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13803

in Marathon, New YorkPopulation 4,273

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51.14/ 100

Ranked #14,607 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)

Ranked #1,370 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 21%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

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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 ›

The read

Marathon, New York (ZIP 13803) ranks in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,607th) and the bottom 21% of New York (1,370th).

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Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 17% nationally, and humid heat settles in the bottom 18% nationally. On the other hand, modeled loud transportation noise rests in the top 10.6% nationally, modeled transportation noise lands in the top 11.0% nationally, and walkability settles in the bottom 13.5% nationally. Unemployment rests in the top 17% nationally, and households without a vehicle lands in the top 17% nationally.

For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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 13040, 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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Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 90%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Disability

healthier than 59%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 28%

7%

“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 adults29.0%26.0–32.0
High blood pressure among adults34.6%30.9–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.5–10.2
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.5–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.4–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.0%7.1–9.0
Depression among adults22.7%19.7–26.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.6%9.3–12.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.5%33.7–41.5
Obesity among adults32.9%26.6–39.8
Stroke among adults3.6%3.3–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%13.3–18.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.1%5.0–7.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.9%74.1–79.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.8%76.5–82.6
Cholesterol screening among adults88.2%86.7–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%60.8–69.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.7%55.5–61.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.1%69.4–81.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.9%15.0–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.4%13.3–17.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.8%22.0–29.7
Short sleep duration among adults38.7%32.9–44.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.3%16.1–20.6
Frequent mental distress among adults17.6%15.8–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.7%13.1–16.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.2%12.6–15.8
Any disability among adults29.4%25.8–33.1
Hearing disability among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
Independent living disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.6
Mobility disability among adults14.2%12.5–16.0
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%21.0–27.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.8%11.8–16.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.9%11.1–15.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%10.3–13.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.9–8.8
Loneliness among adults32.0%27.5–36.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.4–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)15.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)7.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle9.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription88.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate79.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population2.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households58.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+16.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age35.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$63,713$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$140,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$800$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 birth83.3 yr ± 1.3378.9 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 1.33 years of 83.3, 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