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45216

in Cincinnati, OhioPopulation 9,569

ZipVitals Score
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36.27/ 100

Ranked #28,869 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.0%)

Ranked #1,066 of 1,176 Ohio ZIPs (bottom 9.4%)

Ranked #145 of 156 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ZIPs (bottom 7.1%)

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.

Transportation noise

51.1%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

5.8%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Transit access

7.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US97th
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 ›

Short sleep

43.5%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
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 ›

Tooth loss

24.7%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

15.4%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

15.9%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

39.9 per million

in the top 6.6% 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 ›

Grocery access

0.21 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
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.”

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 45216, one of several in Cincinnati, Ohio, by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 10.0% nationally (28,869th) and the bottom 9.4% of Ohio (1,066th).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled transportation noise stands in the top 0.4% nationally, loud transportation noise lands in the top 1.0% nationally, and short sleep is in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 5.3% nationally, tooth loss rests in the top 7.7% nationally, and utility shutoff lies in the top 6.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits in the top 6.6% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 6.6% nationally. More encouragingly, transit registers in the top 2.6% nationally, and grocery stands in the top 6.9% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 45215, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area.

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

Compare within

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.8%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 76%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 26%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 1%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 15%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

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

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 71.3 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $44,099 predicts 76.8 years — 5.6 years below.

    Ranked #5,676 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 71.3 ± 1.5 years. The 44 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.7 years — 5.4 years below them.

    Ranked #3,464 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 39.9 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 71.3 ± 1.5 years.

    Ranked #1,408 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

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 adults30.0%27.6–32.6
High blood pressure among adults41.2%38.3–44.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.0%6.4–7.7
Current asthma among adults12.2%10.9–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.4–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%9.0–11.0
Depression among adults25.8%23.0–28.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.3%15.5–19.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.6%32.6–38.6
Obesity among adults41.5%37.3–46.0
Stroke among adults4.6%4.3–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.7%21.1–28.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.9%11.3–14.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.4%77.0–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.3%76.4–81.9
Cholesterol screening among adults83.7%81.8–85.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.5%56.4–64.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.5%46.5–52.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.1%68.1–79.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.5%13.2–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.8%17.7–22.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.6%29.3–35.9
Short sleep duration among adults43.5%39.5–47.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%24.1–29.0
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.7–21.5
Frequent physical distress among adults15.6%14.1–17.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%15.2–18.5
Any disability among adults33.6%30.6–36.8
Hearing disability among adults7.1%6.3–7.8
Independent living disability among adults11.1%10.0–12.1
Mobility disability among adults17.5%15.7–19.3
Self-care disability among adults6.0%5.5–6.5
Vision disability among adults7.7%7.0–8.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%21.0–27.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.3%22.3–28.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.4%21.6–27.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.6%17.2–22.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.5–14.6
Loneliness among adults34.9%30.5–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.4%13.5–17.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OH median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (3.5–26.2%) n=1,177
Uninsured 18–6420.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.8% (2.5–18.1%) n=1,174
No HS diploma (25+)10.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (2.3–17.0%) n=1,179
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.7% (8.1–45.8%) n=1,179
Unemployment rate (16+)7.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.7% (0.0–9.8%) n=1,171
Households without a vehicle15.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.0–14.5%) n=1,177
Broadband subscription84.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.9% (76.5–96.0%) n=1,177
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)37.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (11.2–34.6%) n=1,177
Homeownership rate51.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (52.8–91.8%) n=1,177
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.8% (0.0–3.5%) n=1,177
Foreign-born population14.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–6.8%) n=1,180
Single-parent households28.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (36.6–68.1%) n=1,168
Population 65+14.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.1–27.2%) n=1,180
Median age34.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.2–50.5) n=1,169
Median household income$44,099$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,500 ($46,328–$101,197) n=1,127
Median home value$155,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,700 ($104,860–$310,980) n=1,117
Median gross rent$1,123$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 birth71.3 yr ± 0.7778.9 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 0.77 years of 71.3, 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