ZIP code
64137
in Kansas City, MissouriPopulation 9,422
50.48/ 100
Ranked #15,595 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #181 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 18%)
Ranked #100 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (top 50%)
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 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & 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 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›PFAS in drinking water
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
50.1%
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
5.1%
in the bottom 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
96%
in the top 14.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
28 days/year
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
35.2%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
6.1%
in the bottom 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS18thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
0.55%
in the top 19% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS81stDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 64137, one of several in Kansas City, Missouri sits in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,595th) and the top 18% of Missouri (181st).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: outpatient sits in the top 11.7% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease stands in the bottom 10.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription sits in the top 14.3% nationally. Against that, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 4.3% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 4.5% nationally. PFAS in drinking water sits at the national maximum, and homeownership stands in the bottom 9.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes resides in the top 11.0% nationally, and modeled extreme heat sits in the top 17% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, 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. PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 64146, 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 54%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 37%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 92%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 80%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 23%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Disability
healthier than 54%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 39%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
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
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 76.6 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $66,036 predicts 78.4 years — 1.9 years below.
Ranked #2,427 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 15.3; chronic-disease standing 77.8 — 63 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,653 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 76.6 ± 1.4 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
64030
Missourishares a border
Score 43.33
Closest healthier
64146
Missourishares a border
Score 53.38
Similar health profile
48912
Michigan96% similar profile
Score 51.31
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 | 23.4% | 21.4–25.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.6% | 30.0–35.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–7.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.9 |
| Depression among adults | 25.3% | 22.6–28.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.9% | 33.1–38.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.7% | 31.9–39.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.4% | 11.1–15.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.3% | 7.8–10.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.7–75.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.3% | 73.4–79.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.3% | 81.2–85.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.9% | 65.0–72.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.1% | 58.0–64.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.4% | 71.9–82.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.9% | 15.6–20.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.9% | 12.1–16.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.3% | 25.3–31.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 32.1–39.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.3% | 17.3–21.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.4% | 17.4–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.4% | 11.1–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.4% | 15.5–19.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.2% | 31.1–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.8% | 12.3–15.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.7% | 20.9–26.6 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.6% | 14.4–19.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.3% | 10.6–14.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.6% | 13.7–17.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.6% | 31.0–38.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.2% | 9.8–12.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 22.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 35.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 50.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 43.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 15.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 34.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,036 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $181,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $1,150 | $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 | 76.6 yr ± 0.73 | 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 0.73 years of 76.6, 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