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04493

in West Enfield, MainePopulation 1,840

ZipVitals Score
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45.05/ 100

Ranked #22,350 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)

Ranked #270 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 34%)

Ranked #17 of 45 Bangor, ME ZIPs (top 38%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Energy-cost burden

5.5%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US95th
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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

16.9 mi

in the top 6.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US93rd
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

18.6 per million

in the bottom 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US7th
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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

16.7%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US92nd
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

12.4 days/year

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST41st
US9th
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.

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Homeownership rate

94.2%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Distance to a Superfund site

36.6 mi

in the top 21% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US79th
Definition & 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

By the composite measure, West Enfield, Maine (ZIP 04493) sits in the bottom 30% nationally (22,350th) and the bottom 34% of Maine (270th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 6.6% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 6.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 9.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Homeownership resides in the top 9.8% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 10.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 12.2% nationally. Working the other way, modeled energy burden is in the top 4.8% nationally, and arsenic rests in the top 8.5% nationally.

In plain language, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 04468, just across the boundary, ranks 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Bangor, ME 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.3%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 95%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Disability

healthier than 23%

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 adults36.7%34.1–39.3
High blood pressure among adults41.9%39.0–44.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%10.0–12.1
Current asthma among adults13.5%12.2–14.8
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%9.0–12.0
Depression among adults28.2%25.6–31.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.5%12.0–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%38.2–43.8
Obesity among adults39.2%35.1–43.3
Stroke among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.9%15.8–22.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.2%6.6–10.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%75.4–80.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.6%81.5–85.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%86.1–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.3%64.7–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.8%55.7–61.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.7%72.3–82.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.2%12.4–16.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.2%14.5–20.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.8%25.0–32.5
Short sleep duration among adults35.4%31.6–39.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.0%20.1–26.0
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.8–20.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%15.4–19.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.8–19.0
Any disability among adults36.8%33.3–40.4
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.8–10.9
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.0–10.5
Mobility disability among adults18.1%15.8–20.5
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.7–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.9–26.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.9–14.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.2–20.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.3–11.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.4–9.9
Loneliness among adults33.9%30.5–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.7–9.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–646.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)4.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)0.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle4.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription87.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate94.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population2.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households71.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+28.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age51.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$61,563$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$183,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent—$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