540in Naperville · 42,252 residents71.28
  12. 43060035in Highland Park · 30,398 residents70.89
  13. 43260069in Lincolnshire · 8,502 residents70.87
  14. 44360565in Naperville · 40,483 residents70.83
  15. 44660601in Chicago · 15,235 residents70.82
  16. 48560026in Glenview · 14,069 residents70.60
  17. 51560301in Oak Park · 3,475 residents70.38
  18. 52460611in Chicago · 37,705 residents70.32
  19. 52960519in Eola · 61 residents70.31
  20. 53860564in Naperville · 47,016 residents70.27
  21. 54460044in Lake Bluff · 10,312 residents70.25
  22. 54660657in Chicago · 71,904 residents70.24
  23. 54960015in Deerfield · 28,096 residents70.22
  24. 57360195in Schaumburg · 4,397 residents70.08
  25. 59360558in Western Springs · 13,446 residents70.01
  26. 66760089in Buffalo Grove · 42,872 residents69.59
  27. 67060062in Northbrook · 41,406 residents69.56
  28. 68760047in Long Grove · 44,240 residents69.44
  29. 68960192in Hoffman Estates · 16,461 residents69.44
  30. 73760563in Naperville · 39,330 residents69.15
  31. 77960029in Golf · 518 residents68.93
  32. 78560189in Wheaton · 31,042 residents68.91
  33. 79360614in Chicago · 70,693 residents68.86
  34. 83960173in Schaumburg · 13,650 residents68.66
  35. 84360048in Libertyville · 29,124 residents68.65
  36. 84860203in Skokie · 4,680 residents68.64
  37. 89760305in River Forest · 11,992 residents68.46
  38. 92760010in Barrington Hills · 45,747 residents68.36
  39. 93460602in Chicago · 1,480 residents68.32
  40. 99360605in Chicago · 36,210 residents68.10
  41. 1,00460304in Oak Park · 16,955 residents68.04
  42. 1,03560514in Clarendon Hills · 9,918 residents67.91
  43. 1,11960642in Chicago · 21,789 residents67.56
  44. 1,17860126in Elmhurst · 47,516 residents67.33
  45. 1,26660068in Park Ridge · 38,650 residents67.07
  46. 1,26860712in Lincolnwood · 13,112 residents67.06
  47. 1,32060515in Downers Grove · 29,762 residents66.87
  48. 1,34660302in Oak Park · 32,862 residents66.76
  49. 1,39760523in Oak Brook · 10,144 residents66.60
  50. 1,42360502in Aurora · 23,308 residents66.53
  51. 1,44660613in Chicago · 52,244 residents66.47
  52. 1,46360067in Palatine · 38,204 residents66.42
  53. 1,53160134in Geneva · 29,743 residents66.21
  54. 1,54860585in Plainfield · 25,960 residents66.17
  55. 1,54960607in Chicago · 32,392 residents66.16
  56. 1,55960610in Chicago · 44,883 residents66.14
  57. 1,59160532in Lisle · 28,547 residents66.06
  58. 1,59660503in Aurora · 16,789 residents66.05
  59. 1,65860025in Glenview · 41,689 residents65.89
  60. 1,66360603in Chicago · 1,298 residents65.87
  61. 1,68460175in Campton Hills · 25,553 residents65.81
  62. 1,70660622in Chicago · 54,609 residents65.78
  63. 1,76560187in Wheaton · 28,815 residents65.61
  64. 1,77260124in Elgin · 24,487 residents65.60
  65. 1,78660559in Westmont · 24,231 residents65.57
  66. 1,83960202in Evanston · 32,341 residents65.42
  67. 1,91660516in Downers Grove · 28,062 residents65.20
  68. 1,92060031in Gurnee · 37,107 residents65.20
  69. 1,93460561in Darien · 23,069 residents65.18
  70. 1,96160004in Arlington Heights · 51,835 residents65.12
  71. 1,98160184in Wayne · 2,557 residents65.06
  72. 2,01460539in Mooseheart · 313 residents64.97
  73. 2,10360137in Glen Ellyn · 38,696 residents64.76
  74. 2,12860526in La Grange Park · 13,459 residents64.68
  75. 2,14160490in Bolingbrook · 22,156 residents64.66
