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59037

in Huntley, MontanaPopulation 2,336

ZipVitals Score
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49.51/ 100

Ranked #16,926 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 47%)

Ranked #170 of 341 Montana ZIPs (top 50%)

Ranked #22 of 30 Billings, MT ZIPs (bottom 27%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

77.1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Recreation access

1.5 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.1%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US96th
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 ›

Walkability

2.1 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST69th
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

19.9 per million

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US8th
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 ›

Mammography

78.6%

in the top 21% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US79th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$105,099

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US84th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

17.7 days/year

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US75th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

The read

Huntley, Montana (ZIP 59037), overall, ranks in the bottom 47% nationally (16,926th) and the top 50% of Montana (170th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: recreation is in the top 3.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 7.9% nationally, and humid heat lies in the bottom 12.1% nationally. Housing-cost burden stands in the bottom 13.8% nationally, and homeownership rests in the top 14.4% nationally. On the other side, fatal road crashes registers in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled fine-particle resides in the top 4.4% nationally. Walkability settles in the bottom 7.8% nationally, and modeled binge drinking is in the top 16% nationally.

Defined simply, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 59105, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Billings, MT metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 9%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 19%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 5%

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 adults31.8%29.1–34.5
High blood pressure among adults36.5%33.6–39.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.2%9.3–11.1
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.6–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.5–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.1%7.1–9.2
Depression among adults27.0%24.1–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.2–13.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.6%32.5–38.6
Obesity among adults35.9%31.8–40.0
Stroke among adults3.9%3.5–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.0%9.9–14.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%7.3–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.7%72.5–78.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.5%73.5–79.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.1%83.2–86.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.6%63.8–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.8%59.7–65.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.6%73.2–83.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.4%16.0–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.3%13.9–18.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.1%20.1–26.5
Short sleep duration among adults34.1%30.4–37.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.6%18.1–23.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.5–19.3
Frequent physical distress among adults15.5%13.8–17.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.9%13.2–16.8
Any disability among adults33.7%30.4–37.3
Hearing disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.3–9.4
Mobility disability among adults14.7%12.9–16.7
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.5–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.5%19.7–25.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%10.1–14.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.9–10.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.7–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.1%6.2–8.2
Loneliness among adults30.5%27.3–34.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.4–7.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–645.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)1.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)2.1%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 subscription95.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate91.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population0.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households47.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+11.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age39.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$105,099$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$354,100$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 birth83.6 yr ± 2.2378.9 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 2.23 years of 83.6, 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