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59242

in Homestead, MontanaPopulation 55

ZipVitals Score
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46.58/ 100

Ranked #20,671 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #233 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 32%)

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.

Distance to a Superfund site

249.9 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
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 ›

Energy-cost burden

6.7%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
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 ›

Walkability

0.84 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST27th
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

40.2 mi

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

20.7 mi

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US5th
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 ›

Median household income

$128,750

in the top 7.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

18.7 per million

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US7th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

7.7%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Homestead, Montana (ZIP 59242) ranks in the bottom 36% nationally (20,671st) and the bottom 32% of Montana (233rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled energy burden lies in the top 1.5% nationally, and walkability resides in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center lands in the top 2.1% nationally, and distance to a nursing home registers in the top 3.2% nationally. Better still, distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 0.6% nationally, home broadband subscription rests at the national maximum, and modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 4.7% nationally. Household income stands in the top 7.3% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 7.0% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 7.0% nationally.

In plainer terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 59219, 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.

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 96%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.4%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 18%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 adults32.7%29.2–36.1
High blood pressure among adults36.6%32.6–40.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.7–10.8
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.8–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults6.7%5.9–7.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.7%7.3–10.4
Depression among adults25.8%22.3–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.6%9.9–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.4%32.3–40.4
Obesity among adults37.6%30.5–45.1
Stroke among adults3.8%3.3–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.6%8.7–12.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%6.6–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.9%72.5–79.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.5%69.8–77.1
Cholesterol screening among adults84.4%82.0–86.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.3%56.5–65.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.7%61.3–68.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.9%63.1–77.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%16.0–22.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.9%13.7–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.5%19.1–28.2
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%24.7–36.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.2%17.0–23.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.6%15.5–19.9
Frequent physical distress among adults15.8%13.7–18.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.7%12.6–17.0
Any disability among adults31.3%26.7–35.9
Hearing disability among adults8.1%7.2–9.2
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.4–10.0
Mobility disability among adults15.0%12.5–17.7
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.6–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.4–5.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.2%17.9–25.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.6–16.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.3–12.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.2–11.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.7–9.2
Loneliness among adults30.0%25.2–34.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.3–8.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–640.0%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+)38.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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)7.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate88.5%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households90.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+49.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age62.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$128,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$154,200$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 birth76.6 yr ± 0.5778.9 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 0.57 years of 76.6, 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