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65737

in Branson West, MissouriPopulation 8,745

ZipVitals Score
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47.73/ 100

Ranked #19,282 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)

Ranked #282 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 28%)

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.

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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Distance to an emergency room

20.6 mi

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US5th
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.

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US92nd
Definition & 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.

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Hearing disability

11.0%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

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Pharmacy access

0.37 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

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Park land

12.3%

in the top 10.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Unemployment rate

9.5%

in the top 10.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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High cholesterol

43.5%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

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The read

Branson West, Missouri (ZIP 65737), overall, ranks in the bottom 40% nationally (19,282nd) and the top 28% of Missouri (282nd).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 5.2% nationally, pharmacy registers in the top 9.7% nationally, and park land resides in the top 10.2% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Set against that, modeled disaster risk is in the top 1.5% nationally, and distance to an emergency room sits in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 7.7% nationally. Fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled hearing disability stands in the top 9.4% nationally, and unemployment rests in the top 10.8% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 65611, 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.

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

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 72%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 88%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 59%

14%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

“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 adults36.4%32.9–40.2
High blood pressure among adults43.2%39.1–47.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.9%10.9–13.0
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.4–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.4–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%9.1–11.3
Depression among adults23.6%20.4–27.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.7–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.5%39.3–48.2
Obesity among adults39.9%32.4–47.9
Stroke among adults4.5%4.2–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.4%12.7–18.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.9%6.7–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.3%79.8–84.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.5%78.7–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults87.7%86.2–89.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.2%62.1–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.7%55.1–61.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.9%65.7–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.4%11.2–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.2%14.2–18.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.3%26.1–34.9
Short sleep duration among adults36.2%29.5–42.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.1%19.6–24.9
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%14.2–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%14.2–17.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.1%14.5–17.9
Any disability among adults38.6%34.4–43.1
Hearing disability among adults11.0%10.0–12.3
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.5–10.5
Mobility disability among adults18.9%16.8–21.2
Self-care disability among adults4.4%4.0–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.5%5.0–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults17.8%15.1–20.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.5%9.8–13.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.4%7.9–10.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.1–11.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Loneliness among adults29.2%24.8–34.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.3–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)5.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)28.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)9.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle5.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription86.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate79.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population1.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households62.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+29.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age50.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$63,811$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$256,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$918$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 birth78.4 yr ± 0.5978.9 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 0.59 years of 78.4, 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