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59326

in Fallon, MontanaPopulation 233

ZipVitals Score
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41.49/ 100

Ranked #25,668 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #296 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 13.2%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
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

0.41 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US1st
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 Superfund site

164.9 mi

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
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 ›

Poverty rate

42.9%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
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

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 ›

Slow internet speeds

3.3%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.0%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

46.7%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.3%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

12.2 days/year

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US9th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Fallon, Montana (ZIP 59326) ranks in the bottom 20% nationally (25,668th) and the bottom 13.2% of Montana (296th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures that press hardest set the tone here: walkability is in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and poverty stands in the top 2.5% nationally. Slow internet speeds settles in the top 3.6% nationally, and modeled hearing disability lies in the top 4.5% nationally. Housing-cost burden resides in the top 4.5% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 0.2% nationally, distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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 59330, 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 93%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 81%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 75%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 12%

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 adults35.9%32.3–39.7
High blood pressure among adults39.7%35.5–44.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.1%10.0–12.3
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.4–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults10.1%8.9–11.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.6%9.9–13.5
Depression among adults24.5%21.1–28.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.3–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.2%32.9–41.7
Obesity among adults34.0%26.6–42.1
Stroke among adults5.3%4.7–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.1%18.2–25.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.9%8.7–13.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.7–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.3%69.5–77.1
Cholesterol screening among adults82.8%80.5–85.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.0%58.3–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.6%48.6–56.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.6%61.9–78.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.8%14.0–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%15.2–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%23.7–33.8
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%25.5–38.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.9%21.4–28.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.1%16.0–20.5
Frequent physical distress among adults18.2%15.8–20.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.8%14.6–19.3
Any disability among adults37.9%33.2–43.1
Hearing disability among adults12.0%10.6–13.4
Independent living disability among adults10.9%9.5–12.5
Mobility disability among adults19.5%16.7–22.5
Self-care disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.6
Vision disability among adults6.9%6.0–7.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.7%18.4–25.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.9%12.7–19.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.5%10.6–16.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.0–13.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.9–10.7
Loneliness among adults29.3%24.7–34.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.4%7.1–9.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate42.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–6414.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)3.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.6%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 subscription90.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)46.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate77.6%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 households70.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+33.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age45.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$220,100$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 birth78.7 yr ± 1.0178.9 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 1.01 years of 78.7, 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