ZIP code
53132
in Franklin, WisconsinPopulation 35,433
62.17/ 100
Ranked #3,414 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.7%)
Ranked #61 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (top 8.0%)
Ranked #32 of 80 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ZIPs (top 40%)
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.
Expected annual disaster loss
$1
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
82.9%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
4.1%
in the bottom 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
20.8%
in the top 6.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
287 units
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
10.6%
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
55.3%
in the top 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
3.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 11.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS11thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Franklin, Wisconsin (ZIP 53132) ranks in the top 10.7% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,414th) and the top 8.0% of Wisconsin (61st).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled mammography stands in the top 2.5% nationally, and utility shutoff settles in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Park land lies in the top 6.7% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lands in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and housing insecurity registers in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Against that, modeled expected annual loss sits in the top 1.4% nationally, disaster risk rests in the top 2.7% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the top 4.6% nationally. Modeled pfas stands in the top 10.3% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 53150, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 91%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 93%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 78%
8%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 61%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 91%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 88%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 95%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 80%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 10%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 88%
11%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Disability
healthier than 56%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 13.7; chronic-disease standing 75.9 — 62 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,625 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
53108
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 56.28
Closest healthier
53150
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 63.52
Similar health profile
45249
Ohio99% similar profile
Score 65.66
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 | 26.8% | 24.8–28.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.7% | 31.3–36.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.5–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 22.5% | 20.3–24.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–12.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.7% | 33.3–38.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 32.3% | 29.2–35.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.8–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 6.6% | 5.5–7.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.3% | 5.3–7.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | 76.6–81.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 77.7–82.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.0% | 87.6–90.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 71.6% | 68.6–74.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 72.5% | 70.4–74.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 82.9% | 79.1–86.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.6% | 15.5–19.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 20.9% | 18.6–23.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.1% | 28.4–33.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.8% | 14.1–17.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.8% | 12.4–15.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.3% | 23.0–27.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.1% | 2.7–3.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.3–4.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.7% | 18.6–22.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 9.1% | 7.9–10.4 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.4–10.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.4–8.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–6.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.9% | 28.3–33.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 44.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768 |
| Single-parent households | 54.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 59.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762 |
| Population 65+ | 19.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768 |
| Median age | 42.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 44.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765 |
| Median household income | $109,850 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755 |
| Median home value | $367,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755 |
| Median gross rent | $1,499 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $914 ($696–$1,261) n=706 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.6 yr ± 0.72 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 yr (77.7–83.6) n=712 |
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 0.72 years of 80.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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