ZIP code
12018
in Averill Park, New YorkPopulation 7,422
63.16/ 100
Ranked #2,884 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.0%)
Ranked #379 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 22%)
Ranked #21 of 114 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Food insecurity
8.0%
in the bottom 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$126,620
in the top 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.3%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Lack of transportation
5.0%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1.3 mi
in the bottom 8.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST11thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
12.8%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
71.7%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.3%
in the bottom 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
4.7%
in the bottom 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
Averill Park, New York (ZIP 12018), overall, ranks in the top 9.0% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,884th) and the top 22% of New York (379th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: fatal road crashes registers at the national minimum, modeled food insecurity resides in the bottom 7.3% nationally, and household income settles in the top 7.8% nationally. Poverty is in the bottom 7.6% nationally, modeled transportation sits in the bottom 7.6% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health lands in the bottom 5.4% nationally. Modeled tree cover lies in the top 8.4% nationally, and cognitive disability stands in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the other side, distance to a Superfund site registers in the bottom 8.2% nationally.
Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 12061, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall. This area also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.
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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 77%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 67%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 62%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Disability
healthier than 92%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 93%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 61%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 72%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 64%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 57%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 48%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Nearby
12052
New Yorkshares a border
Score 58.59
Closest healthier
12061
New Yorkshares a border
Score 66.00
Similar health profile
14502
New York99% similar profile
Score 62.04
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 27.3% | 24.1–30.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.4% | 27.5–35.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.1–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.4–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.5 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 16.8–22.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.0% | 7.7–10.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.5% | 33.3–41.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.6% | 24.0–35.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.4% | 6.8–10.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.0% | 3.3–4.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.9% | 74.6–80.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.7% | 77.5–83.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.1% | 89.9–92.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 72.0% | 67.7–75.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.2% | 67.1–73.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.5% | 71.7–84.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.2% | 15.2–21.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.2% | 8.6–11.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.5% | 16.2–22.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 33.4–44.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 12.8% | 10.9–14.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.6% | 12.8–16.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.2–13.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.3% | 8.9–11.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 23.5% | 20.2–26.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.4% | 8.9–12.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.7% | 2.4–3.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.1% | 17.8–24.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.6–9.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 6.6% | 5.4–7.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.0% | 4.3–5.7 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.4% | 24.7–34.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 46.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 61.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 20.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 43.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $126,620 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $345,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,485 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,162 ($782–$2,359) n=1,367 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.3 yr ± 1.28 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.9 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 1.28 years of 82.3, 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