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59853

in Noxon, MontanaPopulation 1,030

ZipVitals Score
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41.90/ 100

Ranked #25,301 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranked #289 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 15%)

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.

Park land

86%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

4.2%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US99th
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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

29.6 mi

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US98th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST21st
US3rd
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 ›

Hearing disability

12.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

23 mi

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US96th
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

1.5 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 5.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST57th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

78.3%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

27.8%

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Noxon, Montana (ZIP 59853) comes out in the bottom 21% nationally (25,301st) and the bottom 15% of Montana (289th).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: modeled fine-particle rests in the top 1.4% nationally, modeled hearing disability lies in the top 4.2% nationally, and distance to an emergency room sits in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled energy burden settles in the top 3.9% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 5.0% nationally. On the brighter side, park land stands in the top 0.5% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 2.1% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and tree cover resides in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled loneliness rests in the bottom 6.4% nationally.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 59874, 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

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

“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 adults36.7%33.1–40.5
High blood pressure among adults41.2%37.2–45.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.7%10.6–12.9
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.9–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.5%9.3–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.4%9.7–13.2
Depression among adults23.3%20.1–26.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.2–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.4%34.3–42.7
Obesity among adults36.2%29.8–43.0
Stroke among adults5.3%4.7–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.4%10.7–16.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.4%8.2–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.1%75.9–82.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.2%69.5–77.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.1%82.9–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.8%59.1–69.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.0%55.3–62.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.1%62.5–78.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.9–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.1%14.9–21.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.5%21.7–31.3
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%26.2–37.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.3%20.7–28.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.6–18.8
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.6–20.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.4%13.2–17.5
Any disability among adults37.1%32.2–41.9
Hearing disability among adults12.1%10.7–13.5
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.7–11.5
Mobility disability among adults19.1%16.3–22.0
Self-care disability among adults5.6%4.8–6.4
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.7–7.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.3%17.9–24.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.6%11.6–17.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.1%9.5–15.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.2–11.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.1–9.8
Loneliness among adults27.8%23.4–32.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.6–9.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–6440.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)13.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.8% (0.0–10.2%) n=357
Households without a vehicle2.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360
Broadband subscription82.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate78.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households66.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+33.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age50.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$60,417$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$293,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent$832$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 birth81.1 yr ± 1.2478.9 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 1.24 years of 81.1, 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