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ZIP code

12154

in Schaghticoke, New YorkPopulation 2,777

59.73/ 100

Ranked #5,056 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #629 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 36%)

Ranked #45 of 114 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ZIPs (top 39%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

36 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US91st
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 ›

Uninsured (under 65)

4.7%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST20th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

The read

Schaghticoke, New York (ZIP 12154) ranks in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,056th) and the top 36% of New York (629th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The strongest marks in the data are worth naming first: modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the bottom 11.9% nationally. Crowded housing settles at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography rests in the top 12.3% nationally, uninsured lands in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and cognitive disability settles in the bottom 14.4% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the bottom 15% nationally, modeled diabetes lands in the bottom 13.0% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 17% nationally. On the other side, fatal road crashes rests in the top 9.0% nationally.

Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 12834, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area.

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

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 73%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 90%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 85%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Disability

healthier than 72%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

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.

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 adults27.7%24.9–30.4
High blood pressure among adults32.5%29.1–35.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.7–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.7–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.0%5.4–6.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.4%5.5–7.3
Depression among adults20.1%17.4–22.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.6%8.3–10.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.8%34.1–41.2
Obesity among adults30.8%25.5–35.8
Stroke among adults3.1%2.8–3.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.2%7.6–10.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.7%3.8–5.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.2%74.3–79.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.1%77.1–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults90.3%89.0–91.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.6%66.8–74.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.8%67.1–72.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.8%74.3–84.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.3%15.6–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.4%10.4–14.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults21.9%18.5–25.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.6%34.0–43.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.6%12.6–16.8
Frequent mental distress among adults15.7%13.9–17.4
Frequent physical distress among adults12.8%11.2–14.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.6%10.1–13.1
Any disability among adults25.7%22.4–29.0
Hearing disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.6
Independent living disability among adults6.7%5.9–7.6
Mobility disability among adults11.6%10.0–13.2
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.7–3.5
Vision disability among adults3.7%3.3–4.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%20.1–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.2–11.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.8–9.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.9–10.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%5.1–6.6
Loneliness among adults30.7%26.5–34.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.7–6.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–643.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)8.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)5.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle5.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription93.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate90.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households68.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+25.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age42.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$106,136$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$251,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$821$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 birth81.2 yr ± 1.2578.9 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 1.25 years of 81.2, 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