ZIP code
64117
in Kansas City, MissouriPopulation 14,919
43.50/ 100
Ranked #23,905 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)
Ranked #513 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 48%)
Ranked #161 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (bottom 20%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.4 mi
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
437 units
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Park land
14.5%
in the top 9.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Homeownership rate
53%
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
0.1 mi
in the bottom 11.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
2.5%
in the top 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS87thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Walkability
74 intersections/sq mi
in the top 14.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 64117, one of several in Kansas City, Missouri ranks in the bottom 25% nationally (23,905th) and the bottom 48% of Missouri (513th).
The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 2.2% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 2.5% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the bottom 5.2% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 9.9% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lies in the top 11.1% nationally, homeownership resides in the bottom 10.7% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 11.0% nationally. Better still, subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 5.3% nationally, park land sits in the top 9.1% nationally, and distance to an emergency room rests in the bottom 11.7% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 64116, just across the boundary.
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.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 51%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 18%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 21%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 35%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 76%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 81%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 32%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
3 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.2 ± 1.8 years. A median household income of $59,601 predicts 78.0 years — 1.9 years below.
Ranked #2,387 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 1.1 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 53.9 — 53 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,670 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.2 ± 1.8 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
64116
Missourishares a border
Score 49.37
Closest healthier
64119
Missourishares a border
Score 51.06
Similar health profile
64507
Missouri93% similar profile
Score 41.43
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 27.4% | 24.6–30.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.5% | 33.0–40.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.9% | 6.3–7.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.1–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–8.9 |
| Depression among adults | 24.8% | 21.6–28.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.4% | 10.9–14.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.0% | 32.4–39.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.3% | 35.6–47.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.5% | 3.2–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.2% | 15.1–21.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.1% | 9.5–12.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.5% | 70.5–76.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.1% | 72.6–79.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.8% | 79.5–83.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.1% | 55.4–64.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.4% | 49.8–56.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.5% | 70.8–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 12.3–17.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.4% | 16.1–21.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 26.5–34.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.6% | 32.8–42.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.6% | 20.1–25.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.2% | 17.3–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 13.3–16.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.6% | 17.7–21.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 34.5–42.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.8–8.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.3% | 14.5–18.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.4 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 21.7% | 18.7–24.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 18.2% | 15.9–20.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.0% | 12.9–17.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.3% | 14.2–18.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.9% | 9.6–12.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.7% | 31.3–40.2 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.7% | 10.3–13.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 12.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 9.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 53.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 41.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 15.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 36.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,601 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $186,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $1,077 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $813 ($553–$1,265) n=786 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.2 yr ± 0.94 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 0.94 years of 76.2, 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