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59724

in Dell, MontanaPopulation 87

ZipVitals Score
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51.41/ 100

Ranked #14,260 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #134 of 341 Montana ZIPs (top 39%)

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

Robust across all 9 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 hazardous-chemical facility

60.5 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

0.86 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST29th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

3.9 days/year

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US2nd
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 ›

Hearing disability

12.4%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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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 nursing home

20.4 mi

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

3.3%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.2%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
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 ›

Homeownership rate

35.1%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Dell, Montana (ZIP 59724) sits in the top 44% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,260th) and the top 39% of Montana (134th).

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What the data shows most clearly about this place comes first: walkability settles in the bottom 2.1% nationally, modeled hearing disability stands in the top 3.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home is in the top 3.2% nationally. Slow internet speeds rests in the top 3.5% nationally, modeled fine-particle sits in the top 4.0% nationally, and homeownership registers in the bottom 4.1% nationally. More positively, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 0.6% nationally, and modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 2.3% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. ZIP 59725, just across the boundary, ranks 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 89%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.3%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 95%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 adults39.8%35.5–44.3
High blood pressure among adults42.6%37.8–47.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults13.9%12.5–15.4
Current asthma among adults11.3%9.9–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%8.4–11.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.0–11.9
Depression among adults22.9%19.5–26.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.1–15.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%36.4–45.6
Obesity among adults28.4%22.2–35.2
Stroke among adults5.0%4.3–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.7%8.7–13.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.3%5.3–9.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.5%78.1–84.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.2–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults89.5%87.7–91.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.4%61.6–71.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.0%62.4–69.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.4%65.3–80.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.5–16.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.5%10.5–16.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.2%19.4–29.6
Short sleep duration among adults28.0%22.7–33.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.6%17.1–24.7
Frequent mental distress among adults14.7%12.6–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults16.4%14.0–19.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.9%10.8–15.2
Any disability among adults36.1%30.8–41.5
Hearing disability among adults12.4%10.7–14.1
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.5–10.6
Mobility disability among adults18.4%15.4–21.8
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.3
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.6%16.3–23.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.6%7.2–12.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.1%5.2–9.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.4–8.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.8–6.9
Loneliness among adults27.5%23.1–32.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.1–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.4%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+)6.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.4%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 subscription78.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)8.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate35.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.4%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 households66.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+18.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age44.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$59,375$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$425,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent$1,275$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 birth80.6 yr ± 1.1078.9 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 1.10 years of 80.6, 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