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ZIP code

03070

in New Boston, New HampshirePopulation 6,177

61.79/ 100

Ranked #3,642 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 11.4%)

Ranked #65 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #13 of 34 Manchester-Nashua, NH ZIPs (top 38%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Median household income

$154,000

in the top 3.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

71.2%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST55th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

5.2%

in the bottom 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST42nd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

97.1%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

8.6%

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

13.7%

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

10.1%

in the bottom 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

3.3%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

6.1%

in the bottom 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US18th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

17.1%

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US25th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

New Boston, New Hampshire (ZIP 03070), by its overall standing, sits in the top 11.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,642nd) and the top 27% of New Hampshire (65th).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: household income lands in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled tree cover is in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation rests in the bottom 9.9% nationally, and home broadband subscription lies in the top 10.0% nationally. Modeled diabetes sits in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and food insecurity settles in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health registers in the bottom 8.3% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the bottom 10.2% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 03057, just across the boundary. Looking wider, the ZIP also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.

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 Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 82%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

Disability

healthier than 88%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 82%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

Disability

healthier than 81%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 61%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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 what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 78.0 ± 3.1 years. A median household income of $154,000 predicts 81.8 years — 3.8 years below.

    Ranked #4,916 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults25.9%23.5–28.2
High blood pressure among adults30.8%28.2–33.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.9–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults5.2%4.5–5.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.6%4.5–6.7
Depression among adults22.5%19.9–25.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.6%7.4–9.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.2%31.4–36.9
Obesity among adults33.7%29.3–38.0
Stroke among adults2.7%2.3–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.0%8.2–12.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.8%4.3–7.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.8%73.0–78.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%74.8–80.3
Cholesterol screening among adults89.0%87.1–90.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.2%66.6–73.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.8%67.8–73.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.6%74.5–84.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.1%14.8–19.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.1%8.8–13.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.2%16.8–23.9
Short sleep duration among adults35.3%31.1–39.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.7%11.4–16.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.6%13.7–17.6
Frequent physical distress among adults11.3%9.7–12.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.0%10.1–13.9
Any disability among adults24.2%21.0–27.6
Hearing disability among adults6.1%5.3–6.9
Independent living disability among adults6.3%5.3–7.3
Mobility disability among adults10.1%8.3–12.0
Self-care disability among adults2.7%2.3–3.3
Vision disability among adults3.3%2.8–3.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.7%19.6–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.6%6.5–11.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.1–7.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.2–9.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.3–6.3
Loneliness among adults32.0%28.5–35.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.4–6.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–643.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)2.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)44.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)4.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle2.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription97.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)17.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate88.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households54.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+17.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age38.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income$154,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$480,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$1,193$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,360 ($1,037–$1,893) n=197
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.0 yr ± 1.5878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.2 yr (78.0–85.7) n=242

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 1.58 years of 78.0, 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