ZIP code
03269
in Sanbornton, New HampshirePopulation 3,066
59.57/ 100
Ranked #5,173 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)
Ranked #129 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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.
Housing insecurity
6.9%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST30thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
4.9%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST28thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
75.6%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST67thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
8.0%
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST30thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
4.7%
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST29thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
29.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 14.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS86thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
24.4 mi
in the top 35% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS65thDefinition & 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
Judged by its overall standing, Sanbornton, New Hampshire (ZIP 03269) sits in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,173rd) and the bottom 47% of New Hampshire (129th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A few measures carry most of this area's good news: modeled housing insecurity rests in the bottom 6.7% nationally, transportation settles in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and tree cover lands in the top 6.7% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled utility shutoff lands in the bottom 9.7% nationally, and loneliness rests in the bottom 11.6% nationally. Crowded housing settles at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Set against that, fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes rests in the top 14.0% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 03253, just across the boundary.
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.
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 64%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 69%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Disability
healthier than 82%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 50%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
“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 ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
03220
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 50.45
Closest healthier
03253
New Hampshireshares a border
Score 60.35
Similar health profile
80863
Colorado97% similar profile
Score 60.92
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 | 31.2% | 27.9–34.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.2% | 31.6–39.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.7% | 5.6–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.0% | 5.4–8.7 |
| Depression among adults | 22.5% | 19.5–25.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.2% | 8.5–12.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.1% | 33.4–40.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.8% | 24.9–35.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 2.8–4.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.7% | 8.7–12.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.8% | 4.2–7.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.7% | 74.3–80.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.6% | 75.2–81.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.2% | 88.2–91.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.9% | 61.0–70.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.5% | 63.1–69.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.7% | 66.6–79.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 13.1–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.3% | 8.3–14.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.8% | 14.9–23.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.7% | 29.0–38.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.9% | 11.8–18.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.3% | 12.2–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 10.4–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.4% | 9.3–13.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.2% | 22.0–30.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.4–8.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.0–7.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.9% | 9.4–14.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.4–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.0–4.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.4% | 16.2–23.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 5.8–10.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 5.7% | 4.0–7.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 6.9% | 5.3–8.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 4.9% | 3.9–6.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.7% | 24.8–33.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.7% | 3.7–5.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 6.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 4.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 38.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243 |
| Homeownership rate | 86.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 86.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 3.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243 |
| Single-parent households | 66.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 60.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243 |
| Population 65+ | 21.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243 |
| Median age | 42.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 47.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243 |
| Median household income | $107,083 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235 |
| Median home value | $450,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237 |
| Median gross rent | $1,289 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,360 ($1,037–$1,893) n=197 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NH median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 85.5 yr ± 2.82 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 81.2 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 2.82 years of 85.5, 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