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ZIP code

60647

in Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 84,749

62.90/ 100

Ranked #3,029 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.5%)

Ranked #110 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 8.1%)

Ranked #100 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (top 27%)

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.

Binge drinking

24.5%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

470 intersections/sq mi

in the top 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$1

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

1,971 units

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

19.4%

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

26.5%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Coronary heart disease

2.8%

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

1.6%

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

3.5%

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, ZIP 60647, one of several in Chicago, Illinois places in the top 9.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,029th) and the top 8.1% of Illinois (110th).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: walkability settles in the top 0.2% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing sits in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and high cholesterol rests in the bottom 1.6% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease resides in the bottom 1.4% nationally, stroke is in the bottom 1.4% nationally, and hearing disability lands in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled binge drinking stands in the top 0.7% nationally, expected annual loss registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and disaster risk settles in the top 0.7% nationally.

Beside the areas that surround it, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 60614, 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 99%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 96%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 99%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 88%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 93%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 97%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 26%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

“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 1.6 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 98.7 (top 10%) — 97 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #18,164 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 adults12.9%11.6–14.2
High blood pressure among adults19.4%17.6–21.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults3.8%3.5–4.1
Current asthma among adults9.1%8.1–10.0
Coronary heart disease among adults2.8%2.5–3.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults3.0%2.7–3.3
Depression among adults20.7%18.4–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults6.9%6.1–7.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened26.5%24.1–28.6
Obesity among adults28.1%24.9–31.1
Stroke among adults1.6%1.5–1.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.4%7.0–10.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.3%10.0–12.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure61.3%58.3–64.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults71.8%68.8–74.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.8–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.2%51.3–58.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.2%62.3–68.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%69.3–79.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults24.5%21.9–27.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.5%7.4–9.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults17.5%15.5–19.5
Short sleep duration among adults33.7%30.2–37.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.2%12.8–15.5
Frequent mental distress among adults15.3%13.8–16.7
Frequent physical distress among adults8.8%7.9–9.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.8%10.5–13.0
Any disability among adults20.7%18.6–22.7
Hearing disability among adults3.5%3.1–3.9
Independent living disability among adults5.7%5.1–6.3
Mobility disability among adults7.0%6.3–7.7
Self-care disability among adults2.3%2.1–2.4
Vision disability among adults3.7%3.4–4.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.0%21.5–26.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.2%13.7–16.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.2–13.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.7%12.3–15.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.9–8.6
Loneliness among adults34.0%31.0–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)8.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)62.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)4.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle22.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription94.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate38.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population15.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households44.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+7.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age32.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$107,060$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$586,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,774$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 birth79.3 yr ± 0.5578.9 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 0.55 years of 79.3, 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