ZIP code
60162
in Hillside, IllinoisPopulation 8,084
54.29/ 100
Ranked #10,322 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranked #408 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 30%)
Ranked #226 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (bottom 40%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Transit access
9.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
13.8%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.48 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies 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 ›Households without a vehicle
16.9%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Housing insecurity
20.2%
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Mental-health provider access
0.12 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.40%
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Hillside, Illinois (ZIP 60162) ranks in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,322nd) and the top 30% of Illinois (408th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: transit rests in the top 1.5% nationally, and pharmacy lands in the top 5.6% nationally. Childcare settles in the top 7.2% nationally, and mental-health providers rests in the top 8.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands in the bottom 9.2% nationally. By contrast, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 3.1% nationally, tree cover rests at the national minimum, and transportation noise lands in the top 5.0% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles in the top 5.9% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity rests in the top 8.7% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 60126, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 77%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 52%
11%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 9%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 40%
11%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 35%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists 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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 4.6 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 77.4 — 73 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,638 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.
Nearby
60104
Illinoisshares a border
Score 45.60
Closest healthier
60126
Illinoisshares a border
Score 67.32
Similar health profile
11377
New York97% similar profile
Score 61.18
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 22.6% | 20.5–24.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.1% | 31.6–36.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–6.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.6 |
| Depression among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.4% | 12.0–14.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.3% | 31.6–36.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 30.6–37.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.3% | 9.3–13.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.6% | 12.4–17.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.0% | 73.4–78.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.7% | 76.1–81.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.5% | 86.8–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.1% | 56.2–63.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.3% | 58.2–64.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.6% | 72.3–82.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.7% | 14.7–18.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 10.0–13.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.9% | 22.9–29.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.6% | 34.9–42.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.9% | 19.5–24.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.7–16.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 11.1–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.3% | 11.7–15.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.0% | 26.1–32.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.8–16.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 31.0% | 28.0–34.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 23.8% | 20.9–26.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.5% | 16.8–22.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.2% | 17.8–22.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.7% | 33.4–39.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.6–12.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375 |
| Households without a vehicle | 16.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377 |
| Homeownership rate | 65.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377 |
| Foreign-born population | 20.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378 |
| Single-parent households | 42.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372 |
| Population 65+ | 17.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378 |
| Median age | 45.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373 |
| Median household income | $72,320 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334 |
| Median home value | $246,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332 |
| Median gross rent | $1,320 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.2 yr ± 2.47 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.9 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 2.47 years of 77.2, 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