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04942

in Harmony, MainePopulation 1,192

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40.18/ 100

Ranked #26,637 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #358 of 408 Maine ZIPs (bottom 12.3%)

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

6.2%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

11.1%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.5%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

75.6%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

1.9 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

18.5%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US93rd
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

19.7 per million

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST35th
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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

14.1 mi

in the top 8.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST79th
US91st
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 ›

High cholesterol

43.6%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Harmony, Maine (ZIP 04942) stands in the bottom 17% nationally (26,637th) and the bottom 12.3% of Maine (358th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled energy burden rests in the top 2.3% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled hearing disability settles in the top 6.5% nationally, and walkability rests in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Modeled arsenic lands in the top 7.2% nationally. More positively, fatal road crashes settles at the national minimum, modeled tree cover rests in the top 6.7% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 7.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 8.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

For clarity, 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. 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 04406, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.7%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.05%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

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 adults39.3%36.6–41.9
High blood pressure among adults43.1%40.1–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.2–12.1
Current asthma among adults13.3%12.1–14.6
Coronary heart disease among adults11.1%10.0–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.8%11.1–14.5
Depression among adults27.4%24.8–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.6%13.9–17.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.6%40.7–46.6
Obesity among adults36.9%32.7–41.1
Stroke among adults5.2%4.6–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.7%18.9–24.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.2%7.4–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.2%76.8–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.0%81.9–85.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.6%85.9–89.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.9%63.6–70.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.8%51.9–57.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.2%72.5–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.8%11.1–14.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.9%17.1–22.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.5%25.8–33.2
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%33.5–41.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.0%22.1–28.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.9–20.5
Frequent physical distress among adults18.3%16.4–20.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.8%15.9–19.8
Any disability among adults39.6%36.0–43.2
Hearing disability among adults11.5%10.5–12.7
Independent living disability among adults10.7%9.5–12.1
Mobility disability among adults19.9%17.5–22.3
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.0
Vision disability among adults6.4%5.6–7.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.9–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.1–17.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.8%17.4–24.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.8–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.3–10.9
Loneliness among adults33.2%29.9–36.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ME median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.3% (3.2–19.5%) n=416
Uninsured 18–6421.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.8% (3.0–20.9%) n=413
No HS diploma (25+)5.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (0.8–11.7%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50529.4% (14.9–57.3%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=415
Households without a vehicle0.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–11.5%) n=416
Broadband subscription81.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.9% (79.7–97.2%) n=416
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.4% (13.9–35.0%) n=416
Homeownership rate72.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.7% (68.7–95.5%) n=416
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.4%) n=416
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.1% (0.1–5.9%) n=417
Single-parent households56.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.5% (48.8–80.6%) n=414
Population 65+26.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.6% (16.3–42.1%) n=417
Median age53.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29249.0 yr (39.3–60.7) n=413
Median household income$53,636$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,485 ($50,225–$100,018) n=396
Median home value$170,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$246,500 ($130,660–$484,830) n=402
Median gross rent$1,063$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 at birth76.3 yr ± 1.8778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.0 yr (76.1–82.5) n=363

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 1.87 years of 76.3, 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