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14590

in Wolcott, New YorkPopulation 5,191

ZipVitals Score
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48.27/ 100

Ranked #18,583 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #1,542 of 1,730 New York ZIPs (bottom 10.9%)

Ranked #86 of 101 Rochester, NY ZIPs (bottom 14.9%)

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.

Elder-services access

0.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Grocery access

0.2 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

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Distance to an emergency room

14.8 mi

in the top 11.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US89th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Home broadband subscription

79.6%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

19.8%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

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Fatal road crashes

21.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US75th
Definition & 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 ›

Obesity

39.7%

in the top 27% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US73rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

The read

Wolcott, New York (ZIP 14590), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,583rd) and the bottom 10.9% of New York (1,542nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: elder services resides in the top 7.0% nationally, and grocery lies in the top 7.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the other hand, households without a vehicle stands in the top 11.4% nationally, and distance to an emergency room is in the top 11.5% nationally. Crowded housing rests in the top 13.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 16% nationally, and poverty lands in the top 19% nationally. Childcare resides at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.

In everyday language, 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. 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 14516, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 91%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Disability

healthier than 36%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 82%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 88%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 32%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

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 adults30.9%27.6–34.4
High blood pressure among adults36.2%32.2–40.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%9.0–10.9
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.4–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.6–11.1
Depression among adults22.2%19.0–25.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.7%10.9–14.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.8%34.7–43.2
Obesity among adults39.7%32.6–47.0
Stroke among adults4.3%3.9–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.8%16.5–23.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%6.3–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.9%75.9–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.3%77.0–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults87.8%86.2–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.5%62.8–72.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.8%56.1–63.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.5%66.8–81.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.7%13.0–18.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.6%15.1–20.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.4%25.8–35.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.6%32.1–45.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.7%18.9–24.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.7%15.7–19.8
Frequent physical distress among adults16.3%14.4–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.1%13.3–16.9
Any disability among adults33.0%28.8–37.4
Hearing disability among adults7.6%6.8–8.6
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.4
Mobility disability among adults17.2%15.0–19.7
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.3–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.4%21.0–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.4%14.8–20.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.4–19.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.6%11.6–15.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.8–10.3
Loneliness among adults33.8%28.8–39.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.4–9.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.5% (2.5–22.6%) n=1,734
Uninsured 18–6412.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (0.0–13.1%) n=1,734
No HS diploma (25+)16.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.1% (1.2–17.5%) n=1,743
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.8% (13.9–62.1%) n=1,743
Unemployment rate (16+)4.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.4% (0.0–9.7%) n=1,730
Households without a vehicle11.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.7% (0.0–28.9%) n=1,730
Broadband subscription79.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32291.5% (81.1–98.3%) n=1,730
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32227.2% (14.2–45.5%) n=1,730
Homeownership rate76.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.2% (40.9–94.8%) n=1,730
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.0% (0.0–6.6%) n=1,730
Foreign-born population3.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–28.7%) n=1,746
Single-parent households55.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.0% (36.7–74.5%) n=1,716
Population 65+23.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.0% (12.0–33.2%) n=1,746
Median age43.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.5 yr (34.6–56.1) n=1,733
Median household income$55,682$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$81,837 ($55,470–$145,610) n=1,626
Median home value$107,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$247,700 ($121,180–$801,380) n=1,629
Median gross rent$729$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 birth79.5 yr ± 1.1378.9 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 1.13 years of 79.5, 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