ZIP code
49425
in Holton, MichiganPopulation 3,520
45.67/ 100
Ranked #21,690 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #763 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #10 of 13 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI ZIPs (bottom 23%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Park land
24%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
39.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
43.8%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
74.9%
in the bottom 9.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
12.0%
in the top 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
53%
in the top 20% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS80thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
Holton, Michigan (ZIP 49425), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,690th) and the bottom 22% of Michigan (763rd).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: park land registers in the top 5.9% nationally. Distance to a community health center lands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure resides in the bottom 15% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Working the other way, fatal road crashes settles in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled obesity stands in the top 6.7% nationally. Fiber broadband is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 9.8% nationally, and households without a vehicle sits in the top 10.9% nationally. Recreation registers at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 49327, 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 58%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 20%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 24%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 18%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.00%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 33%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
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 ›
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 90.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 33.0 — 57 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,954 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.
Nearby
49327
Michiganshares a border
Score 51.11
Closest healthier
49412
Michiganshares a border
Score 50.81
Similar health profile
49744
Michigan99% similar profile
Score 46.34
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 31.6% | 28.8–34.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.5% | 33.2–39.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–9.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.3% | 11.0–13.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 29.5% | 26.3–32.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.7% | 11.2–14.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.4% | 33.1–39.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.8% | 38.4–49.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.7% | 11.4–16.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.7% | 6.3–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.6% | 74.0–78.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.4% | 75.6–81.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.7% | 83.9–87.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.5% | 63.4–71.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.8% | 61.6–67.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 68.8–80.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.4% | 14.9–20.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.3% | 16.7–21.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.4% | 24.6–32.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.5% | 31.8–41.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.2% | 19.6–25.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.7% | 17.7–21.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.4–17.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.9–18.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.7% | 31.0–38.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–9.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–17.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.8–6.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.8% | 19.9–26.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.3% | 14.1–19.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.2–19.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.4% | 10.7–14.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–10.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.2% | 28.2–36.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.3% | 8.1–10.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 74.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 83.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 51.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 13.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 41.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $62,841 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $178,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $823 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $972 ($719–$1,368) n=849 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.7 yr ± 0.78 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.6 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 0.78 years of 77.7, 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