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13488

in Westford, New YorkPopulation 103

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51.79/ 100

Ranked #13,717 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 43%)

Ranked #1,317 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 24%)

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.

Crowded housing

16.4%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US5th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

25.8 mi

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
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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PFAS in drinking water

8.4%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US6th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

82.2%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

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Home broadband subscription

70.1%

in the bottom 6.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

15.4 mi

in the top 7.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
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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Homeownership rate

95.5%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

9.0%

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Westford, New York (ZIP 13488) lands in the top 43% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,717th) and the bottom 24% of New York (1,317th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled transportation noise lies at the national minimum, disaster risk stands in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and pfas rests in the bottom 5.7% nationally. Modeled mammography registers in the top 3.6% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 7.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership is in the top 7.9% nationally. On the other side, crowded housing sits in the top 1.8% nationally, and distance to a community health center lands in the top 5.4% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 6.2% nationally.

Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 12155, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 32%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 adults32.8%29.2–36.4
High blood pressure among adults40.5%36.3–44.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.7–12.0
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.7–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.6–10.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.6%7.9–11.4
Depression among adults19.0%16.2–22.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.7%11.7–15.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.8%39.6–48.0
Obesity among adults34.1%28.4–40.0
Stroke among adults4.2%3.6–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.4%16.0–23.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.6%3.9–7.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.8%78.7–84.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.6%77.4–83.6
Cholesterol screening among adults90.4%88.7–92.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%62.5–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.3%56.9–63.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years82.2%76.9–87.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.7%13.1–18.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.9%13.4–20.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.6%21.9–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults37.5%32.3–43.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.2%16.8–24.3
Frequent mental distress among adults15.6%13.6–17.8
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.7–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.8%10.8–15.1
Any disability among adults29.5%25.2–34.4
Hearing disability among adults7.7%6.7–8.8
Independent living disability among adults8.2%6.9–9.7
Mobility disability among adults15.8%13.2–18.8
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.4
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.3–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.8%19.7–27.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%9.8–16.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.4%9.4–15.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.0–12.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%5.8–8.6
Loneliness among adults30.0%25.4–34.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.4–8.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–646.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)7.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)4.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription70.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)9.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate95.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)16.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households72.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+48.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age64.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$52,159$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$93,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent—$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 birth82.2 yr ± 2.4478.9 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 2.44 years of 82.2, 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