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46508

in Burket, IndianaPopulation 203

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47.91/ 100

Ranked #19,047 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #391 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 48%)

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

61.2%

in the top 0.3% 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 ›

Walkability

340 intersections/sq mi

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

6.2%

in the top 0.8% 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 ›

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US2nd
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

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Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Binge drinking

19%

in the top 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

7.1 mi

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US80th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Burket, Indiana (ZIP 46508) sits in the bottom 41% nationally (19,047th) and the bottom 48% of Indiana (391st).

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled transportation noise settles in the top 0.3% nationally, loud transportation noise stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and tree cover is at the national minimum. Modeled binge drinking rests in the top 11.2% nationally. On the encouraging side, walkability sits in the top 0.5% nationally, and fiber broadband registers at the national maximum. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and expected annual loss resides in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 46510, about 0.3 miles away, ranks 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.

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 75%

16%

Disability

healthier than 61%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 10%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

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 ›

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 adults27.9%24.9–30.9
High blood pressure among adults37.2%33.3–41.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.0%7.2–9.0
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults6.3%5.5–7.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%6.7–9.8
Depression among adults25.8%22.2–29.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.6%9.9–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.1%34.1–42.1
Obesity among adults38.2%31.5–44.9
Stroke among adults3.2%2.8–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.3%15.7–23.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%6.6–11.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.5%71.6–77.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.2%72.4–79.6
Cholesterol screening among adults82.7%79.9–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.7%59.5–69.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.5%57.7–65.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.9%66.0–80.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%15.8–22.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.0%14.6–21.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.6%21.6–31.4
Short sleep duration among adults35.5%29.8–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.8%16.2–23.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.3–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults14.2%12.1–16.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.3%13.7–19.2
Any disability among adults31.4%26.5–36.5
Hearing disability among adults7.0%6.0–8.0
Independent living disability among adults8.1%6.8–9.6
Mobility disability among adults13.3%11.1–15.8
Self-care disability among adults3.4%2.9–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.2%20.6–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.3–16.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.1–8.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.1–12.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.0–8.5
Loneliness among adults33.3%28.6–38.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.7–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–643.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)31.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle2.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription86.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate90.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population1.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households77.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+7.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age50.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$55,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$109,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$950$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($704–$1,261) n=640
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.1 yr ± 1.9678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 yr (75.1–81.5) n=754

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 1.96 years of 78.1, 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