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ZIP code

48371

in Oxford, MichiganPopulation 25,972

62.19/ 100

Ranked #3,402 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.7%)

Ranked #78 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 8.1%)

Ranked #51 of 215 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ZIPs (top 24%)

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

66%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.07%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US7th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 11.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US89th
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.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

10.2%

in the bottom 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

9.2%

in the bottom 10.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

14.6%

in the bottom 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US12th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

2.8%

in the bottom 12.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

2.0%

in the bottom 14.0% 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 ›

Vision disability

3.5%

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US10th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$111,239

in the top 12.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US87th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 48371, one of several in Oxford, Michigan, on the composite measure, lands in the top 10.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,402nd) and the top 8.1% of Michigan (78th).

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Reading across the measures, this area's clearest strengths come through: floodplain exposure resides in the bottom 7.3% nationally, modeled mobility disability lies in the bottom 9.9% nationally, and modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 14.0% nationally. Modeled diabetes stands in the bottom 10.1% nationally, tooth loss is in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the bottom 11.9% nationally. Modeled stroke sits in the bottom 12.5% nationally, and energy burden registers in the bottom 14.0% nationally. By contrast, modeled pfas lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and expected annual loss resides in the top 11.5% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 48348, 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 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 64%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Disability

healthier than 86%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 90%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 87%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 85%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 81%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Disability

healthier than 76%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

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 adults25.3%23.1–27.4
High blood pressure among adults32.7%30.1–35.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.3–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.1%10.0–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults5.8%5.2–6.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Depression among adults23.4%21.0–26.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.2%8.1–10.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.0%31.4–36.6
Obesity among adults31.8%28.3–35.3
Stroke among adults2.8%2.6–3.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.4%6.1–8.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.1%4.2–5.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.1%74.4–79.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.1%77.6–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults89.5%88.2–90.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.1%66.9–73.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults74.4%72.0–76.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.9%71.0–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%15.1–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.2%10.5–14.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.4%16.1–20.8
Short sleep duration among adults30.9%28.0–34.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.6%13.0–16.4
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.5–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults11.9%10.6–13.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.1%10.7–13.5
Any disability among adults23.7%21.2–26.4
Hearing disability among adults6.1%5.5–6.8
Independent living disability among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Mobility disability among adults10.2%9.0–11.5
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.6–3.2
Vision disability among adults3.5%3.1–3.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.1%17.5–22.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.4–11.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.8–9.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.2%7.0–9.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.7%5.0–6.5
Loneliness among adults30.5%27.0–34.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.1–6.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–644.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)4.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)41.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle3.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription94.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate88.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population6.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households51.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+16.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$111,239$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$370,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$1,358$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 birth79.5 yr ± 0.7778.9 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 0.77 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