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49229

in Britton, MichiganPopulation 3,540

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52.16/ 100

Ranked #13,232 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)

Ranked #399 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 41%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

31.1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 12.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US88th
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 ›

The read

Overall, Britton, Michigan (ZIP 49229) places in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,232nd) and the top 41% of Michigan (399th).

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The clearest bright points in the data come first here: floodplain exposure settles in the bottom 13.2% nationally, and homeownership sits in the top 13.8% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lies in the bottom 10.6% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the bottom 16% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. By contrast, unemployment is in the top 10.6% nationally, modeled arsenic lands in the top 11.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the top 12.4% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation settles at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 48131, 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.

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 68%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Disability

healthier than 64%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 47%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

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 adults28.8%25.7–32.1
High blood pressure among adults35.8%32.0–39.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.4–10.2
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.3–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.8%6.0–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.0%7.0–9.1
Depression among adults28.4%24.7–32.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.2%9.7–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.8%32.9–40.9
Obesity among adults39.9%33.4–46.5
Stroke among adults3.4%3.1–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.5%6.1–9.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.1%4.9–7.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.2%73.1–79.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.3%74.8–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.6–89.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.6%65.3–73.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.2%66.2–72.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.0%72.8–84.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.3%14.4–20.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.4%12.9–17.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.9%20.1–27.9
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%31.1–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.2%15.7–20.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.3%16.3–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults14.3%12.5–16.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.8–16.4
Any disability among adults30.7%26.8–34.8
Hearing disability among adults7.4%6.5–8.2
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.1–9.1
Mobility disability among adults13.1%11.3–15.0
Self-care disability among adults3.5%3.1–3.9
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.9–4.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.0%18.7–25.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.0–14.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.2–13.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.2–11.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.9–8.0
Loneliness among adults31.4%26.8–36.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.0%6.0–8.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–643.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)6.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)9.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle1.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription95.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate91.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population0.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households53.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+14.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age44.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$94,950$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$226,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$980$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 birth79.9 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 79.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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