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11206

in Brooklyn, New YorkPopulation 93,020

ZipVitals Score
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49.97/ 100

Ranked #16,283 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranked #1,445 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 16%)

Ranked #789 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 7.6%)

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.

Subsidized affordable housing

2,894 units

in the top 0.10% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

71.2%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

11.1%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

230 intersections/sq mi

in the top 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
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 ›

Crowded housing

13.3%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

49.7%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Lead in tap water

10 ppb

in the top 3.2% 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 ›

Housing insecurity

25%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

25.9%

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, ZIP 11206, one of several in Brooklyn, New York stands in the bottom 49% nationally (16,283rd) and the bottom 16% of New York (1,445th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: households without a vehicle sits in the top 0.5% nationally, and homeownership resides in the bottom 1.5% nationally. Crowded housing stands in the top 2.8% nationally, and housing-cost burden sits in the top 3.2% nationally. Lead in tap water resides in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity stands in the top 4.1% nationally. More positively, subsidized affordable housing sits in the top 0.10% nationally, walkability resides in the top 1.7% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands at the national minimum. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the bottom 3.5% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, subsidized affordable housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 11205, 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. 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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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 88%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 25%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 83%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 96%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 35%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

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.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 78.4 ± 1.1 years. The 39 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 80.4 years — 2.0 years below them.

    Ranked #1,580 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 25.3; chronic-disease standing 88.4 — 63 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #15,712 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 39.1 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 78.4 ± 1.1 years.

    Ranked #1,599 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 adults16.9%15.5–18.2
High blood pressure among adults25.9%24.2–27.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults3.8%3.5–4.2
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.7–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults5.0%4.5–5.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.9%5.4–6.5
Depression among adults18.4%16.6–20.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.4%10.4–12.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.0%30.9–35.0
Obesity among adults26.8%24.3–29.5
Stroke among adults3.3%3.1–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.4%18.4–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.7%12.3–15.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure67.7%65.5–69.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.9%73.7–78.0
Cholesterol screening among adults83.5%82.0–85.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.8%53.0–60.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.7%46.0–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.8%70.3–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%17.1–21.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%12.7–15.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.9%27.5–32.2
Short sleep duration among adults41.8%38.7–45.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.7%21.9–25.4
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%16.6–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.1%12.9–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%15.5–18.4
Any disability among adults30.4%28.1–32.6
Hearing disability among adults4.7%4.3–5.2
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.9–11.8
Mobility disability among adults14.6%13.4–15.8
Self-care disability among adults5.4%5.0–5.8
Vision disability among adults8.3%7.7–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.4%28.6–34.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.4%30.0–35.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults28.3%26.1–30.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.0%22.8–27.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.6%14.1–17.1
Loneliness among adults39.0%35.8–42.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.0%13.5–16.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–649.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)21.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)36.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)9.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle71.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription83.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)49.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate11.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population18.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households33.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+10.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age30.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$61,430$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$839,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$1,625$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 birth78.4 yr ± 0.5778.9 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 0.57 years of 78.4, 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