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63472

in Wayland, MissouriPopulation 439

ZipVitals Score
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40.42/ 100

Ranked #26,462 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #676 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 32%)

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.

Home broadband subscription

46.5%

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

24.3 mi

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
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 ›

Median household income

$22,455

in the bottom 0.7% 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.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.4%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

8.3%

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

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Hearing disability

11.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

97 intersections/sq mi

in the top 10.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.91%

in the bottom 11.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US12th
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 ›

The read

Overall, Wayland, Missouri (ZIP 63472) places in the bottom 17% nationally (26,462nd) and the bottom 32% of Missouri (676th).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and disaster risk sits in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 7.5% nationally. Pulling the other way, home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 1.3% nationally, distance to an emergency room is in the top 3.3% nationally, and household income lands in the bottom 0.7% nationally. Modeled energy burden stands in the top 5.4% nationally, and hearing disability registers in the top 7.5% nationally. Fiber broadband settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 63465, about 0.5 miles away.

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 91%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.8%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

“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 adults35.8%32.0–39.7
High blood pressure among adults42.5%38.0–47.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.5–11.7
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.6–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.8%9.9–13.7
Depression among adults25.3%21.5–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.3%13.2–17.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.7%36.9–46.5
Obesity among adults41.6%33.0–50.2
Stroke among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.8%15.3–22.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.5%7.3–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%77.7–82.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%75.9–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%82.1–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.0%58.4–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.4%55.4–63.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.7%63.7–80.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%11.9–17.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.3%17.0–24.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.5%30.0–41.6
Short sleep duration among adults38.2%31.1–45.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.7%22.0–29.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.3%16.1–20.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.7%15.5–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.6–21.7
Any disability among adults42.7%37.6–48.2
Hearing disability among adults11.3%10.0–12.9
Independent living disability among adults11.4%9.8–13.0
Mobility disability among adults21.2%18.2–24.6
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.5–6.0
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.7–7.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.3–23.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.9%12.9–19.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.5%10.8–16.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.1–14.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.7–10.6
Loneliness among adults30.4%25.4–35.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.1–11.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6436.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)4.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)2.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle2.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription46.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)8.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate83.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households49.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+34.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age50.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$22,455$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$383$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$813 ($553–$1,265) n=786
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.4 yr ± 0.9578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.6–81.0) n=995

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 0.95 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