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60005

in Arlington Heights, IllinoisPopulation 28,843

ZipVitals Score
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64.17/ 100

Ranked #2,356 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 7.4%)

Ranked #96 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 7.1%)

Ranked #88 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (top 24%)

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.

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Dental provider access

1.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

12.6%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
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 ›

Physician access

3.1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

25.7%

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lead in tap water

7.6 ppb

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

US95th
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US93rd
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 ›

Cognitive disability

9.9%

in the bottom 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 60005, one of several in Arlington Heights, Illinois, by its composite score, sits in the top 7.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,356th) and the top 7.1% of Illinois (96th).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: dental providers stands in the top 3.1% nationally, and physicians registers in the top 3.2% nationally. Modeled obesity settles in the bottom 6.7% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, modeled expected annual loss lies in the top 2.5% nationally, outer-floodplain exposure rests in the top 3.1% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides at the national minimum. Lead in tap water is in the top 5.4% nationally, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 6.5% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 6.9% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 60004, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 90%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 5%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 91%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 10%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

“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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 81.3 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $99,743 predicts 80.1 years — 1.2 years above.

    Ranked #1,393 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 5.1 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 90.5 (top 10%) — 85 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,592 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults23.0%20.9–24.9
High blood pressure among adults28.6%26.2–30.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.2–9.6
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.2–10.1
Coronary heart disease among adults5.1%4.6–5.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.0%4.4–5.7
Depression among adults19.2%17.1–21.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.2%8.1–10.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.8%33.0–38.4
Obesity among adults25.7%22.8–28.6
Stroke among adults2.7%2.5–3.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.3%5.9–8.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.2%6.2–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.5%72.8–77.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.4%75.9–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults90.2%88.9–91.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%58.7–66.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults69.4%66.6–72.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.6%70.2–80.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.3%17.2–21.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.8%7.6–10.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.7%15.6–20.0
Short sleep duration among adults31.3%28.1–34.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.0%12.5–15.6
Frequent mental distress among adults13.1%11.8–14.4
Frequent physical distress among adults10.1%9.1–11.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.9%8.8–11.0
Any disability among adults22.9%20.7–25.3
Hearing disability among adults5.8%5.2–6.5
Independent living disability among adults5.8%5.2–6.6
Mobility disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.4
Self-care disability among adults2.5%2.3–2.8
Vision disability among adults3.4%3.1–3.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.3%19.9–24.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.4%9.2–11.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.8–9.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.7–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.8–6.0
Loneliness among adults30.9%27.9–33.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.9%4.3–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–6412.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)6.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)56.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)4.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle6.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription95.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate64.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population25.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households47.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+18.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age42.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$99,743$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$390,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,650$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.3 yr ± 0.5878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 yr (75.5–82.2) n=1,348

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 0.58 years of 81.3, 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