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63784

in Vanduser, MissouriPopulation 253

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43.41/ 100

Ranked #24,006 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranked #521 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 48%)

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

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Housing-cost burden

6.3%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US6th
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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Unemployment rate

11.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Crowded housing

7.5%

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US11th
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 ›

Tree cover

0.04%

in the bottom 13.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US13th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Distance to a nursing home

7.9 mi

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

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Arsenic in groundwater

8.3%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US78th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

97.5 days/year

in the top 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US76th
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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The read

Vanduser, Missouri (ZIP 63784), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 25% nationally (24,006th) and the bottom 48% of Missouri (521st).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: modeled transportation noise is at the national minimum, housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 5.8% nationally, and modeled disaster risk rests in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled expected annual loss sits in the bottom 11.2% nationally. By contrast, unemployment settles in the top 6.9% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 7.6% nationally. Poverty stands in the top 10.1% nationally, and modeled tree cover lands in the bottom 13.2% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability is in the top 13.5% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 63740, about 6.5 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 67%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults31.8%28.6–35.1
High blood pressure among adults39.1%35.3–43.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%8.8–10.8
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.3–9.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.4–12.1
Depression among adults24.7%21.3–28.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.0%11.2–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%36.0–44.0
Obesity among adults35.5%29.6–41.6
Stroke among adults4.3%3.8–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.9%14.8–21.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.8%7.2–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.1%76.4–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.7%75.2–81.9
Cholesterol screening among adults83.0%80.1–85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.7%57.2–66.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.6%57.0–64.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.6%63.2–77.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.1%12.5–18.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.9%14.7–21.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.7%29.5–40.4
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%32.0–42.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.0%19.5–27.4
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%15.6–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.7–18.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.1%16.2–22.3
Any disability among adults40.4%35.4–45.9
Hearing disability among adults10.2%9.0–11.6
Independent living disability among adults10.6%9.0–12.5
Mobility disability among adults18.5%15.7–21.7
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.8–5.3
Vision disability among adults5.8%5.0–6.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.3–23.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%11.6–18.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.7%9.0–14.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.0–14.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.3–10.5
Loneliness among adults32.2%27.4–37.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.5%7.1–10.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6457.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)32.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)11.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle5.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription81.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate71.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households25.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+26.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age30.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$48,333$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$68,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$866$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 birth78.6 yr ± 2.2078.9 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 2.20 years of 78.6, 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