ZIP code
14546
in Scottsville, New YorkPopulation 4,450
61.43/ 100
Ranked #3,860 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 12.1%)
Ranked #498 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (top 29%)
Ranked #25 of 101 Rochester, NY ZIPs (top 25%)
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.
Distance to a Superfund site
0.8 mi
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
73.4%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Mammography
80.6%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.9%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST27thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
14.1%
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
12.0%
in the top 13.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS86thDefinition & 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 ›Uninsured (under 65)
4.4%
in the bottom 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
18.8%
in the top 12.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
13.5%
in the bottom 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS15thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
18 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 32% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS68thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Scottsville, New York (ZIP 14546), on the composite measure, lands in the top 12.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,860th) and the top 29% of New York (498th).
Where this area does well, the measures make it plain: modeled colon screening registers in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled mammography resides in the top 8.3% nationally, and cognitive disability lies in the bottom 9.5% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health settles in the bottom 9.9% nationally, and hearing disability stands in the bottom 12.1% nationally. Modeled uninsured is in the bottom 3.6% nationally. Against that, distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 6.5% nationally, and modeled arsenic sits in the top 13.7% nationally. Modeled binge drinking registers in the top 12.7% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 14428, 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 Rochester, NY metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 63%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 45%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 58%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Holding it back
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 13%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 71%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 22%
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
14423
New Yorkshares a border
Score 59.31
Closest healthier
14428
New Yorkshares a border
Score 62.35
Similar health profile
53037
Wisconsin98% similar profile
Score 61.47
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 | 27.6% | 24.9–30.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.2% | 29.1–35.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.8% | 8.9–10.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.0–6.8 |
| Depression among adults | 22.6% | 19.8–25.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.8% | 31.5–38.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 25.5–34.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.0% | 8.2–12.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 4.4% | 3.7–5.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.0% | 74.1–79.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.6–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.1% | 88.7–91.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.4% | 69.7–76.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 70.0% | 67.1–72.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.6% | 75.3–85.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.8% | 16.2–21.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.7% | 9.0–12.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.0% | 18.8–25.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 30.3–38.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.1% | 12.1–16.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 10.9–14.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.4–12.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.1% | 21.9–28.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.6–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.6–12.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.2–4.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.9% | 17.8–23.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 7.6–11.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 6.8–9.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.5–10.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.9% | 5.0–6.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.9% | 26.6–34.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.6% | 4.7–6.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NY median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 42.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 5.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 27.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730 |
| Homeownership rate | 65.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746 |
| Single-parent households | 54.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716 |
| Population 65+ | 17.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746 |
| Median age | 40.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733 |
| Median household income | $95,046 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626 |
| Median home value | $187,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629 |
| Median gross rent | $1,186 | $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 | 78.8 yr ± 0.87 | 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 0.87 years of 78.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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