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59863

in Ravalli, MontanaPopulation 146

ZipVitals Score
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40.62/ 100

Ranked #26,321 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #299 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 12.4%)

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.

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

4.9%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

25.3 mi

in the top 2.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US97th
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 ›

Mammography

66.8%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

14.2 mi

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

22.7 mi

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US93rd
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 ›

Hearing disability

11.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

16.1%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Ravalli, Montana (ZIP 59863) lands in the bottom 18% nationally (26,321st) and the bottom 12.4% of Montana (299th).

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The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled fine-particle lies in the top 1.1% nationally, and mammography resides in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands in the top 5.9% nationally, and distance to a community health center registers in the top 6.8% nationally. Modeled hearing disability sits in the top 7.5% nationally. Better still, poverty rests at the national minimum, homeownership is at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 2.9% nationally. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of 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. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 59821, 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 93%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 17%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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 adults34.8%31.4–38.5
High blood pressure among adults40.0%36.1–44.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.7%8.7–10.8
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.5–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%7.9–10.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.1–12.3
Depression among adults24.4%21.2–28.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.6%12.5–16.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.7%31.1–38.6
Obesity among adults36.2%30.8–42.4
Stroke among adults5.2%4.5–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.0%12.3–17.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.7%7.8–14.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.3%73.2–79.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.5%71.0–78.1
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%80.6–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.8%54.2–65.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.3%50.4–58.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.8%58.0–74.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.4%15.8–21.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.8%14.7–23.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.0%21.1–31.2
Short sleep duration among adults34.4%28.9–40.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.5%20.4–29.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.6%15.2–20.1
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.2–20.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%13.1–18.6
Any disability among adults35.8%31.0–41.1
Hearing disability among adults11.3%9.8–12.9
Independent living disability among adults10.5%8.6–12.4
Mobility disability among adults19.2%16.1–22.6
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.7–6.9
Vision disability among adults7.3%6.1–8.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.8%18.9–26.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.4%13.5–21.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.8%10.4–17.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.4%9.8–15.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.5–12.5
Loneliness among adults29.7%25.1–34.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.7%7.8–11.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–6477.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)7.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.5%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 subscription88.5%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 rate100.0%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 households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+13.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age37.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$78,922$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value—$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 birth77.1 yr ± 1.3178.9 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 1.31 years of 77.1, 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