ZIP code
14507
in Middlesex, New YorkPopulation 1,292
53.21/ 100
Ranked #11,769 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #1,217 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 30%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Elder-services access
0.77 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
0.96%
in the top 11.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
12.2%
in the top 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS87thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
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 ›Fatal road crashes
23.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 22% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS78thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Radon
2.4 pCi/L
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS79thDefinition & source ›
The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.
Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.
Full methodology ›The read
Middlesex, New York (ZIP 14507), overall, ranks in the top 37% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,769th) and the bottom 30% of New York (1,217th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: elder services lies in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise rests at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 11.9% nationally. Crowded housing resides at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 14.6% nationally, and homeownership is in the top 14.7% nationally. Modeled transportation noise sits in the bottom 15% nationally. On the other side, slow internet speeds lands in the top 11.8% nationally, and modeled arsenic lies in the top 13.3% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 14418, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 62%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 81%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 43%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 29%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 22%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
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.
Nearby
14418
New Yorkshares a border
Score 55.45
Closest healthier
14512
New Yorkshares a border
Score 53.76
Similar health profile
50612
Iowa99% similar profile
Score 53.81
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 | 30.7% | 27.3–34.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.4% | 32.2–40.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.4–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.6–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.2–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 20.5% | 17.4–23.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.6% | 9.8–13.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.3% | 34.9–43.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.6% | 27.3–42.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.4% | 12.7–18.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.0% | 4.7–7.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.4–81.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.2% | 77.8–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.0% | 87.1–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.3% | 66.3–75.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.3% | 59.7–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.3% | 67.4–82.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.5% | 14.5–20.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.1% | 12.4–18.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.2% | 21.3–31.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.0% | 29.4–43.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.5% | 15.3–21.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.4–18.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.8–17.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.4% | 11.4–15.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 30.2% | 25.5–34.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.4–8.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.3–10.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.2% | 12.6–17.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.5–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.1–5.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.4% | 19.7–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 10.6–16.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 9.7–14.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.0–13.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.2% | 6.1–8.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.6% | 26.8–37.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.7% | 5.6–7.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 4.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 81.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 64.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 24.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 58.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $77,273 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $160,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,750 | $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 | 82.9 yr ± 1.24 | 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 1.24 years of 82.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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