  76. 2,19560527in Burr Ridge · 29,028 residents64.54
  77. 2,19660103in Bartlett · 41,382 residents64.54
  78. 2,22860053in Morton Grove · 24,619 residents64.45
  79. 2,27360136in Gilberts · 8,777 residents64.35
  80. 2,29760201in Evanston · 43,744 residents64.30
  81. 2,30960554in Sugar Grove · 12,081 residents64.28
  82. 2,31860194in Schaumburg · 19,756 residents64.26
  83. 2,32160030in Grayslake · 35,792 residents64.25
  84. 2,32660467in Orland Park · 24,398 residents64.24
  85. 2,33360119in Elburn · 11,381 residents64.23
  86. 2,35360005in Arlington Heights · 28,843 residents64.18
  87. 2,41660604in Chicago · 616 residents64.06
  88. 2,44960190in Winfield · 11,826 residents64.00
  89. 2,52460076in Skokie · 32,953 residents63.88
  90. 2,54760422in Flossmoor · 9,542 residents63.85
  91. 2,59860646in Chicago · 28,780 residents63.75
  92. 2,65460188in Carol Stream · 42,307 residents63.62
  93. 2,66660504in Aurora · 39,358 residents63.61
  94. 2,70260143in Itasca · 11,324 residents63.53
  95. 2,78360021in Fox River Grove · 4,996 residents63.35
  96. 2,79460517in Woodridge · 33,156 residents63.33
  97. 2,81660525in Countryside · 31,324 residents63.29
  98. 2,85960487in Tinley Park · 26,043 residents63.21
  99. 2,98260510in Batavia · 29,038 residents62.97
  100. 3,12660056in Mount Prospect · 55,818 residents62.70
  101. 3,14060193in Schaumburg · 40,146 residents62.69
  102. 3,15760174in St. Charles · 31,402 residents62.65
  103. 3,23960169in Hoffman Estates · 33,401 residents62.47
  104. 3,34560423in Frankfort · 32,836 residents62.28
  105. 3,35460464in Palos Park · 9,773 residents62.27
  106. 3,41060647in Chicago · 84,749 residents62.18
  107. 3,42560543in Oswego · 43,047 residents62.15
  108. 3,43460083in Old Mill Creek · 9,981 residents62.14
  109. 3,45560148in Lombard · 52,596 residents62.11
  110. 3,47360536in Millbrook · 62 residents62.09
  111. 3,52760631in Chicago · 30,924 residents61.99
  112. 3,56760013in Cary · 26,694 residents61.91
  113. 3,61060154in Westchester · 16,436 residents61.84
  114. 3,61160012in Crystal Lake · 12,368 residents61.84
  115. 3,62160462in Orland Park · 41,456 residents61.82
  116. 3,71460463in Palos Heights · 13,722 residents61.67
  117. 3,74060102in Algonquin · 32,286 residents61.63
  118. 3,79160046in Lake Villa · 34,613 residents61.52
  119. 3,82160060in Mundelein · 37,344 residents61.48
  120. 3,84860655in Chicago · 28,434 residents61.44
  121. 3,91160451in New Lenox · 37,361 residents61.35
  122. 3,95860439in Lemont · 24,192 residents61.26
  123. 3,99660560in Yorkville · 28,795 residents61.21
  124. 4,02960140in Hampshire · 22,689 residents61.15
  125. 4,03160118in West Dundee · 15,892 residents61.15
  126. 4,07260008in Rolling Meadows · 22,800 residents61.08
  127. 4,13560448in Mokena · 24,405 residents60.99
  128. 4,15260618in Chicago · 91,901 residents60.96
  129. 4,15346321in Munster · 23,733 residents60.96
  130. 4,20360157in Medinah · 2,577 residents60.89
  131. 4,31160130in Forest Park · 13,943 residents60.71
  132. 4,34360180in Union · 1,831 residents60.67
  133. 4,36460181in Villa Park · 30,346 residents60.65
  134. 4,39260084in Wauconda · 17,192 residents60.63
  135. 4,40960805in Evergreen Park · 19,420 residents60.59
  136. 4,42060513in Brookfield · 19,343 residents60.59
  137. 4,45660156in Lake in the Hills · 28,800 residents60.54
