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ZIP code

64029

in Grain Valley, MissouriPopulation 21,961

51.95/ 100

Ranked #13,519 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #135 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 13.6%)

Ranked #89 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (top 45%)

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.

Binge drinking

20%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US91st
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

3.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 11.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US11th
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 ›

Coronary heart disease

5.2%

in the bottom 12.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US12th
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 ›

Diabetes

9.2%

in the bottom 10.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

2.8%

in the bottom 12.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US12th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

95.7%

in the top 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

30.8%

in the bottom 13.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

3.1%

in the bottom 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US19th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

4.0%

in the bottom 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US20th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Grain Valley, Missouri (ZIP 64029) lands in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,519th) and the top 13.6% of Missouri (135th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, this area's strong points come through first: fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 11.4% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease registers in the bottom 12.1% nationally, and modeled diabetes resides in the bottom 10.1% nationally. Modeled stroke settles in the bottom 12.5% nationally, park land is in the top 16% nationally, and home broadband subscription sits in the top 16% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lands in the bottom 13.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled binge drinking lies in the top 6.2% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 9.2% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site rests in the bottom 12.2% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. On the overall standing, ZIP 64014, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 73%

16%

Disability

healthier than 65%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 93%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 79%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 72%

11%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 76%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 51%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

“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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Above its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 80.1 ± 1.8 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.1 years — 3.0 years above them.

    Ranked #809 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

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 adults25.0%22.8–27.3
High blood pressure among adults30.8%28.2–33.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.7%7.0–8.4
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.2–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults5.2%4.7–5.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.5%5.7–7.2
Depression among adults27.3%24.5–30.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.2%8.1–10.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.7%34.8–40.8
Obesity among adults34.1%30.3–38.1
Stroke among adults2.8%2.6–3.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.6%9.5–13.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.1%6.8–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.4%69.4–75.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.2%72.3–78.1
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.8–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.3%59.2–67.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.4%62.5–68.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.8%69.8–81.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults20.0%17.4–22.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%13.5–17.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.3%23.3–29.5
Short sleep duration among adults33.3%29.7–37.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.6%15.6–19.7
Frequent mental distress among adults19.1%17.2–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults12.9%11.5–14.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.6%14.9–18.6
Any disability among adults32.5%29.5–35.8
Hearing disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.5
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.2–9.1
Mobility disability among adults12.9%11.5–14.4
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.8–3.4
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.3%18.7–24.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.5%9.9–13.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.6–9.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.0–13.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.4–8.1
Loneliness among adults32.1%28.7–35.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.0%7.0–9.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–647.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)5.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)29.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)1.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle4.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription95.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate72.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population2.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households41.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+13.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$91,704$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$309,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$1,395$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 birth80.1 yr ± 0.9178.9 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 0.91 years of 80.1, 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