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62352

in Milton, IllinoisPopulation 217

ZipVitals Score
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41.60/ 100

Ranked #25,571 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #1,276 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 6.8%)

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.

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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US4th
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

55.7%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US5th
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 ›

Mammography

67.2%

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

9.0%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

6.4%

in the bottom 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.3%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

0.94%

in the top 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

The read

Milton, Illinois (ZIP 62352), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 20% nationally (25,571st) and the bottom 6.8% of Illinois (1,276th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum, and modeled expected annual loss rests in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 6.0% nationally. On the other side, modeled colon screening stands in the bottom 5.7% nationally, modeled mammography registers in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and crowded housing settles in the top 5.5% nationally. Modeled energy burden sits in the top 6.5% nationally. Fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 62361, 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.

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

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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 adults29.0%25.4–32.8
High blood pressure among adults37.0%32.4–41.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.5–9.3
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.8–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.5–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.8%8.1–11.6
Depression among adults25.0%21.0–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%10.8–15.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.4%32.8–42.3
Obesity among adults41.6%32.6–50.9
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.1%14.6–21.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.2%6.9–11.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.7%72.3–78.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.5%72.5–80.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%81.3–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.7%49.6–61.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.5%48.1–56.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.2%57.1–76.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.4%15.1–22.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.1%15.3–23.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.8%22.4–33.6
Short sleep duration among adults37.9%30.4–45.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.9%19.0–27.2
Frequent mental distress among adults19.8%17.1–22.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.6–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%14.1–19.8
Any disability among adults34.4%29.0–40.1
Hearing disability among adults7.9%6.8–9.1
Independent living disability among adults10.3%8.7–12.1
Mobility disability among adults16.4%13.7–19.4
Self-care disability among adults4.6%3.9–5.5
Vision disability among adults5.8%4.9–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.9%21.8–30.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.7%14.1–21.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults18.2%14.6–22.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.4%10.9–16.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.7–10.9
Loneliness among adults35.2%29.6–40.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–642.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)38.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle2.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription84.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate82.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)9.0%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 households61.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+24.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age40.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$50,769$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$71,300$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 birth82.3 yr ± 2.7178.9 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 2.71 years of 82.3, 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