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03817

in Chocorua, New HampshirePopulation 1,066

ZipVitals Score
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59.40/ 100

Ranked #5,281 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #132 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (bottom 46%)

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.

Dental provider access

2.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Crowded housing

22.7%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

45.8%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

75%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

17.3%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Physician access

2.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ 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 ›

Housing insecurity

6.9%

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

8.0%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

5.0%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Chocorua, New Hampshire (ZIP 03817) lands in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,281st) and the bottom 46% of New Hampshire (132nd).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: dental providers resides in the top 0.9% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the top 3.0% nationally, and physicians stands in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity lies in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and food insecurity lands in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Set against that, crowded housing is in the top 1.0% nationally, housing-cost burden settles in the top 5.1% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the top 5.7% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 03818, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.

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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 47%

21%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

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 ›

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 adults31.5%28.3–34.5
High blood pressure among adults33.8%30.4–37.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.3%11.2–13.7
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.0–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.6–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.8%5.7–8.0
Depression among adults21.7%18.7–24.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.9%8.5–11.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%34.2–41.1
Obesity among adults29.1%24.4–33.9
Stroke among adults3.7%3.2–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.9%5.6–8.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.9%4.5–7.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.9%79.2–84.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.4–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults90.4%88.7–92.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years75.0%70.9–78.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.7%66.4–72.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.2%69.8–81.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.4%12.0–16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.7%7.6–12.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.5%15.9–23.1
Short sleep duration among adults32.1%27.6–36.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.1%11.8–16.5
Frequent mental distress among adults14.1%12.2–16.0
Frequent physical distress among adults12.3%10.6–14.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.1%9.3–12.9
Any disability among adults25.9%22.2–29.5
Hearing disability among adults9.0%7.8–10.1
Independent living disability among adults6.7%5.7–7.8
Mobility disability among adults12.4%10.4–14.6
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.6–3.6
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.4–4.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.2%17.1–23.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.2–10.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.1–7.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.5–8.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.0%4.2–6.0
Loneliness among adults29.3%25.4–33.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.6%3.8–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–646.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)8.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle17.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription82.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)45.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate56.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)22.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households31.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+9.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age33.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$381,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent—$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 birth85.9 yr ± 3.3278.9 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 3.32 years of 85.9, 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