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62891

in Valier, IllinoisPopulation 514

ZipVitals Score
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48.37/ 100

Ranked #18,456 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #908 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 34%)

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.

PFAS in drinking water

86.6%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 3.1% 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.

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Poverty rate

33.3%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Median household income

$27,344

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Walkability

120 intersections/sq mi

in the top 8.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US10th
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.

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Coronary heart disease

8.9%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US78th
Definition & source ›

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

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Hearing disability

9.5%

in the top 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US75th
Definition & source ›

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

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Humid extreme heat

85.4 days/year

in the top 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US70th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

4.5 mi

in the top 30% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US70th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

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The read

Valier, Illinois (ZIP 62891), overall, ranks in the bottom 42% nationally (18,456th) and the bottom 34% of Illinois (908th).

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: modeled pfas lands in the top 0.8% nationally, poverty lies in the top 5.1% nationally, and household income stands in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Fiber broadband rests at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 13.7% nationally, and households without a vehicle resides in the top 14.9% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 14.5% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and walkability sits in the top 8.5% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss lands in the bottom 9.6% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 62883, about 5.1 miles away, comes out 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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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 59%

8%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

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 adults33.1%29.2–37.1
High blood pressure among adults39.6%35.2–44.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.2%10.0–12.4
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.7–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%7.6–11.4
Depression among adults22.2%18.6–26.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.7%11.5–16.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.8%35.1–44.6
Obesity among adults39.2%30.9–47.9
Stroke among adults4.4%3.8–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.3%10.6–16.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%5.6–9.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.4–83.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.5%77.0–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults88.4%86.3–90.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.5%62.2–72.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.2%61.3–68.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%60.9–78.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.3–19.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.8%11.7–18.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.3%20.3–30.9
Short sleep duration among adults35.8%29.0–43.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.6%16.8–24.6
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.3–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%12.8–17.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.5%11.3–16.0
Any disability among adults33.5%28.5–39.1
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.3–10.9
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.5–10.6
Mobility disability among adults17.0%13.9–20.3
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.5–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.3–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.2%19.2–27.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.6%9.7–15.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.5%9.5–15.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%7.8–11.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.7–8.2
Loneliness among adults31.8%26.3–37.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.3–7.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate33.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–648.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)10.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)7.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle10.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription78.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate80.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households49.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+22.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age41.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$27,344$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$78,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,144$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 birth84.5 yr ± 2.6778.9 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 2.67 years of 84.5, 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