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59932

in Somers, MontanaPopulation 1,850

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51.48/ 100

Ranked #14,158 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #133 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.

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.1%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US98th
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.

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Home broadband subscription

61.8%

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Park land

28.6%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST81st
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Floodplain exposure

39.7%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US94th
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.

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Loneliness

27.9%

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

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Outer-floodplain exposure

4.9%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Fatal road crashes

37.8 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

1.9%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

11.6 days/year

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
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 ›

Short sleep

29.8%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST25th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Somers, Montana (ZIP 59932) stands in the top 44% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,158th) and the top 39% of Montana (133rd).

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: park land settles in the top 5.0% nationally, and modeled loneliness rests in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 8.6% nationally. By contrast, modeled fine-particle rests in the top 2.2% nationally, home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 3.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure settles in the top 6.3% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 7.5% nationally, fatal road crashes lands in the top 7.9% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise settles in the top 8.1% nationally.

Set beside the wider area around it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". ZIP 59901, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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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Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 35%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 23%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 67%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 73%

8%

Disability

healthier than 69%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 49%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 1%

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 adults31.9%29.0–34.8
High blood pressure among adults33.8%30.7–37.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.4–12.4
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.6–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%6.6–9.0
Depression among adults23.1%20.4–26.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.3%8.9–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.7%32.5–39.0
Obesity among adults31.0%26.9–35.3
Stroke among adults3.8%3.4–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.7%9.6–14.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%6.9–10.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.2%73.0–79.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.3%70.1–76.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.7–87.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.0%64.2–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.9%62.9–68.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.4%65.9–78.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.4%15.9–21.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.6%10.5–14.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.7%16.6–23.1
Short sleep duration among adults29.8%26.1–33.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%15.8–21.3
Frequent mental distress among adults14.8%13.1–16.7
Frequent physical distress among adults14.3%12.5–16.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.7%11.0–14.6
Any disability among adults31.1%27.5–34.9
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.4–10.5
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.3–8.5
Mobility disability among adults13.5%11.5–15.6
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.1–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.4%17.5–23.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%7.8–12.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.3–8.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.5–9.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.3–7.3
Loneliness among adults27.9%24.3–31.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)15.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)41.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%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 subscription61.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate66.3%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 households76.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+26.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age59.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$60,152$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$768,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent$1,148$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 birth81.4 yr ± 0.8878.9 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 0.88 years of 81.4, 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