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52570

in Milton, IowaPopulation 1,130

ZipVitals Score
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45.98/ 100

Ranked #21,388 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #857 of 922 Iowa ZIPs (bottom 7.1%)

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.

Elder-services access

1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

20.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

21.5%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

67.2%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

8.9%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.3%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

20.5%

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US84th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

34%

in the bottom 13.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

19.7%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US81st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
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 ›

The read

Milton, Iowa (ZIP 52570), overall, ranks in the bottom 33% nationally (21,388th) and the bottom 7.1% of Iowa (857th).

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Several serious readings shape the profile and deserve first mention: modeled binge drinking lands in the top 3.9% nationally, households without a vehicle lies in the top 4.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Crowded housing rests in the top 5.6% nationally, modeled energy burden registers in the top 6.7% nationally, and walkability resides in the bottom 14.0% nationally. On the better side, elder services settles in the top 0.7% nationally. Unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden sits in the bottom 10.6% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. ZIP 52537, just across the boundary, comes out 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 87%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 23%

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 adults26.5%23.6–29.5
High blood pressure among adults34.9%31.1–38.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.3%7.5–9.1
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.7–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.7%7.3–10.2
Depression among adults22.4%19.1–25.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.1–13.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.0%30.2–38.0
Obesity among adults38.0%30.4–45.6
Stroke among adults3.8%3.3–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.5%17.0–24.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%7.1–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.5%73.9–78.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.0%71.1–78.4
Cholesterol screening among adults79.5%76.7–82.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.5%58.6–68.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.8%58.2–65.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%67.1–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults20.7%17.5–24.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%15.3–21.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.2%23.5–33.2
Short sleep duration among adults33.5%27.5–39.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.8%18.4–25.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.7%16.6–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.5%12.5–16.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.0%14.5–19.6
Any disability among adults33.2%28.6–37.9
Hearing disability among adults8.7%7.7–9.9
Independent living disability among adults9.5%8.0–11.0
Mobility disability among adults14.7%12.4–17.2
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.1%21.6–28.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.6%12.5–18.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.0%11.3–16.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.9–12.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.6%7.3–10.1
Loneliness among adults34.3%29.5–39.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.4–8.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (2.7–19.1%) n=931
Uninsured 18–6441.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.4% (0.7–14.7%) n=931
No HS diploma (25+)44.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.1% (1.6–12.9%) n=932
Bachelor's or higher (25+)4.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.9% (9.8–36.8%) n=932
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–6.7%) n=932
Households without a vehicle21.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.4% (0.0–7.9%) n=931
Broadband subscription67.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.5% (77.9–95.1%) n=931
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)10.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.2% (9.0–28.8%) n=931
Homeownership rate89.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32282.1% (66.8–93.5%) n=931
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–3.3%) n=931
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–7.2%) n=932
Single-parent households39.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.8% (43.7–75.5%) n=928
Population 65+11.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–31.0%) n=932
Median age25.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.7 yr (34.1–54.7) n=931
Median household income$68,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,848 ($55,055–$102,762) n=911
Median home value$79,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$161,100 ($93,820–$278,170) n=892
Median gross rent$910$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$825 ($614–$1,113) n=771
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.9 yr ± 1.2278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.0 yr (77.2–83.4) n=917

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 1.22 years of 80.9, 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