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44278

in Tallmadge, OhioPopulation 18,424

ZipVitals Score
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55.07/ 100

Ranked #9,365 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 29%)

Ranked #181 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 15%)

Ranked #16 of 46 Akron, OH ZIPs (top 35%)

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.

PFAS in drinking water

71.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

1.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US6th
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 ›

Grocery access

0.16 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

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Colon-cancer screening

72.2%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

5.5%

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US21st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Tallmadge, Ohio (ZIP 44278), by its overall standing, sits in the top 29% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,365th) and the top 15% of Ohio (181st).

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The data is generous to this ZIP in several places worth naming: fatal road crashes is in the bottom 5.8% nationally, lithium in drinking water resides in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and grocery rests in the top 10.4% nationally. Modeled colon screening lies in the top 9.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home sits at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation settles in the bottom 13.7% nationally, and childcare registers in the top 14.5% nationally. Modeled food insecurity stands in the bottom 14.8% nationally. Working the other way, modeled pfas lands in the top 4.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the top 12.5% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 44224, 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 Akron, OH metro area.

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

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 82%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 6%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 71%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 87%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 81%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Disability

healthier than 69%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

“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 adults32.6%29.9–35.4
High blood pressure among adults36.7%33.6–39.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.9–11.9
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.7–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.3–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.4%6.5–8.4
Depression among adults25.3%22.5–28.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.4%11.0–14.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%35.4–42.1
Obesity among adults34.3%29.9–38.9
Stroke among adults3.4%3.1–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.7%8.0–11.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.0%5.0–7.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.5%79.2–83.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.9%79.2–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults88.6%87.1–90.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years72.2%68.7–75.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.1%66.4–71.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.0%65.7–77.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.4%13.1–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.7%10.9–14.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.5%20.5–26.7
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%32.2–39.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.8%14.9–19.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%14.2–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults13.2%11.8–14.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.8%10.6–13.3
Any disability among adults29.1%26.0–32.4
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.0
Independent living disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.7
Mobility disability among adults13.2%11.6–14.9
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.8–3.4
Vision disability among adults3.8%3.5–4.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.8–22.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.8–11.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.6–8.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.8–9.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.7–6.3
Loneliness among adults32.5%28.4–36.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.7–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–646.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)7.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)4.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle3.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription92.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate84.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population6.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households59.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+23.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age47.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$90,120$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$232,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$1,081$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 birth79.5 yr ± 0.6978.9 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 0.69 years of 79.5, 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