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62571

in Tower Hill, IllinoisPopulation 1,269

ZipVitals Score
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45.45/ 100

Ranked #21,930 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #1,114 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Fatal road crashes

63 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

33.9%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.6%

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

9.2%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US82nd
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 ›

Hearing disability

9.7%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US78th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

4.6%

in the top 23% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US77th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

40.6%

in the top 27% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US73rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Tower Hill, Illinois (ZIP 62571) ranks in the bottom 32% nationally (21,930th) and the bottom 19% of Illinois (1,114th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: fatal road crashes registers in the top 2.0% nationally, and modeled arsenic rests in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled mammography stands in the bottom 9.1% nationally, and distance to a community health center lies in the top 11.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation sits at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled energy burden is in the top 14.4% nationally, and unemployment settles in the top 18% nationally. Physicians resides at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. More encouragingly, households without a vehicle registers in the bottom 19% nationally.

To spell things out, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Close by, ZIP 62422, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 40%

13%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 36%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 23%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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 adults33.2%29.3–37.0
High blood pressure among adults41.1%36.5–45.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.8–11.9
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.2–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.2%8.9–11.6
Depression among adults22.6%19.0–26.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.3%12.3–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.6%35.8–45.3
Obesity among adults39.2%30.3–48.1
Stroke among adults4.6%4.1–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.9%11.9–18.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.7%6.4–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.0%77.0–82.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.5%75.8–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.7–89.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.4%56.4–67.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.5%56.4–64.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.6%58.8–76.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%13.6–20.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.9%14.3–19.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.7%22.0–31.5
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%27.7–42.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.9%18.9–25.0
Frequent mental distress among adults17.1%15.0–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.5%13.6–17.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.3%12.5–16.0
Any disability among adults34.6%29.8–39.4
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.6–10.9
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.3–10.5
Mobility disability among adults17.5%15.1–20.0
Self-care disability among adults4.5%4.0–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.9%20.2–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.3%11.9–16.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.9%12.5–17.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.1–12.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.5–8.6
Loneliness among adults32.2%26.9–37.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.3–8.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–646.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)12.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)7.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle0.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription82.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate75.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.8%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 households71.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+23.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age56.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$79,390$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$115,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$813$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 birth76.4 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 76.4, 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