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49027

in Breedsville, MichiganPopulation 267

ZipVitals Score
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41.22/ 100

Ranked #25,859 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #889 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 8.7%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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.

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
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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Fiber broadband

97.9%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Energy-cost burden

5.3%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
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.

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Households without a vehicle

13.3%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Distance to a nursing home

9.9 mi

in the top 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

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Home broadband subscription

76.7%

in the bottom 11.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Cognitive disability

19%

in the top 14.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

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Utility shut-off threat

12.0%

in the top 14.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

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Food insecurity

22.8%

in the top 14.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US86th
Definition & source ›

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

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The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Breedsville, Michigan (ZIP 49027) ranks in the bottom 19% nationally (25,859th) and the bottom 8.7% of Michigan (889th).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled expected annual loss stands in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and fiber broadband settles in the top 6.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 14.1% nationally. On the other hand, modeled energy burden resides in the top 6.5% nationally, households without a vehicle lands in the top 9.0% nationally, and distance to a nursing home registers in the top 11.2% nationally. Home broadband subscription sits in the bottom 11.9% nationally, modeled cognitive disability rests in the top 14.1% nationally, and modeled utility shutoff is in the top 14.2% nationally. Modeled food insecurity stands in the top 14.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 49013, about 0.5 miles away.

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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 13%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 27%

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 adults30.0%26.7–33.5
High blood pressure among adults37.9%33.7–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.2–9.0
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.0–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.4%7.3–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%8.6–12.4
Depression among adults27.0%23.2–31.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.1%11.9–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.6%31.6–39.9
Obesity among adults41.5%34.2–49.3
Stroke among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.0%14.7–21.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.4%9.7–15.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure74.6%71.5–77.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.3–80.8
Cholesterol screening among adults83.1%80.4–85.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.5%58.0–68.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.4%53.4–61.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.6%62.3–78.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.5–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.3%16.4–24.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.2%26.5–38.0
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%29.8–42.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.3%21.9–30.7
Frequent mental distress among adults19.9%17.4–22.5
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%14.9–20.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.0%16.1–21.9
Any disability among adults38.6%33.0–44.0
Hearing disability among adults9.3%8.1–10.6
Independent living disability among adults11.3%9.5–13.1
Mobility disability among adults17.8%14.9–20.8
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.4–6.2
Vision disability among adults7.2%6.1–8.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.5%21.6–29.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.8%18.9–27.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.8%18.2–26.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%13.9–19.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.7%10.0–13.6
Loneliness among adults33.6%28.4–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.3–13.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–643.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)2.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)3.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)1.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle13.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription76.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate90.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households26.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+10.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age44.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$108,333$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$220,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent—$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 ± 1.4278.9 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 1.42 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