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ZIP code

44281

in Wadsworth, OhioPopulation 34,704

57.02/ 100

Ranked #7,253 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 23%)

Ranked #130 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (top 11.1%)

Ranked #31 of 113 Cleveland, OH ZIPs (top 27%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

15.5%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Food insecurity

8.7%

in the bottom 11.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US11th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

5.3%

in the bottom 11.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US11th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

3.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 11.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US11th
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 ›

Housing insecurity

7.7%

in the bottom 13.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US13th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

2.0%

in the bottom 14.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

6.4%

in the bottom 13.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US13th
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 ›

Self-care disability

2.8%

in the bottom 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

3.5%

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

15.3%

in the bottom 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US15th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Wadsworth, Ohio (ZIP 44281) lands in the top 23% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,253rd) and the top 11.1% of Ohio (130th).

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This area's most favorable readings come through plainly in the numbers: modeled food insecurity registers in the bottom 11.0% nationally, modeled transportation resides in the bottom 11.1% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the bottom 11.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled housing insecurity sits in the bottom 13.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled arsenic lies in the top 9.5% nationally, and pfas stands in the top 10.3% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 13.9% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the bottom 14.2% nationally.

Put simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. On the overall standing, ZIP 44256, just across the boundary, ranks healthier. In the round, 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 64%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 62%

11%

Disability

healthier than 86%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 78%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 84%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 87%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 82%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 81%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 72%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 80%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

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 80.0 ± 1.1 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.9 years — 2.1 years above them.

    Ranked #1,365 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 adults29.5%26.4–32.6
High blood pressure among adults35.6%31.9–39.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.0%9.1–10.9
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults6.4%5.7–7.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Depression among adults24.2%20.9–27.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.7–12.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.3%33.4–41.3
Obesity among adults35.6%29.5–42.0
Stroke among adults3.1%2.8–3.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.3%8.4–12.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.9%5.0–7.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.5%76.9–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.0%76.8–82.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%86.4–89.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.3%63.7–72.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.8%65.6–71.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.9%68.7–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%14.9–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.5%10.7–14.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.2%19.7–26.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.6%29.2–39.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.3%13.3–17.4
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%14.1–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults12.2%10.8–13.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.7%10.3–13.1
Any disability among adults25.2%21.9–28.6
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Independent living disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.2
Mobility disability among adults11.3%9.8–12.9
Self-care disability among adults2.8%2.6–3.1
Vision disability among adults3.5%3.2–3.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.1%16.3–22.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.7–7.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.6–9.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.7–6.1
Loneliness among adults32.7%28.0–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.7–6.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–646.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)4.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)42.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)2.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle6.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription92.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate74.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population2.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households54.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+18.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age40.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$89,131$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$278,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$1,071$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 birth80.0 yr ± 0.5478.9 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 0.54 years of 80.0, 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