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ZIP code

44141

in Brecksville, OhioPopulation 13,892

65.74/ 100

Ranked #1,725 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.4%)

Ranked #15 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 1.3%)

Ranked #3 of 113 Cleveland, OH ZIPs (top 2.7%)

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.

Lack of transportation

3.9%

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

5.5%

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

6.2%

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

4.0%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Park land

35.6%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Transit access

5.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops 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 ›

Cognitive disability

9.1%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$133,875

in the top 6.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

1.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

2.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US7th
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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, Brecksville, Ohio (ZIP 44141) lands in the top 5.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,725th) and the top 1.3% of Ohio (15th).

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The measures split the difference for this area: modeled transportation stands in the bottom 1.3% nationally, and housing insecurity settles in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Modeled food insecurity lies in the bottom 1.8% nationally, and utility shutoff resides in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Park land lands in the top 3.8% nationally, transit registers in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability sits in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Household income rests in the top 6.2% nationally, dental providers is in the top 5.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the bottom 7.5% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. This ZIP stands out as the strongest overall among its immediate neighbors. On a broader view, the area also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.

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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 73%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 98%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 91%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 99%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 98%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Disability

healthier than 96%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 94%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 98%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 97%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists 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.

  • Above its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 82.5 ± 1.7 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.9 years — 4.6 years above them.

    Ranked #205 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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

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 adults29.1%26.7–31.7
High blood pressure among adults34.3%31.6–37.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.2–12.1
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.2–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.5–6.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.7%4.9–6.6
Depression among adults23.1%20.7–25.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.9%8.7–11.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%37.6–43.4
Obesity among adults27.9%24.7–31.4
Stroke among adults3.0%2.7–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years5.9%4.8–7.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.4%3.6–5.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.2%77.8–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.3%78.9–83.6
Cholesterol screening among adults91.3%90.2–92.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years72.5%69.3–75.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults75.1%72.9–77.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.6%75.1–83.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.2%16.9–21.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.6%8.1–11.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults16.5%14.3–19.0
Short sleep duration among adults31.2%28.2–34.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.7%11.0–14.5
Frequent mental distress among adults12.6%11.2–14.1
Frequent physical distress among adults10.8%9.6–12.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.3
Any disability among adults23.3%20.8–26.0
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Independent living disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.0
Mobility disability among adults10.6%9.2–12.1
Self-care disability among adults2.4%2.1–2.7
Vision disability among adults3.0%2.6–3.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults17.0%14.7–19.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.1–7.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults4.2%3.3–5.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults3.9%3.4–4.5
Loneliness among adults32.1%28.3–35.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.0%3.4–4.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–641.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)2.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)59.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle3.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription96.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate85.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population6.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households60.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+25.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age49.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$133,875$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$372,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$1,588$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 birth82.5 yr ± 0.8678.9 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 0.86 years of 82.5, 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