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03838

in Glen, New HampshirePopulation 983

ZipVitals Score
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59.82/ 100

Ranked #4,992 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #118 of 243 New Hampshire ZIPs (top 49%)

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.

Park land

55.5%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Loneliness

26.6%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

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Child-care access

0.87 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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 ›

Unemployment rate

15.8%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

83.6%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US4th
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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

21.9 mi

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

6.5%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST18th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.87 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Lack of transportation

4.8%

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Glen, New Hampshire (ZIP 03838), overall, ranks in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,992nd) and the top 49% of New Hampshire (118th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: park land rests in the top 2.0% nationally, modeled loneliness registers in the bottom 2.1% nationally, and childcare resides in the top 3.2% nationally. Modeled tree cover settles in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity lands in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and civic lies in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Set against that, unemployment rests in the top 3.4% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. ZIP 03593, just across the boundary, comes out healthier 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

“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 adults35.9%32.4–39.3
High blood pressure among adults38.4%34.7–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.7%12.4–15.1
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.8–11.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.7–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%6.7–9.9
Depression among adults20.7%17.9–23.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.0%10.2–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%37.7–45.2
Obesity among adults31.2%26.1–36.5
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.4%6.8–10.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.6%4.4–7.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.1%81.2–86.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%78.8–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults92.0%90.7–93.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years74.5%70.4–78.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.1%65.7–72.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.2%71.0–82.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.9%10.7–15.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.5%8.3–13.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults20.9%17.1–25.1
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%27.4–36.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.5%12.9–18.6
Frequent mental distress among adults12.8%11.1–14.6
Frequent physical distress among adults13.4%11.5–15.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.2%8.7–12.0
Any disability among adults26.7%22.9–30.9
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.6–11.2
Independent living disability among adults6.8%5.6–8.0
Mobility disability among adults14.2%11.8–16.9
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.0–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.4%3.7–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.7%15.9–21.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.2%6.3–10.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.2%4.7–8.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.2–7.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults4.8%4.0–5.7
Loneliness among adults26.6%22.9–30.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.7%3.8–5.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3646.7% (2.0–13.3%) n=243
Uninsured 18–6420.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (2.2–14.5%) n=242
No HS diploma (25+)2.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.5% (1.3–9.8%) n=243
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50538.8% (21.4–60.3%) n=243
Unemployment rate (16+)15.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.8% (0.0–6.0%) n=243
Households without a vehicle3.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.5% (0.0–8.4%) n=243
Broadband subscription89.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.9% (85.7–99.0%) n=243
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.1% (17.2–36.4%) n=243
Homeownership rate60.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32286.0% (62.6–96.9%) n=243
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–3.1%) n=243
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.1% (0.5–7.1%) n=243
Single-parent households76.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.9% (46.9–76.5%) n=243
Population 65+40.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.1% (15.1–37.1%) n=243
Median age57.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29247.1 yr (38.4–58.4) n=243
Median household income$68,385$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$98,684 ($67,733–$147,723) n=235
Median home value$407,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$371,500 ($252,560–$570,440) n=237
Median gross rent$1,703$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 birth81.5 yr ± 1.0078.9 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 1.00 years of 81.5, 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