  138. 4,46060108in Bloomingdale · 23,604 residents60.53
  139. 4,49160555in Warrenville · 15,223 residents60.49
  140. 4,54860546in Riverside · 16,322 residents60.41
  141. 4,58546373in St. John · 18,843 residents60.36
  142. 4,61260172in Roselle · 24,141 residents60.33
  143. 4,72160512in Bristol · 1,090 residents60.19
  144. 4,72660542in North Aurora · 18,932 residents60.19
  145. 4,77660077in Skokie · 28,501 residents60.11
  146. 4,78160477in Tinley Park · 35,976 residents60.10
  147. 4,79260714in Niles · 30,305 residents60.09
  148. 4,79860014in Crystal Lake · 48,590 residents60.08
  149. 4,80660070in Prospect Heights · 15,496 residents60.07
  150. 4,87660656in Chicago · 29,538 residents60.00
  151. 4,93960007in Elk Grove Village · 32,592 residents59.89
  152. 4,95560178in Sycamore · 22,224 residents59.88
  153. 5,04960144in Kaneville · 66 residents59.74
  154. 5,06760640in Chicago · 65,445 residents59.72
  155. 5,09460404in Shorewood · 20,385 residents59.68
  156. 5,13460630in Chicago · 55,486 residents59.61
  157. 5,16860491in Homer Glen · 22,757 residents59.57
  158. 5,30560660in Chicago · 42,724 residents59.37
  159. 5,33660442in Manhattan · 13,753 residents59.33
  160. 5,37660142in Huntley · 29,692 residents59.29
  161. 5,39560541in Lisbon · 3,342 residents59.27
  162. 5,43560452in Oak Forest · 26,739 residents59.21
  163. 5,45360511in Big Rock · 2,081 residents59.19
  164. 5,50260480in Willow Springs · 5,388 residents59.13
  165. 5,63060544in Plainfield · 27,306 residents58.95
  166. 5,64060016in Des Plaines · 60,898 residents58.94
  167. 5,64260074in Palatine · 36,460 residents58.94
  168. 5,69460109in Burlington · 481 residents58.86
  169. 5,70746311in Dyer · 23,321 residents58.85
  170. 5,74960090in Wheeling · 38,298 residents58.80
  171. 5,75560151in Virgil · 3,888 residents58.79
  172. 5,80360625in Chicago · 76,760 residents58.74
  173. 5,85960430in Homewood · 19,838 residents58.66
  174. 5,86060107in Streamwood · 38,886 residents58.66
  175. 5,96260002in Antioch · 24,232 residents58.54
  176. 5,97360177in South Elgin · 24,416 residents58.53
  177. 6,19246375in Schererville · 24,188 residents58.26
  178. 6,51860461in Olympia Fields · 4,761 residents57.87
  179. 6,63760586in Plainfield · 47,834 residents57.71
  180. 6,81646307in Crown Point · 71,673 residents57.49
  181. 6,91960081in Spring Grove · 9,088 residents57.37
  182. 6,92060133in Hanover Park · 36,732 residents57.37
  183. 6,92660088in Great Lakes · 14,400 residents57.37
  184. 6,93760447in Minooka · 16,102 residents57.35
  185. 7,00660616in Chicago · 54,308 residents57.27
  186. 7,16960139in Glendale Heights · 32,848 residents57.12
  187. 7,24060615in Chicago · 42,975 residents57.04
  188. 7,30360545in Plano · 14,392 residents56.98
  189. 7,36560042in Island Lake · 8,347 residents56.91
  190. 7,45260040in Highwood · 5,301 residents56.81
  191. 7,50760706in Norridge · 24,260 residents56.76
  192. 7,62260050in McHenry · 31,781 residents56.63
  193. 7,63160185in West Chicago · 33,703 residents56.62
  194. 7,70160051in Johnsburg · 24,621 residents56.56
  195. 7,74660112in Cortland · 4,621 residents56.52
  196. 7,83560465in Palos Hills · 18,081 residents56.44
  197. 8,27160431in Joliet · 27,138 residents56.01
  198. 8,46860410in Channahon · 14,239 residents55.84
  199. 8,55560707in Elmwood Park · 41,116 residents55.77
  200. 8,57460441in Lockport · 36,844 residents55.75
