ZIP code
01702
in Framingham, MassachusettsPopulation 39,789
51.41/ 100
Ranked #14,257 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 44%)
Ranked #455 of 527 Massachusetts ZIPs (bottom 13.7%)
Ranked #261 of 281 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ZIPs (bottom 7.2%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Homeownership rate
34.5%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
38.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
43.2%
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST18thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
5.0%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
27.9%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
10.2%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
13.5%
in the top 8.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.5 mi
in the bottom 9.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST17thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, ZIP 01702, one of several in Framingham, Massachusetts lands in the top 44% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,257th) and the bottom 13.7% of Massachusetts (455th).
This area's strengths are easy to pick out across the measures: distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes lands in the bottom 7.0% nationally, modeled high blood pressure lies in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and dental providers stands in the top 8.9% nationally. Working the other way, modeled loneliness rests in the top 6.3% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the top 6.9% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure resides in the top 7.3% nationally, and modeled transportation noise settles in the top 8.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle is in the top 8.9% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site sits in the bottom 9.1% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. On the overall standing, ZIP 01701, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 81%
21%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 43%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 54%
11%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 20%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 47%
14%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 12%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 34%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 52%
14%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 4%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 79.7 ± 1.3 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 83.5 years — 3.7 years below them.
Ranked #2,870 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
01701
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 66.09
Closest healthier
01721
Massachusettsshares a border
Score 66.95
Similar health profile
01854
Massachusetts97% similar profile
Score 51.65
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 22.3% | 20.5–24.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 27.9% | 25.6–30.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.8% | 11.7–14.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Depression among adults | 26.2% | 23.7–28.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.9% | 8.9–11.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 32.7% | 30.3–35.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.2% | 24.7–31.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.5% | 13.1–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.8% | 7.6–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 69.0% | 66.4–71.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.9% | 74.5–79.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.4% | 84.8–87.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.3% | 62.1–68.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.1% | 60.4–65.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.9% | 75.5–84.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.4% | 14.5–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.1% | 12.5–15.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.3% | 22.6–28.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.0% | 32.5–39.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.6% | 18.6–22.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.5–21.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.3% | 12.0–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.8–20.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.9% | 29.2–34.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.9% | 9.0–10.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.6–14.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.5–6.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 26.9% | 24.3–29.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.3% | 18.2–22.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 22.7% | 20.6–25.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.8% | 16.0–19.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 12.7% | 11.4–14.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.9% | 35.7–42.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 15.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.4% (2.6–16.9%) n=524 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 2.4% (0.0–6.3%) n=525 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.7% (1.1–15.2%) n=526 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 45.7% (23.6–77.5%) n=526 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.6–7.9%) n=523 |
| Households without a vehicle | 13.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.6% (0.4–20.2%) n=522 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.1% (87.2–98.4%) n=522 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 43.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 30.5% (21.2–43.7%) n=522 |
| Homeownership rate | 34.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.1% (39.6–93.5%) n=522 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.8%) n=522 |
| Foreign-born population | 43.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.7% (1.9–28.4%) n=527 |
| Single-parent households | 38.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.5% (40.0–68.7%) n=520 |
| Population 65+ | 11.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–33.8%) n=527 |
| Median age | 34.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.3–57.2) n=524 |
| Median household income | $82,496 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $110,450 ($68,196–$177,335) n=505 |
| Median home value | $583,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $519,200 ($297,220–$949,670) n=508 |
| Median gross rent | $2,019 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,659 ($1,104–$2,452) n=461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.7 yr ± 0.65 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.3 yr (78.1–84.4) n=514 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.65 years of 79.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured