ZIP code

44035

in Elyria, OhioPopulation 62,179

ZipVitals Score

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40.28/ 100

Ranked #26,558 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #966 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #88 of 113 Cleveland, OH ZIPs (bottom 22%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

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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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US99th

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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

734 units

in the top 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th

US98th

Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

38.8 per million

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US93rd

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.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

in the top 11.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th

US89th

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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th

US80th

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

Overall, Elyria, Ohio (ZIP 44035) lands in the bottom 17% nationally (26,558th) and the bottom 18% of Ohio (966th).

A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the top 1.0% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk sits in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss is in the top 11.3% nationally, and short sleep settles in the top 12.7% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. On the brighter side, subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 2.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers stands in the top 13.2% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lies at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Physicians lands in the top 15% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 44001, just across the boundary, ranks better 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Cleveland, OH metro area.

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

Compare withinUnited StatesOhioMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

Disability

healthier than 29%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Ohio

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Ohio

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 32%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

Disability

healthier than 17%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 1%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

Disability

healthier than 23%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

“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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

3 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 0.7 years. A median household income of $56,408 predicts 77.8 years — 1.7 years below.
Ranked #2,184 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 0.7 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.5 years — 2.5 years below them.
Ranked #1,892 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 38.8 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.1 ± 0.7 years.
Ranked #1,644 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

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

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Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	33.5%	30.5–36.6
High blood pressure among adults	40.7%	37.2–44.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	9.0%	8.2–9.9
Current asthma among adults	12.0%	10.7–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults	8.4%	7.6–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	10.2%	9.3–11.2
Depression among adults	26.9%	23.6–30.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	15.7%	14.0–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	38.8%	35.1–42.6
Obesity among adults	39.2%	33.7–45.1
Stroke among adults	4.4%	4.1–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	19.8%	16.7–23.0

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	10.1%	8.9–11.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	80.4%	78.1–82.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.7%	76.7–82.7
Cholesterol screening among adults	84.9%	83.3–86.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	65.2%	60.5–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	58.1%	54.8–61.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	74.5%	67.4–80.5

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	15.2%	12.8–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults	18.6%	16.5–20.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	33.2%	29.3–37.4
Short sleep duration among adults	41.0%	35.6–46.3

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	23.6%	21.2–26.2
Frequent mental distress among adults	19.6%	17.7–21.8
Frequent physical distress among adults	16.6%	14.9–18.5

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	16.4%	14.8–18.2
Any disability among adults	34.7%	31.1–38.5
Hearing disability among adults	7.8%	7.0–8.7
Independent living disability among adults	10.4%	9.4–11.5
Mobility disability among adults	17.6%	15.8–19.6
Self-care disability among adults	5.1%	4.7–5.5
Vision disability among adults	6.4%	5.9–7.0

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	22.5%	19.1–25.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	19.0%	16.6–21.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	17.2%	15.2–19.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	14.5%	12.5–16.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	10.1%	8.9–11.2
Loneliness among adults	34.3%	29.3–39.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	11.0%	9.6–12.4

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	15.3%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	10.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–64	10.9%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	7.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)	12.0%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	7.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	18.0%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	19.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)	5.5%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	3.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle	8.2%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription	87.0%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	28.5%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate	62.7%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	78.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	1.8%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population	2.1%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households	50.4%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+	19.7%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age	40.6 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	41.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income	$56,408	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value	$160,200	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent	$924	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$907 ($714–$1,294) n=1,007

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	76.1 yr ± 0.37	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	77.9 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 0.37 years of 76.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

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