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14549

in Silver Lake, New YorkPopulation 426

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53.49/ 100

Ranked #11,371 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 35%)

Ranked #1,187 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Unemployment rate

44.4%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

50.9%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

56.3%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

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Colon-cancer screening

77.6%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

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.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

29.8%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

In its overall standing, Silver Lake, New York (ZIP 14549) lands in the top 35% healthiest ZIPs nationally (11,371st) and the bottom 31% of New York (1,187th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled colon screening registers in the top 0.8% nationally, expected annual loss resides in the bottom 2.1% nationally, and transportation noise settles at the national minimum. Homeownership is at the national maximum, modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and home broadband subscription lands at the national maximum. On the other side, unemployment lies in the top 0.4% nationally, and poverty stands in the top 1.5% nationally. Housing-cost burden rests in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled arsenic registers in the top 3.3% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. On the overall standing, ZIP 14481, about 3.3 miles away, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 85%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 65%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

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 adults35.9%31.8–40.3
High blood pressure among adults42.7%38.2–47.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.4%11.9–15.0
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.6–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.2%8.6–12.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%7.7–12.3
Depression among adults20.5%17.3–24.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.2–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.4%39.0–48.5
Obesity among adults33.8%26.3–42.5
Stroke among adults4.8%4.0–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.1%15.7–23.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.3%3.9–7.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.8%81.5–86.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.6%81.8–87.2
Cholesterol screening among adults91.1%89.6–92.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years77.6%73.2–81.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.0%58.3–65.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.0%69.6–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.6%11.2–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.2%9.9–16.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.5%21.8–34.1
Short sleep duration among adults35.3%28.8–42.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.3%15.5–24.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.1%13.0–17.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.3%12.8–18.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.4%10.2–14.8
Any disability among adults32.8%27.4–39.1
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.2–11.3
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.2–10.8
Mobility disability among adults17.6%14.2–21.5
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.4–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.2%4.2–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.5%17.7–25.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.0–15.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.4%8.6–14.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.2–11.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.4–7.9
Loneliness among adults30.7%25.6–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.6–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate50.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)44.4%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 subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)56.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%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 households87.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+48.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age64.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value—$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 birth80.2 yr ± 1.4578.9 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 1.45 years of 80.2, 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