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04408

in Aurora, MainePopulation 194

ZipVitals Score
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47.99/ 100

Ranked #18,938 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #211 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 48%)

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.

Slow internet speeds

13.1%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

33.7%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

49.5%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Walkability

1.4 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

11.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

10.2 days/year

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST34th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

71.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Floodplain exposure

0.60%

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

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 ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Aurora, Maine (ZIP 04408) sits in the bottom 41% nationally (18,938th) and the bottom 48% of Maine (211th).

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A few readings account for most of this area's strain: slow internet speeds resides in the top 1.2% nationally, modeled arsenic sits in the top 2.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 3.3% nationally. Walkability resides in the bottom 4.1% nationally, modeled energy burden sits in the top 3.8% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 6.9% nationally. On the better side, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and humid heat sits in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover resides in the top 8.4% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 04605, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 76%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.8%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 28%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

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 ›

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 adults35.4%32.3–38.5
High blood pressure among adults39.3%36.0–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.7–12.1
Current asthma among adults12.7%11.2–14.2
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.2–11.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%8.5–12.7
Depression among adults26.6%23.5–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.4–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%37.8–44.3
Obesity among adults31.7%27.3–36.4
Stroke among adults4.4%3.8–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.2%8.3–12.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.6%6.5–11.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.9%77.1–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.1%80.6–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.4%85.4–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.6%66.5–74.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.4%53.9–60.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.3%71.0–82.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%12.1–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.6%13.1–20.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.2%19.9–28.8
Short sleep duration among adults31.7%27.5–36.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.3%17.6–25.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.0%15.8–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%13.7–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.1%14.4–20.0
Any disability among adults35.5%30.9–40.5
Hearing disability among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Independent living disability among adults9.2%7.7–10.9
Mobility disability among adults16.5%13.6–19.6
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.7–5.4
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.4%19.0–25.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%9.7–15.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.8%12.9–20.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.5%8.5–12.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.0–10.1
Loneliness among adults31.5%27.6–35.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.6–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–6420.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)37.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)11.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription90.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)49.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate83.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population3.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households72.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+33.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age54.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$200,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$1,375$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,014 ($618–$1,501) n=320
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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