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48822

in Eagle, MichiganPopulation 2,379

ZipVitals Score
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59.78/ 100

Ranked #5,018 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #127 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 13.1%)

Ranked #5 of 37 Lansing-East Lansing, MI ZIPs (top 13.6%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

30.8%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Short sleep

27.8%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

75.3%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

33.6 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 10.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
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 ›

Lack of transportation

5.3%

in the bottom 11.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

3.4%

in the bottom 11.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

6.9%

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

9.0%

in the bottom 12.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US13th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

14.8%

in the bottom 12.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US13th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

3.4%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Eagle, Michigan (ZIP 48822) lands in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,018th) and the top 13.1% of Michigan (127th).

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A number of signals point in a favorable direction for this area: modeled short sleep stands in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and colon screening settles in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled transportation lies in the bottom 11.1% nationally, and poverty resides in the bottom 11.4% nationally. Homeownership lands in the top 11.8% nationally, modeled tooth loss registers in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and modeled food insecurity sits in the bottom 12.8% nationally. Working the other way, modeled arsenic rests in the top 3.0% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the top 10.5% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 11.3% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 48820, 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area.

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

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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Disability

healthier than 84%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 46%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

8%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 76%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 32%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 86%

8%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

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 adults30.5%27.0–34.3
High blood pressure among adults34.0%30.0–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.7–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults6.4%5.6–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.9%5.8–8.2
Depression among adults26.3%22.6–30.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.3%8.7–12.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.8%33.6–42.3
Obesity among adults34.3%27.5–41.6
Stroke among adults3.1%2.7–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.9%5.5–8.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.9%3.8–6.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.3%75.1–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.4%78.1–84.3
Cholesterol screening among adults90.0%88.5–91.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years75.3%71.2–79.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults78.4%75.8–81.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.6%71.5–84.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.2%14.3–20.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.0%9.6–14.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.7%15.8–24.0
Short sleep duration among adults27.8%22.6–33.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.8%12.2–17.7
Frequent mental distress among adults15.6%13.6–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults12.6%10.7–14.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.8%10.1–13.8
Any disability among adults26.6%22.3–31.0
Hearing disability among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Independent living disability among adults6.6%5.6–7.7
Mobility disability among adults11.7%9.7–14.0
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.5–3.4
Vision disability among adults3.4%3.0–4.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.4%18.1–25.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.2–11.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.3%5.8–9.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.3–9.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.5–6.2
Loneliness among adults30.5%25.9–35.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.5–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–643.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)3.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle0.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription86.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate92.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households48.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+13.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age38.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$91,299$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$300,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$1,390$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 birth81.6 yr ± 1.0578.9 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 1.05 years of 81.6, 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