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10462

in Bronx, New YorkPopulation 76,320

ZipVitals Score
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54.07/ 100

Ranked #10,595 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #1,133 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #746 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 12.6%)

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.

Households without a vehicle

58.4%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

240 intersections/sq mi

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

53.2%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

23.5%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

13.9%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

10 ppb

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

US97th
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

697 units

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

25.1%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

40%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
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 ›

The read

ZIP 10462, one of several in Bronx, New York, by its overall standing, sits in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,595th) and the bottom 35% of New York (1,133rd).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: walkability stands in the top 1.6% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 2.8% nationally. Set against that, households without a vehicle is in the top 0.8% nationally, housing-cost burden resides in the top 2.2% nationally, and homeownership rests in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Crowded housing lies in the top 2.5% nationally, and lead in tap water sits in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity settles in the top 4.0% nationally, and loneliness registers in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 4.5% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 10461, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 79%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 52%

13%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 25%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 30%

11%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 62%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

3 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 80.1 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $60,966 predicts 78.1 years — 1.9 years above.

    Ranked #971 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 25.1; chronic-disease standing 78.5 — 53 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,744 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.1 ± 1.0 years.

    Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

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 adults20.4%18.7–22.3
High blood pressure among adults32.7%30.3–35.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.8%4.4–5.3
Current asthma among adults11.1%10.0–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults5.7%5.2–6.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.6%5.1–6.2
Depression among adults15.4%13.6–17.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.7%12.4–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.4%33.8–39.0
Obesity among adults29.5%26.3–32.7
Stroke among adults3.6%3.3–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.7%11.4–16.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.0%10.6–13.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.9%72.5–77.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.1%78.9–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%86.2–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.6%60.7–68.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.8%53.9–59.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.9%74.5–84.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.7–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.8%10.5–13.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.4%30.6–36.3
Short sleep duration among adults41.9%38.2–45.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.6%22.6–26.7
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%14.1–17.0
Frequent physical distress among adults14.5%13.2–15.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.9–15.6
Any disability among adults30.9%28.5–33.6
Hearing disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.5–10.2
Mobility disability among adults16.9%15.4–18.4
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.8–5.6
Vision disability among adults7.8%7.2–8.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults34.1%31.1–37.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults30.1%27.6–32.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.1%21.9–26.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.1%22.8–27.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.8–14.4
Loneliness among adults40.0%36.6–43.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.9%11.6–14.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)17.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)8.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle58.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription89.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)53.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate23.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population35.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households32.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+13.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age36.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$60,966$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$349,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$1,746$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.1 yr ± 0.5278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.9 yr (78.0–84.5) n=1,692

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 0.52 years of 80.1, 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