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ZIP code

43432

in Graytown, OhioPopulation 1,357

53.77/ 100

Ranked #10,998 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #222 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 19%)

Ranked #9 of 21 Sandusky, OH ZIPs (top 43%)

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.

Median household income

$152,411

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

13.8%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US94th
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 ›

Loud transportation noise

2.2%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

97.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US9th
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 ›

Lack of transportation

5.3%

in the bottom 11.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

8.8%

in the bottom 11.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Graytown, Ohio (ZIP 43432) sits in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,998th) and the top 19% of Ohio (222nd).

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: household income registers in the top 3.6% nationally, fatal road crashes is at the national minimum, and poverty lies at the national minimum. Homeownership registers in the top 6.4% nationally. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 9.2% nationally, and transportation registers in the bottom 11.1% nationally. On the other hand, modeled transportation noise is in the top 5.1% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 6.2% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 43416, 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 Sandusky, OH metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 71%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 75%

13%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 62%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 79%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 90%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 45%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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 adults31.3%28.0–34.8
High blood pressure among adults38.6%34.5–42.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.0–11.2
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.1%6.1–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.3%6.0–8.7
Depression among adults23.8%20.5–27.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.5–14.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.2–44.8
Obesity among adults37.9%30.7–45.4
Stroke among adults3.3%2.8–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.5%12.7–18.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.4%5.0–8.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.4%77.4–83.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.0–83.0
Cholesterol screening among adults88.6%86.6–90.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.1%64.3–73.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.4%66.1–72.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.9%65.0–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.5%14.4–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.9%11.0–16.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.4%20.8–30.3
Short sleep duration among adults35.3%29.5–41.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.3%13.5–19.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%13.9–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults13.3%11.4–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.9%10.2–13.8
Any disability among adults26.2%22.3–30.4
Hearing disability among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Independent living disability among adults6.4%5.4–7.4
Mobility disability among adults12.0%9.9–14.2
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.6–3.6
Vision disability among adults3.6%3.1–4.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.7%16.5–23.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%6.9–11.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.5%4.9–8.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.3–9.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.4–6.4
Loneliness among adults32.7%27.8–38.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.5–6.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)2.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription86.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate97.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households52.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+21.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age48.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$152,411$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$244,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$907 ($714–$1,294) n=1,007
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.3 yr ± 1.0478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.9 yr (74.0–81.3) n=1,154

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 1.04 years of 80.3, 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