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48622

in Farwell, MichiganPopulation 6,345

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44.87/ 100

Ranked #22,551 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)

Ranked #798 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 18%)

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

Robust across all 9 health domains

The read

Farwell, Michigan (ZIP 48622), overall, ranks in the bottom 30% nationally (22,551st) and the bottom 18% of Michigan (798th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: distance to a community health center resides at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Pharmacy settles in the top 12.8% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure sits in the bottom 14.8% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lands at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 18% nationally. On the other side, distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 12.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas registers in the top 17% nationally, and energy burden resides in the top 15% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. 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. ZIP 48632, just across the boundary, comes out 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 77%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

“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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 78.9; chronic-disease standing 16.7 — 62 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,582 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, 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 adults35.5%32.3–38.7
High blood pressure among adults42.2%38.5–46.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.7%9.8–11.6
Current asthma among adults12.0%10.8–13.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.4–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.3%10.1–12.6
Depression among adults28.1%24.8–31.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.1%12.5–15.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.8%36.0–43.8
Obesity among adults39.7%33.1–47.1
Stroke among adults4.6%4.2–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.3–18.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.3%6.1–8.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.6%77.1–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.2%78.2–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.9%85.3–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.7%62.1–71.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.3%59.8–66.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.2%66.1–79.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.9%12.5–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.2%16.0–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%24.8–32.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.6%27.9–39.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.1%20.4–25.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.9%17.2–20.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.1%15.4–18.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.5%14.7–18.3
Any disability among adults36.9%33.0–41.0
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.8–10.7
Independent living disability among adults10.6%9.5–11.7
Mobility disability among adults18.1%16.0–20.2
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.4
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.4–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.3%19.3–25.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.0–18.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.3–19.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.8–13.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.6–9.7
Loneliness among adults31.8%27.4–36.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.7–10.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–645.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)7.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)6.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle4.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription84.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate88.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households53.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+24.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age48.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$56,804$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$136,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$761$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 birth77.5 yr ± 0.7978.9 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 0.79 years of 77.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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