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49774

in Pickford, MichiganPopulation 1,999

ZipVitals Score
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53.80/ 100

Ranked #10,955 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #316 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 32%)

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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

5.6 days/year

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14 mi

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

2.1 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

2.7%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

94.4%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

14.6 mi

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US88th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

12.6%

in the bottom 13.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US13th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

0.81%

in the top 13.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

22.5%

in the top 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US85th
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 ›

The read

Pickford, Michigan (ZIP 49774) ranks in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,955th) and the top 32% of Michigan (316th).

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Several of the strongest readings define how this area looks: modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and humid heat rests in the bottom 3.5% nationally. Poverty lands in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and homeownership settles in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. On the other hand, distance to a nursing home rests in the top 6.1% nationally, and walkability lands in the bottom 8.1% nationally. Fiber broadband settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 49719, less than a tenth of a mile 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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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.5%

14%

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

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 adults27.5%24.6–30.4
High blood pressure among adults40.0%36.0–44.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.9%7.2–8.7
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.4–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.0%6.3–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.5%6.5–8.5
Depression among adults22.3%19.4–25.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.3%10.7–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.9%31.3–38.9
Obesity among adults37.6%31.1–44.7
Stroke among adults3.6%3.3–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.0%9.2–13.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.2%5.7–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.1%72.1–78.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.4%76.0–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults87.3%85.3–88.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.8%62.3–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.6%59.5–65.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.1%68.9–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%14.9–21.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.5%13.8–19.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.9%20.1–28.2
Short sleep duration among adults36.8%31.1–43.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.2%16.6–21.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.7–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%12.0–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.7%12.0–15.6
Any disability among adults30.5%26.7–34.5
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.0
Independent living disability among adults7.7%6.8–8.7
Mobility disability among adults13.2%11.4–15.1
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.4–4.3
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.2%22.5–30.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.4%12.7–18.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.0%11.4–16.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.9–15.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.3–9.7
Loneliness among adults32.2%27.5–37.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.4–11.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–643.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)2.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)1.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle1.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription89.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate94.4%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 population2.8%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+17.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age41.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$84,900$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$167,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$800$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 birth81.7 yr ± 1.3778.9 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 1.37 years of 81.7, 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