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48080

in Saint Clair Shores, MichiganPopulation 21,561

55.58/ 100

Ranked #8,773 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #245 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 25%)

Ranked #103 of 215 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ZIPs (top 48%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Dental provider access

1.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located 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 ›

Pharmacy access

0.58 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located 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 ›

Physician access

2.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›

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.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

0.4 mi

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.2%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

72.2%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST71st
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

3.7 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 13.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US14th
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 ›

Transportation noise

7.3%

in the top 13.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US86th
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 ›

Mammography

79.6%

in the top 13.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US86th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, ZIP 48080, one of several in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan ranks in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,773rd) and the top 25% of Michigan (245th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A number of measures place this area on solid footing: dental providers lies in the top 3.6% nationally, and pharmacy lands in the top 3.6% nationally. Physicians sits in the top 4.7% nationally, and walkability is in the top 11.8% nationally. Modeled colon screening settles in the top 9.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. By contrast, modeled tree cover registers at the national minimum, distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 5.2% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss lies in the top 13.0% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Close by, ZIP 48081, just across the boundary, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 92%

13%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 93%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 64%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 80%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 83%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 78%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 83%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

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 ›

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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 76.7 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $66,986 predicts 78.5 years — 1.8 years below.

    Ranked #2,250 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, 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 adults30.6%28.0–33.3
High blood pressure among adults37.5%34.5–40.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.8–10.5
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.1–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.7%6.1–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%7.0–8.7
Depression among adults26.4%23.4–29.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.8%34.6–41.1
Obesity among adults37.3%32.8–41.9
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.5%6.9–10.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.7%4.8–6.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.3%76.8–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.9%79.2–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults88.7%87.2–90.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years72.2%68.4–75.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults71.7%68.9–74.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.6%74.2–84.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.1%14.6–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%12.2–16.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.5%21.5–27.7
Short sleep duration among adults35.9%32.1–39.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.4%16.4–20.6
Frequent mental distress among adults16.9%15.2–18.7
Frequent physical distress among adults13.7%12.2–15.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.7%12.3–15.2
Any disability among adults30.9%27.9–34.2
Hearing disability among adults7.0%6.2–7.7
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.3–8.9
Mobility disability among adults13.5%12.0–15.1
Self-care disability among adults3.5%3.2–3.8
Vision disability among adults4.3%4.0–4.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.1%19.1–25.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.2–15.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.1–13.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.2–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Loneliness among adults32.3%28.3–36.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.8–9.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–646.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)4.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)3.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle6.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription91.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)25.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate78.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population5.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households55.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+22.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age44.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$66,986$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$199,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$1,112$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$972 ($719–$1,368) n=849
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.7 yr ± 0.6278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.6 yr (75.7–81.6) n=940

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 0.62 years of 76.7, 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