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64861

in Rocky Comfort, MissouriPopulation 1,324

ZipVitals Score
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33.60/ 100

Ranked #29,872 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.9%)

Ranked #897 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 9.7%)

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.

Cognitive disability

22.4%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.0%

in the bottom 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US2nd
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 ›

Unemployment rate

16.8%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

66.6%

in the bottom 4.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

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Independent-living disability

13.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

24.4%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.5%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

7.0%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

21.9%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

10.8 mi

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Rocky Comfort, Missouri (ZIP 64861), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 6.9% nationally (29,872nd) and the bottom 9.7% of Missouri (897th).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 3.3% nationally, unemployment settles in the top 2.9% nationally, and modeled mammography registers in the bottom 4.8% nationally. Modeled independent living disability stands in the top 6.4% nationally, tooth loss lands in the top 8.1% nationally, and self-care disability is in the top 8.5% nationally. Crowded housing resides in the top 8.6% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health rests in the top 10.2% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 2.2% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Defined in plain terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 64842, 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.

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 79%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 44%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 81%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

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

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 79.3; chronic-disease standing 12.5 — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,277 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, 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 adults33.4%29.8–37.2
High blood pressure among adults41.9%37.5–46.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.7–9.5
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.2–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.1–10.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.8%11.0–14.7
Depression among adults27.6%23.8–31.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.0%13.9–18.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%35.7–44.8
Obesity among adults43.1%35.0–51.9
Stroke among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.4%21.1–28.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.0%8.7–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.3%74.2–80.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.0%74.3–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults81.4%78.8–83.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.0%53.0–63.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.2%45.8–53.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.6%58.6–74.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.8%12.1–18.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.9%21.1–29.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.9%31.2–42.8
Short sleep duration among adults40.2%33.8–47.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.1%25.1–33.2
Frequent mental distress among adults20.4%17.9–22.9
Frequent physical distress among adults19.1%16.7–21.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.4%19.4–25.3
Any disability among adults44.0%38.6–49.4
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.4–12.1
Independent living disability among adults13.1%11.3–14.8
Mobility disability among adults21.9%18.9–25.0
Self-care disability among adults6.5%5.6–7.4
Vision disability among adults7.9%6.9–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.1%17.8–24.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.6%18.1–25.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.8%16.5–23.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.8–19.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.6–14.1
Loneliness among adults33.0%28.0–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.2%11.4–15.3
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 18–6421.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)11.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)16.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription82.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate73.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households57.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+36.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age58.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$63,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$141,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$607$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 birth75.9 yr ± 1.6978.9 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 1.69 years of 75.9, 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