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49458

in Walhalla, MichiganPopulation 169

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49.14/ 100

Ranked #17,464 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 46%)

Ranked #557 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 43%)

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.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
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.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

13.6%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

23.3 mi

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

18.2%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.7 mi

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Walhalla, Michigan (ZIP 49458) ranks in the bottom 46% nationally (17,464th) and the bottom 43% of Michigan (557th).

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Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: crowded housing resides in the top 2.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room registers in the top 3.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests in the top 5.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home stands in the top 7.3% nationally. More encouragingly, housing-cost burden lies at the national minimum, modeled expected annual loss lands in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and poverty sits at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription is at the national maximum, floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 8.5% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Close by, ZIP 49454, about 4.0 miles away, ranks 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 55%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 13%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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 adults29.8%26.4–33.1
High blood pressure among adults35.4%31.3–39.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.0–10.1
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.2–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.6–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%7.3–11.2
Depression among adults28.0%23.9–32.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%9.8–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.7%30.6–38.8
Obesity among adults38.9%31.2–47.2
Stroke among adults3.7%3.1–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.6%9.2–14.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.7%6.5–11.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.5%73.7–79.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.0%74.1–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults83.7%80.9–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.8%64.0–73.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.3%62.7–69.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.5%69.7–84.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%14.2–20.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.2%13.1–19.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.4%19.6–29.7
Short sleep duration among adults33.0%26.7–39.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.1%16.5–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%16.8–22.0
Frequent physical distress among adults14.7%12.5–17.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.1–19.6
Any disability among adults34.6%29.3–40.1
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.3–9.7
Independent living disability among adults9.4%7.8–11.2
Mobility disability among adults14.3%11.5–17.3
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.7
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.3–6.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.6%19.8–27.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.5%12.1–19.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.4%11.0–18.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%8.9–13.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.3
Loneliness among adults33.7%28.6–39.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.6–9.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–646.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)10.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)6.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle18.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate93.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population3.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households17.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+6.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age40.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$113,077$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$57,800$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 birth75.8 yr ± 1.2678.9 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 1.26 years of 75.8, 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