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12468

in Prattsville, New YorkPopulation 1,329

ZipVitals Score
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54.61/ 100

Ranked #9,942 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #1,082 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 37%)

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.

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

23.9 mi

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

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Tree cover

78.4%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Home broadband subscription

69%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Households without a vehicle

16.8%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Distance to a community health center

22.7 mi

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US7th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

14.7 days/year

in the bottom 11.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

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Slow internet speeds

0.77%

in the top 14.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.55%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

5.3%

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST36th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

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The read

Prattsville, New York (ZIP 12468), by its composite score, sits in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,942nd) and the bottom 37% of New York (1,082nd).

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The clearest bright points in the data come first here: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled tree cover registers in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 6.9% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 11.3% nationally. By contrast, home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 5.7% nationally, households without a vehicle is in the top 6.0% nationally, and distance to a community health center lands in the top 6.7% nationally. Slow internet speeds stands in the top 14.0% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 12421, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Disability

healthier than 63%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

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 adults32.6%29.1–35.8
High blood pressure among adults38.7%34.6–42.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.4–12.4
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.7–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.3–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.4%7.3–9.5
Depression among adults20.1%17.2–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.3%10.7–14.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.7%37.6–45.5
Obesity among adults33.9%27.3–40.0
Stroke among adults4.1%3.7–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.7%13.1–18.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.3%4.3–6.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.8%78.2–83.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.5%79.7–84.8
Cholesterol screening among adults90.8%89.6–91.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.8%66.4–74.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.1%61.0–67.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.8%71.0–83.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.2%13.6–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.5%11.5–15.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.5%21.4–29.6
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%31.5–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.8%15.4–20.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.0%13.3–16.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%13.0–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.0%10.6–13.4
Any disability among adults29.4%25.5–33.1
Hearing disability among adults7.6%6.8–8.5
Independent living disability among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Mobility disability among adults15.1%13.0–17.2
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.5%19.3–26.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.7–13.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.8%9.0–12.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.4–11.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.7–7.5
Loneliness among adults30.9%26.3–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.3–7.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–646.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)6.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)5.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle16.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription69.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate77.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population6.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households68.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+37.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age54.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$51,875$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$241,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$763$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 birth79.2 yr ± 0.6378.9 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 0.63 years of 79.2, 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