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61037

in Galt, IllinoisPopulation 145

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51.74/ 100

Ranked #13,779 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 43%)

Ranked #600 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 44%)

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.

Transportation noise

49.2%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Loud transportation noise

7.4%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
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 ›

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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
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 ›

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 ›

Home broadband subscription

73.8%

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Galt, Illinois (ZIP 61037) stands in the top 43% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,779th) and the top 44% of Illinois (600th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: housing-cost burden sits at the national minimum, and modeled expected annual loss resides in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Poverty stands at the national minimum, and homeownership sits at the national maximum. Floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum, and modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Working the other way, modeled transportation noise resides in the top 0.5% nationally, loud transportation noise stands in the top 0.6% nationally, and tree cover sits at the national minimum.

Set beside the wider area around it, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 61270, about 3.9 miles away, 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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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 71%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 86%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 10%

14%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 17%

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 ›

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 adults34.2%30.2–38.5
High blood pressure among adults42.6%37.9–47.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.2%10.7–13.7
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.4–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.4%7.9–11.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.3–11.4
Depression among adults19.5%16.4–23.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.9%12.6–17.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.4%38.7–48.4
Obesity among adults36.0%28.2–44.8
Stroke among adults4.4%3.7–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.9%9.3–14.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.0%6.7–11.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.0%79.0–84.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.0%77.4–84.3
Cholesterol screening among adults90.1%88.1–91.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.7%58.9–69.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.9%61.0–68.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.1%65.1–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.2%13.3–19.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%11.2–17.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.7%19.6–30.6
Short sleep duration among adults33.4%26.5–40.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.1%16.6–24.6
Frequent mental distress among adults14.4%12.4–16.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.4–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.8%9.9–14.1
Any disability among adults31.8%26.8–37.6
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.3–11.4
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.2–9.0
Mobility disability among adults15.9%13.0–19.5
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.6
Vision disability among adults4.7%3.9–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.2%19.0–27.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.2–14.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.9%7.4–12.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.0–10.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.7–7.0
Loneliness among adults29.1%23.9–34.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.5–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription73.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households65.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+61.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age69.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$70,357$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$103,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent—$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 birth80.7 yr ± 1.9978.9 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 1.99 years of 80.7, 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