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ZIP code

64671

in Polo, MissouriPopulation 1,986

44.66/ 100

Ranked #22,749 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranked #446 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 45%)

Ranked #152 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (bottom 24%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

The read

Polo, Missouri (ZIP 64671), overall, ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,749th) and the top 45% of Missouri (446th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 18% nationally, modeled pfas lies in the bottom 18% nationally, and homeownership stands in the top 19% nationally. On the other side, slow internet speeds rests in the top 10.1% nationally, fatal road crashes registers in the top 13.1% nationally, and modeled hearing disability resides in the top 13.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription is in the bottom 17% nationally. Physicians sits at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Modeled extreme heat lands in the top 20% nationally.

Defined simply, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. ZIP 64062, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 41%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 94%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

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 adults33.5%30.6–36.6
High blood pressure among adults41.0%37.5–44.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.6–11.3
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.6–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.9–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%8.9–11.4
Depression among adults24.2%21.3–27.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.0%12.4–15.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%37.9–45.4
Obesity among adults38.9%32.6–46.4
Stroke among adults4.3%4.0–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.1%16.3–22.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%7.5–10.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.2%78.0–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.4%76.5–82.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.7–86.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.4%61.1–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.2%53.9–60.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.8%64.6–78.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.1%12.9–17.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.2%15.7–20.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.7%28.6–37.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.3%32.5–44.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.8%20.2–25.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.7–19.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.6–18.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%15.9–19.7
Any disability among adults39.8%35.9–44.0
Hearing disability among adults10.5%9.5–11.7
Independent living disability among adults9.8%8.8–10.9
Mobility disability among adults18.6%16.5–21.0
Self-care disability among adults4.4%4.0–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.5%5.0–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.7%16.9–22.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.2–15.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.6–12.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.8%9.3–12.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%7.0–8.9
Loneliness among adults30.9%26.6–35.2
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 rate10.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–648.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)11.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)1.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle2.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription80.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate89.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%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 households53.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+20.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age45.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$75,455$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$173,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$683$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 ± 0.7878.9 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 0.78 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