  201. 8,66860634in Chicago · 73,885 residents55.66
  202. 8,67260538in Montgomery · 30,514 residents55.66
  203. 8,80646303in Cedar Lake · 17,680 residents55.54
  204. 8,86060191in Wood Dale · 14,396 residents55.51
  205. 8,90960443in Matteson · 20,663 residents55.46
  206. 8,92060098in Woodstock · 33,130 residents55.45
  207. 8,95160476in Thornton · 1,940 residents55.43
  208. 9,29560072in Ringwood · 870 residents55.14
  209. 9,34560659in Chicago · 41,728 residents55.09
  210. 9,39760152in Marengo · 12,417 residents55.04
  211. 9,42660556in Waterman · 2,138 residents55.02
  212. 9,48460645in Chicago · 48,208 residents54.97
  213. 9,49460453in Oak Lawn · 56,861 residents54.96
  214. 9,50760073in Round Lake · 62,868 residents54.95
  215. 9,51860641in Chicago · 68,894 residents54.94
  216. 9,74960018in Des Plaines · 27,952 residents54.76
  217. 9,99260145in Kingston · 2,464 residents54.56
  218. 10,01460101in Addison · 37,448 residents54.54
  219. 10,06360096in Winthrop Harbor · 6,527 residents54.51
  220. 10,07260548in Sandwich · 11,721 residents54.50
  221. 10,08960471in Richton Park · 12,848 residents54.49
  222. 10,09260440in Bolingbrook · 51,940 residents54.49
  223. 10,12160626in Chicago · 49,662 residents54.46
  224. 10,21246385in Valparaiso · 40,856 residents54.39
  225. 10,22760071in Richmond · 3,851 residents54.37
  226. 10,31760162in Hillside · 8,084 residents54.29
  227. 10,39960097in Wonder Lake · 11,983 residents54.24
  228. 10,41446322in Highland · 23,680 residents54.23
  229. 10,50560417in Crete · 14,901 residents54.15
  230. 10,50660111in Clare · 257 residents54.15
  231. 10,52860478in Country Club Hills · 16,390 residents54.13
  232. 10,71260123in Elgin · 48,379 residents53.99
  233. 10,76460550in Shabbona · 941 residents53.96
  234. 10,82860402in Berwyn · 63,721 residents53.90
  235. 10,96046383in Valparaiso · 42,183 residents53.80
  236. 10,97260457in Hickory Hills · 14,503 residents53.80
  237. 10,99560401in Beecher · 7,647 residents53.78
  238. 11,03646347in Kouts · 4,951 residents53.75
  239. 11,06760446in Romeoville · 41,672 residents53.72
  240. 11,09946356in Lowell · 19,721 residents53.69
  241. 11,15960110in Carpentersville · 38,558 residents53.65
  242. 11,17360106in Bensenville · 20,045 residents53.65
  243. 11,18660041in Ingleside · 9,024 residents53.64
  244. 11,39160034in Hebron · 2,033 residents53.49
  245. 11,59346319in Griffith · 17,847 residents53.33
  246. 11,63446304in Chesterton · 28,307 residents53.30
  247. 11,64660020in Fox Lake · 10,970 residents53.30
  248. 11,73160638in Chicago · 57,074 residents53.24
  249. 11,73860150in Malta · 1,738 residents53.23
  250. 11,76460643in Chicago · 45,942 residents53.22
  251. 11,84960146in Kirkland · 2,369 residents53.16
  252. 12,05546301in Beverly Shores · 650 residents53.03
  253. 12,06660416in Coal City · 9,550 residents53.02
  254. 12,12460450in Morris · 20,783 residents52.98
  255. 12,28260176in Schiller Park · 11,393 residents52.87
  256. 12,48560479in Verona · 671 residents52.72
  257. 12,50260445in Midlothian · 14,268 residents52.70
  258. 12,70760456in Hometown · 4,215 residents52.55
  259. 12,72960449in Monee · 9,477 residents52.53
  260. 12,87960803in Alsip · 22,106 residents52.42
  261. 12,90560163in Berkeley · 5,199 residents52.41
  262. 13,03646376in Schneider · 319 residents52.31
