ZIP code

13073

in Groton, New YorkPopulation 6,054

ZipVitals Score

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54.53/ 100

Ranked #10,025 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)

Ranked #1,087 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranked #11 of 12 Ithaca, NY ZIPs (bottom 8.4%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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The read

Judged by its overall standing, Groton, New York (ZIP 13073) sits in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,025th) and the bottom 37% of New York (1,087th).

A few measures carry most of this area's good news: modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise resides at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Civic sits in the top 13.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home stands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography resides in the top 11.1% nationally, and floodplain exposure sits in the bottom 14.2% nationally. Transit stands in the top 15% nationally, and modeled obesity resides in the bottom 18% nationally. Modeled colon screening sits in the top 16% nationally. Set against that, distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 20% nationally.

Put plainly, 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. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 13068, 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 Ithaca, NY metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesNew YorkMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Disability

healthier than 61%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of New York

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

About typical

close to the middle of New York

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of New York

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

Disability

healthier than 30%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.00%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 20%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

Disability

healthier than 10%

“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

One of our published findings lists 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 78.3 ± 1.6 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 82.8 years — 4.6 years below them.
Ranked #3,239 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	29.6%	26.7–32.5
High blood pressure among adults	34.2%	30.7–37.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.9%	9.0–10.8
Current asthma among adults	11.5%	10.3–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.9%	6.2–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	7.9%	6.9–9.0
Depression among adults	24.0%	21.0–27.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	10.7%	9.3–12.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	35.5%	32.0–39.1
Obesity among adults	30.3%	25.2–35.6
Stroke among adults	3.6%	3.3–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	12.4%	10.3–14.8

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	5.9%	4.9–7.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	75.8%	72.7–78.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	78.3%	75.1–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.7%	87.3–90.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	70.8%	66.7–74.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	60.0%	56.7–63.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	80.0%	74.0–85.2

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	16.9%	14.3–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults	14.8%	12.6–17.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	23.8%	20.2–27.7
Short sleep duration among adults	36.1%	31.1–41.3

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	18.5%	16.1–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults	17.0%	15.2–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults	14.5%	12.8–16.2

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	13.4%	11.8–15.1
Any disability among adults	28.9%	25.3–32.6
Hearing disability among adults	6.8%	6.0–7.5
Independent living disability among adults	8.5%	7.4–9.5
Mobility disability among adults	14.2%	12.3–16.1
Self-care disability among adults	4.0%	3.5–4.4
Vision disability among adults	4.8%	4.3–5.4

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	23.1%	20.0–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	13.7%	11.6–16.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	13.1%	11.0–15.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	11.6%	9.9–13.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	7.7%	6.7–8.7
Loneliness among adults	32.8%	28.5–37.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	7.3%	6.3–8.4

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	8.6%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–64	3.9%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)	8.0%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	29.0%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)	3.2%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle	6.6%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription	87.3%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	22.2%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate	74.4%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.2%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population	4.8%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households	52.0%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+	20.2%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age	43.7 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income	$71,452	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value	$167,600	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent	$1,095	$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	78.3 yr ± 0.83	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 0.83 years of 78.3, 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