ZIP code
49664
in Maple City, MichiganPopulation 2,332
56.43/ 100
Ranked #7,841 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 24%)
Ranked #210 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 22%)
Ranked #15 of 28 Traverse City, MI ZIPs (bottom 46%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
19.9 per million
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
73.7%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
28.9%
in the bottom 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
5.1%
in the bottom 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
54%
in the top 19% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS81stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
In overall standing, Maple City, Michigan (ZIP 49664) comes out in the top 24% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,841st) and the top 22% of Michigan (210th).
Several readings land clearly in this area's favor and shape the picture: modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 8.0% nationally, and colon screening lies in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 10.9% nationally. Floodplain exposure stands in the bottom 12.6% nationally, and modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 13.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 14.1% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity rests in the bottom 14.3% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 49621, 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 Traverse City, 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 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 95%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 62%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 84%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 46%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 46%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 58%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 46%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 46%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
“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 87.9; chronic-disease standing 35.6 — 52 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,322 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
49621
Michiganshares a border
Score 61.76
Closest healthier
49630
Michiganshares a border
Score 63.78
Similar health profile
49805
Michigan99% similar profile
Score 57.96
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 | 34.2% | 30.2–38.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.2% | 34.6–43.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 10.9–13.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.2–10.2 |
| Depression among adults | 25.2% | 21.3–29.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.5% | 10.5–14.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.1% | 34.2–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.7% | 25.7–42.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 10.6–16.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 5.1% | 3.9–6.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.3% | 78.1–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.5% | 79.1–85.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.2% | 88.6–91.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 73.7% | 69.1–77.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 71.6% | 68.5–74.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 70.1–83.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.4–18.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.0% | 10.3–15.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.3% | 17.7–26.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.1% | 24.0–36.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.7% | 14.5–20.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.1–17.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.0% | 11.9–16.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.4% | 10.5–14.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.0% | 26.1–35.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–9.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.5% | 12.0–17.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.1–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.8–5.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.5% | 16.4–23.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.3% | 8.1–12.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 7.6–12.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.4–9.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.9% | 5.0–7.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.9% | 24.3–34.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.1% | 5.1–7.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 46.0% | 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 | 1.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 67.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 33.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 56.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $77,500 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $475,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $1,417 | $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 | 80.4 yr ± 0.88 | 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 0.88 years of 80.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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