  263. 13,24360520in Hinckley · 2,979 residents52.15
  264. 13,84760534in Lyons · 10,327 residents51.69
  265. 13,92760468in Peotone · 5,809 residents51.64
  266. 13,95460421in Elwood · 3,649 residents51.62
  267. 13,96960506in Aurora · 50,038 residents51.61
  268. 14,08247943in Fair Oaks · 992 residents51.53
  269. 14,15460415in Chicago Ridge · 14,099 residents51.48
  270. 14,31846341in Hebron · 10,048 residents51.38
  271. 14,33060444in Mazon · 1,901 residents51.37
  272. 14,41260087in Waukegan · 27,293 residents51.31
  273. 14,46560131in Franklin Park · 18,054 residents51.27
  274. 14,53660437in Kinsman · 117 residents51.21
  275. 14,63160033in Harvard · 12,999 residents51.13
  276. 14,65646310in Demotte · 14,077 residents51.12
  277. 14,72560403in Crest Hill · 18,371 residents51.08
  278. 14,96360135in Genoa · 7,274 residents50.92
  279. 15,07760171in River Grove · 10,451 residents50.85
  280. 15,21460455in Bridgeview · 16,872 residents50.74
  281. 15,40760438in Lansing · 28,806 residents50.61
  282. 15,71160481in Wilmington · 11,195 residents50.39
  283. 15,76660120in Elgin · 51,225 residents50.35
  284. 15,82160429in Hazel Crest · 14,864 residents50.31
  285. 15,90347977in Remington · 2,616 residents50.24
  286. 15,91547963in Morocco · 2,306 residents50.23
  287. 15,98260408in Braidwood · 5,327 residents50.18
  288. 16,37547964in Mount Ayr · 90 residents49.91
  289. 16,38260612in Chicago · 35,744 residents49.91
  290. 16,76360425in Glenwood · 8,714 residents49.62
  291. 16,95960164in Northlake · 20,872 residents49.49
  292. 17,29960473in South Holland · 21,225 residents49.27
  293. 17,51260155in Broadview · 7,906 residents49.11
  294. 17,72646392in Wheatfield · 8,302 residents48.96
  295. 17,74646342in Hobart · 32,224 residents48.95
  296. 17,76760608in Chicago · 80,737 residents48.93
  297. 18,15560484in University Park · 6,762 residents48.64
  298. 18,21260099in Zion · 30,881 residents48.59
  299. 18,25660435in Joliet · 48,167 residents48.55
  300. 18,30260459in Burbank · 28,739 residents48.51
  301. 18,30560115in DeKalb · 42,536 residents48.51
  302. 18,35560474in South Wilmington · 663 residents48.46
  303. 18,36046377in Shelby · 45 residents48.46
  304. 18,41460469in Posen · 5,205 residents48.41
  305. 18,52360424in Gardner · 2,153 residents48.33
  306. 18,63660407in Braceville · 1,812 residents48.24
  307. 19,03960085in Waukegan · 72,341 residents47.92
  308. 19,09647978in Rensselaer · 10,261 residents47.86
  309. 19,18446410in Merrillville · 39,243 residents47.80
  310. 19,91346393in Wheeler · 216 residents47.21
  311. 20,02560482in Worth · 10,897 residents47.12
  312. 20,07446368in Portage · 40,301 residents47.08
  313. 20,09460466in Park Forest · 21,461 residents47.06
  314. 20,34560458in Justice · 14,200 residents46.85
  315. 20,49260652in Chicago · 41,074 residents46.72
  316. 20,66060160in Melrose Park · 24,549 residents46.59
  317. 21,15860141in Hines · 195 residents46.17
  318. 21,42060804in Cicero · 82,797 residents45.94
  319. 21,76460406in Blue Island · 23,327 residents45.61
  320. 21,77460104in Bellwood · 18,256 residents45.60
  321. 22,12046349in Lake Village · 3,416 residents45.27
  322. 22,45746324in Hammond · 21,409 residents44.95
  323. 22,70260475in Steger · 10,035 residents44.72
  324. 22,81960632in Chicago · 89,107 residents44.60
  325. 22,97260505in Aurora · 57,199 residents44.45
