ZIP code

44274

in Sharon Center, OhioPopulation 92

ZipVitals Score

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63.20/ 100

Ranked #2,859 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.0%)

Ranked #39 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 3.4%)

Ranked #11 of 113 Cleveland, OH ZIPs (top 9.8%)

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.

Food insecurity

5.6%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st

US1st

Definition & source ›

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

Full 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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th

US1st

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 ›

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 ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st

US1st

Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

73.3%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th

US96th

Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

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 ›

Independent-living disability

4.9%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st

US2nd

Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

9.5%

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd

US3rd

Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Sharon Center, Ohio (ZIP 44274), overall, ranks in the top 9.0% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,859th) and the top 3.4% of Ohio (39th).

Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled food insecurity resides in the bottom 0.9% nationally, transportation settles in the bottom 1.3% nationally, and housing insecurity is in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Housing-cost burden sits at the national minimum, home broadband subscription lands at the national maximum, and modeled utility shutoff lies in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Modeled independent living disability stands in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and cognitive disability rests in the bottom 3.3% nationally. On the other side, modeled pfas registers in the top 3.6% nationally, and arsenic resides in the top 6.6% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 44333, about 2.8 miles away, comes out 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. 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 73%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 91%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

Disability

healthier than 96%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 47%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Ohio

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 91%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 94%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 94%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 93%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

Disability

healthier than 98%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Ohio

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 95%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 86%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 82%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 94%

Disability

in the top 0.00%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

“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

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	27.7%	24.3–30.9
High blood pressure among adults	34.9%	30.7–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	10.2%	9.1–11.3
Current asthma among adults	9.4%	8.2–10.6
Coronary heart disease among adults	6.1%	5.1–7.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	5.3%	4.0–6.6
Depression among adults	21.5%	18.3–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	10.1%	8.4–11.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	37.6%	33.4–41.6
Obesity among adults	33.7%	27.3–40.1
Stroke among adults	2.7%	2.3–3.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	13.2%	10.7–15.9

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	4.3%	2.9–6.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	79.1%	75.8–81.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	80.1%	76.8–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults	89.7%	87.4–91.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	72.1%	67.3–76.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	73.7%	70.8–76.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	77.5%	70.7–83.4

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	19.4%	16.3–22.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults	10.5%	7.2–14.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	19.1%	14.8–23.9
Short sleep duration among adults	33.0%	27.7–38.5

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	12.5%	9.8–15.6
Frequent mental distress among adults	13.7%	11.5–16.1
Frequent physical distress among adults	10.8%	8.8–12.8

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	9.5%	7.5–11.7
Any disability among adults	21.6%	17.7–25.9
Hearing disability among adults	6.2%	5.3–7.2
Independent living disability among adults	4.9%	3.9–6.1
Mobility disability among adults	9.2%	7.2–11.3
Self-care disability among adults	2.3%	1.8–2.9
Vision disability among adults	2.7%	2.2–3.3

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	18.1%	14.5–21.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	5.6%	3.7–7.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	3.8%	2.4–5.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	5.5%	4.0–7.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	3.9%	2.9–4.9
Loneliness among adults	30.3%	25.4–35.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	4.0%	3.0–5.1

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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	5.4%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	10.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–64	0.0%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	7.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)	2.2%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	7.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	14.3%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	19.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.2%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	3.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle	0.0%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	4.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription	100.0%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	88.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	0.0%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate	70.5%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	78.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.0%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population	0.0%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households	100.0%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+	80.4%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age	70.7 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	41.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income	—	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value	—	$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

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	OH median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	82.5 yr ± 1.66	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 1.66 years of 82.5, 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