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59025

in Decker, MontanaPopulation 53

ZipVitals Score
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36.96/ 100

Ranked #28,544 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.0%)

Ranked #315 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Energy-cost burden

7.2%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Walkability

0.72 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST20th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.9%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

4.4%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

75.4 mi

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST75th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14.1 mi

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

44.4%

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Decker, Montana (ZIP 59025) lands in the bottom 11.0% nationally (28,544th) and the bottom 7.7% of Montana (315th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled energy burden registers in the top 1.1% nationally, walkability resides in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and modeled fine-particle settles in the top 2.4% nationally. Slow internet speeds is in the top 2.8% nationally, distance to a nursing home sits in the top 6.0% nationally, and homeownership lands in the bottom 6.7% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 5.7% nationally.

Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. On the overall standing, ZIP 59062, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 46%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 31%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

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 adults31.6%28.0–35.2
High blood pressure among adults38.5%34.4–42.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.6–13.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.8%7.5–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%9.3–14.2
Depression among adults25.7%22.1–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.0%11.8–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.6%31.7–39.7
Obesity among adults34.2%28.3–40.5
Stroke among adults4.9%4.1–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.0%14.9–21.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.9%8.1–14.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.8%72.4–79.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults71.6%67.8–75.4
Cholesterol screening among adults81.1%78.2–83.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.5%54.4–64.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.4%49.7–56.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.5%60.5–75.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.6%14.7–20.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.3%17.5–27.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.2%21.2–31.5
Short sleep duration among adults33.6%28.6–38.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.6%21.1–30.5
Frequent mental distress among adults19.4%16.8–22.2
Frequent physical distress among adults18.2%15.4–21.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%14.9–20.9
Any disability among adults35.0%29.8–40.3
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.5–11.5
Independent living disability among adults11.4%9.4–13.5
Mobility disability among adults18.1%14.7–21.7
Self-care disability among adults6.1%4.9–7.4
Vision disability among adults7.0%5.8–8.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.6%18.8–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.4%14.3–23.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.5%12.6–20.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.8%10.3–15.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.2–13.2
Loneliness among adults32.8%28.3–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.5%8.7–12.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–644.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)2.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.8% (0.0–10.2%) n=357
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate44.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population3.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+9.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age56.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$36,500$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$877 ($544–$1,329) n=213
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.9 yr ± 1.9078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.7 yr (76.7–83.7) n=358

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 1.90 years of 75.9, 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