  326. 23,05960639in Chicago · 84,240 residents44.36
  327. 23,38260501in Summit · 11,432 residents44.03
  328. 23,43260633in Chicago · 12,474 residents43.98
  329. 23,71546394in Whiting · 11,894 residents43.69
  330. 23,72447948in Goodland · 998 residents43.68
  331. 23,73160653in Chicago · 33,383 residents43.67
  332. 24,13060637in Chicago · 52,721 residents43.28
  333. 24,25746323in Hammond · 23,047 residents43.13
  334. 24,43360411in Chicago Heights · 52,175 residents42.94
  335. 24,59746379in Sumava Resorts · 234 residents42.75
  336. 24,63560153in Maywood · 23,201 residents42.71
  337. 24,66060629in Chicago · 108,324 residents42.68
  338. 25,04347922in Brook · 1,315 residents42.20
  339. 25,06660419in Dolton · 20,825 residents42.17
  340. 25,21560617in Chicago · 74,790 residents42.00
  341. 25,34660409in Calumet City · 35,100 residents41.85
  342. 25,44760436in Joliet · 19,423 residents41.74
  343. 25,66246381in Thayer · 212 residents41.50
  344. 26,12360619in Chicago · 59,503 residents40.88
  345. 26,14546405in Lake Station · 12,184 residents40.86
  346. 26,52760428in Markham · 10,927 residents40.33
  347. 26,53560165in Stone Park · 4,482 residents40.32
  348. 26,74160609in Chicago · 62,028 residents40.02
  349. 27,25660620in Chicago · 64,871 residents39.21
  350. 27,38347951in Kentland · 2,279 residents39.01
  351. 27,47760628in Chicago · 60,431 residents38.90
  352. 27,85860649in Chicago · 48,056 residents38.27
  353. 27,87860472in Robbins · 4,563 residents38.25
  354. 27,98560433in Joliet · 16,382 residents38.05
  355. 28,01360064in North Chicago · 14,884 residents38.00
  356. 28,24260432in Joliet · 20,465 residents37.59
  357. 28,36960651in Chicago · 63,335 residents37.33
  358. 28,76360426in Harvey · 23,906 residents36.48
  359. 28,89560623in Chicago · 81,277 residents36.22
  360. 29,74946312in East Chicago · 26,022 residents33.97
  361. 29,80846403in Gary · 10,929 residents33.78
  362. 29,84760827in Riverdale · 24,713 residents33.67
  363. 29,99446327in Hammond · 10,597 residents33.21
  364. 30,07746320in Hammond · 14,353 residents32.89
  365. 30,31060644in Chicago · 47,210 residents32.00
  366. 30,36546404in Gary · 15,428 residents31.78
  367. 30,80746408in Gary · 15,747 residents29.82
  368. 30,91946409in Gary · 7,184 residents29.11
  369. 30,95960621in Chicago · 28,301 residents28.93
  370. 31,12960624in Chicago · 35,263 residents27.80
  371. 31,13360636in Chicago · 32,198 residents27.77
  372. 31,67646407in Gary · 8,577 residents22.81
  373. 31,71646406in Gary · 9,001 residents22.39
  374. 31,74646402in Gary · 5,836 residents21.93

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Ranks are each ZIP code’s position in the full national ZipVitals Score ranking, so the numbers jump — this metro holds 374 of the tens of thousands of scored US ZIP codes — and they never change with the sort direction; the rank a ZIP carries here is the rank it carries everywhere on this site. A ZIP whose data is too thin to score is held out entirely rather than filled from county or metro figures.

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A high score describes favorable documented conditions — never a claim about residents. Where ZIP codes score low, that pattern reflects structural conditions — investment, environment, and access — far more than the choices of the people who live there.