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43555

in Ridgeville Corners, OhioPopulation 253

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55.85/ 100

Ranked #8,453 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 26%)

Ranked #159 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 13.6%)

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.

Loud transportation noise

3.9%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
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 ›

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 ›

Fiber broadband

99.6%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US4th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US4th
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.

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Housing-cost burden

41%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Homeownership rate

50.5%

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a Superfund site

48.5 mi

in the top 13.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US87th
Definition & 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 ›

Tree cover

0.26%

in the bottom 17% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US17th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

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The read

By the composite health measure, Ridgeville Corners, Ohio (ZIP 43555) ranks in the top 26% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,453rd) and the top 13.6% of Ohio (159th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: home broadband subscription rests at the national maximum, and fiber broadband stands in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and expected annual loss lands in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled loud transportation noise settles in the top 2.3% nationally, housing-cost burden resides in the top 9.0% nationally, and homeownership registers in the bottom 9.4% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 12.4% nationally.

To spell things out, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Close by, ZIP 43571, about 20 miles away, ranks healthier overall.

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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 66%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Disability

healthier than 79%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 74%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 52%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 82%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 13%

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 adults28.2%24.9–31.7
High blood pressure among adults34.5%30.5–38.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.3–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.4–7.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.8%5.5–8.4
Depression among adults24.4%20.9–28.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.0%9.3–12.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.1%31.9–40.5
Obesity among adults35.7%28.3–44.1
Stroke among adults3.1%2.6–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.7%10.2–15.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.9%5.3–8.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.6%75.6–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.5%76.1–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults86.9%84.6–89.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.8%64.9–74.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.4%67.1–73.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.9%69.4–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.0%14.9–21.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.5%10.4–16.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.5%19.8–29.7
Short sleep duration among adults35.4%29.0–42.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.3%13.4–19.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.3–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults13.1%11.1–15.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.9%10.8–15.1
Any disability among adults27.1%22.9–31.7
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.6–7.4
Independent living disability among adults7.1%5.9–8.4
Mobility disability among adults12.2%10.0–14.8
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.5–3.7
Vision disability among adults3.9%3.2–4.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%16.8–24.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.7%7.1–12.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.7%4.8–9.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.3%6.5–10.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.7–7.0
Loneliness among adults35.0%29.4–41.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.5–6.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.9%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+)6.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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 subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)41.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate50.5%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 households79.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age42.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$83,109$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$167,900$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 birth83.9 yr ± 2.1278.9 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 2.12 years of 83.9, 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