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22713

in Boston, VirginiaPopulation 1,489

ZipVitals Score
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49.87/ 100

Ranked #16,433 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranked #477 of 873 Virginia ZIPs (bottom 45%)

Ranked #288 of 308 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ZIPs (bottom 6.5%)

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.

Elder-services access

0.69 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

24.6 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US9th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 12.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US13th
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 ›

The read

Boston, Virginia (ZIP 22713) ranks in the bottom 49% nationally (16,433rd) and the bottom 45% of Virginia (477th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: distance to a community health center stands in the top 5.8% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden resides in the top 12.6% nationally. More positively, elder services stands in the top 1.5% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 9.1% nationally, and homeownership sits in the top 12.4% nationally. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 12.6% nationally. Crowded housing stands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs.

Against its neighbors, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. 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. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 22701, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 68%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 adults31.6%28.6–34.6
High blood pressure among adults39.3%35.6–42.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.4–10.0
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.1–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.8–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.4–9.9
Depression among adults24.5%21.3–27.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.7%12.1–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.2%37.4–44.9
Obesity among adults38.5%32.1–45.2
Stroke among adults4.0%3.6–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.1%8.5–11.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.1%7.4–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.4%75.8–80.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.1%75.8–81.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.0–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.4%67.7–74.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.3%65.5–71.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.1%67.9–79.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.2–17.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.0%13.3–18.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.0%22.8–31.5
Short sleep duration among adults35.8%30.7–41.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.2%18.3–24.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.6%15.6–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.5%13.7–17.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.2%14.2–18.4
Any disability among adults34.1%30.0–38.4
Hearing disability among adults8.0%7.1–8.9
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.1–10.6
Mobility disability among adults16.6%14.4–19.0
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.0%18.1–24.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.8%11.3–16.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.7–15.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.1–12.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.7–9.1
Loneliness among adults32.9%28.4–37.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.2% (2.0–22.9%) n=863
Uninsured 18–6423.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (0.0–19.2%) n=861
No HS diploma (25+)8.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (1.9–20.7%) n=872
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.0% (9.2–59.8%) n=872
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.0–8.2%) n=860
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.3%) n=862
Broadband subscription85.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (69.5–97.9%) n=862
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)38.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (10.8–38.1%) n=862
Homeownership rate92.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.1% (52.2–95.9%) n=862
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.0%) n=862
Foreign-born population4.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.9% (0.0–17.0%) n=874
Single-parent households69.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.3% (38.2–78.2%) n=855
Population 65+21.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (10.8–37.3%) n=874
Median age44.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (34.0–59.2) n=864
Median household income$90,795$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,854 ($46,504–$141,698) n=804
Median home value$377,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$274,800 ($123,240–$642,380) n=789
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,144 ($742–$2,191) n=615
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)VA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.8 yr ± 1.0778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.5–81.4) n=826

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 1.07 years of 77.8, 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