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05446

in Winooski, VermontPopulation 16,452

ZipVitals Score
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60.66/ 100

Ranked #4,354 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 13.6%)

Ranked #53 of 249 Vermont ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #17 of 36 Burlington-South Burlington, VT ZIPs (top 47%)

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.

Short sleep

25.8%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

24.9%

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

30.1%

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

46%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
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 ›

Diabetes

7.4%

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

27.7%

in the bottom 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

12.7%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.56 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US92nd
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 ›

Mobility disability

9.3%

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST50th
US9th
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 ›

The read

ZIP 05446, one of several in Winooski, Vermont, by its overall standing, sits in the top 13.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,354th) and the top 21% of Vermont (53rd).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 0.6% nationally, obesity sits in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and high cholesterol settles in the bottom 3.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the bottom 2.9% nationally, high blood pressure stands in the bottom 5.6% nationally, and fair or poor health lands in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Childcare is in the top 8.4% nationally, and modeled mobility disability resides in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 9.4% nationally. By contrast, floodplain exposure lies in the top 4.8% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 05403, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 95%

11%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 87%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 92%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 72%

11%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 73%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

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 adults24.7%22.6–26.8
High blood pressure among adults27.7%25.2–30.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.1%8.4–9.9
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.1–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults5.3%4.8–5.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%5.0–6.5
Depression among adults27.2%24.5–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults7.4%6.5–8.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened30.1%27.6–32.5
Obesity among adults24.9%21.4–28.4
Stroke among adults2.9%2.6–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.1%6.6–9.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.6%4.6–6.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.0%71.0–76.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.1%73.5–78.6
Cholesterol screening among adults86.3%84.7–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.2%68.1–74.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.3%69.9–74.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.8%71.0–80.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.6%15.5–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.5%9.0–12.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults15.5%13.3–17.8
Short sleep duration among adults25.8%22.9–29.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.7%11.1–14.4
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.5–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults12.0%10.7–13.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.5%11.0–13.9
Any disability among adults23.4%20.9–26.0
Hearing disability among adults6.3%5.7–7.0
Independent living disability among adults6.3%5.6–7.0
Mobility disability among adults9.3%8.1–10.6
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.6–3.3
Vision disability among adults3.6%3.2–4.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3647.8% (2.6–16.6%) n=249
Uninsured 18–644.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.1% (0.5–11.7%) n=249
No HS diploma (25+)3.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.4% (1.1–10.6%) n=249
Bachelor's or higher (25+)40.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50537.6% (23.1–61.5%) n=249
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.9%) n=248
Households without a vehicle6.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.7% (0.0–9.1%) n=249
Broadband subscription90.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.2% (79.4–96.9%) n=249
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32228.2% (16.0–37.4%) n=249
Homeownership rate74.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.7% (67.1–94.3%) n=249
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.5% (0.0–4.2%) n=249
Foreign-born population7.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.4% (0.0–7.3%) n=250
Single-parent households55.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08760.6% (46.4–74.0%) n=248
Population 65+19.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55323.8% (15.2–32.4%) n=250
Median age41.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.5 yr (38.1–56.3) n=249
Median household income$97,475$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$79,091 ($59,484–$109,843) n=238
Median home value$393,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$281,300 ($200,110–$447,750) n=242
Median gross rent$1,474$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,131 ($858–$1,557) n=190
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.8 yr ± 0.7978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30882.0 yr (78.6–85.9) n=250

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 0.79 years of 79.8, 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