ZIP code

13033

in Cato, New YorkPopulation 3,732

ZipVitals Score

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50.19/ 100

Ranked #15,977 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 50%)

Ranked #1,424 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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 Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st

US1st

Definition & 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 ›

The read

In its overall standing, Cato, New York (ZIP 13033) lands in the top 50% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,977th) and the bottom 18% of New York (1,424th).

Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Pharmacy is in the top 17% nationally, and home broadband subscription sits in the top 20% nationally. On the other side, distance to a Superfund site lands at the national minimum, and walkability lies in the bottom 14.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room stands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Childcare registers at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas resides in the top 22% nationally, and distance to a nursing home settles in the top 23% nationally.

Put simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. On the overall standing, ZIP 13027, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

Compare withinUnited StatesNew York

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 69%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

Disability

healthier than 51%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of New York

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of New York

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

Disability

healthier than 20%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	28.7%	25.4–32.1
High blood pressure among adults	35.3%	31.3–39.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	8.9%	8.1–9.8
Current asthma among adults	11.5%	10.2–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.2%	6.4–8.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.6%	7.7–9.6
Depression among adults	22.2%	18.9–25.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	11.4%	9.8–13.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	38.1%	33.9–42.5
Obesity among adults	36.8%	29.7–44.3
Stroke among adults	3.7%	3.4–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	17.0%	13.9–20.3

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	6.4%	5.4–7.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	76.1%	73.1–79.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	80.1%	76.8–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults	87.8%	86.2–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	66.7%	62.0–71.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	61.6%	58.0–65.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	75.8%	68.5–82.3

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	17.5%	14.5–20.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	17.2%	14.8–19.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	28.4%	24.0–33.0
Short sleep duration among adults	38.5%	32.7–44.9

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	20.3%	17.7–23.0
Frequent mental distress among adults	18.1%	16.0–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults	15.4%	13.6–17.3

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	14.7%	13.0–16.4
Any disability among adults	31.9%	27.8–36.2
Hearing disability among adults	6.8%	6.1–7.6
Independent living disability among adults	9.2%	8.2–10.2
Mobility disability among adults	15.1%	13.2–17.3
Self-care disability among adults	4.3%	3.9–4.7
Vision disability among adults	5.2%	4.7–5.7

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	24.8%	21.4–28.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	15.6%	13.3–18.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	15.4%	13.3–17.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.0%	11.2–15.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	8.5%	7.5–9.7
Loneliness among adults	34.5%	29.6–39.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	8.3%	7.2–9.4

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	7.1%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–64	12.0%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)	6.3%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	20.1%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)	5.3%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle	3.6%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription	94.8%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	20.3%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate	87.8%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.7%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population	2.3%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households	55.6%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+	14.8%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age	40.3 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income	$93,092	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value	$172,300	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent	$920	$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	83.4 yr ± 0.91	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 0.91 years of 83.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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