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70450

in Mount Hermon, LouisianaPopulation 2,921

ZipVitals Score
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38.43/ 100

Ranked #27,763 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.5%)

Ranked #272 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 46%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

151.2 days/year

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

7.0%

in the bottom 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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High blood pressure

47.8%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

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Diabetes

18.1%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Obesity

44.3%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

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Tooth loss

23.6%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Households without a vehicle

13.3%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Stroke

5.4%

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

21.9%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.36 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
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.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Mount Hermon, Louisiana (ZIP 70450) sits in the bottom 13.5% nationally (27,763rd) and the bottom 46% of Louisiana (272nd).

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Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 6.4% nationally, and pharmacy resides in the top 10.0% nationally. On the other hand, modeled humid heat lies in the top 4.4% nationally, high blood pressure settles in the top 6.3% nationally, and diabetes stands in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled obesity is in the top 5.6% nationally, and tooth loss rests in the top 9.4% nationally. Households without a vehicle sits in the top 9.0% nationally, and modeled stroke registers in the top 8.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lands in the top 10.0% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 70444, just across the boundary, ranks 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 23%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 62%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 ›

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 91.6 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 8.5 (bottom 10%) — 83 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #356 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 adults36.2%32.4–39.9
High blood pressure among adults47.8%43.4–52.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.1%8.2–10.2
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.3–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.7%8.5–10.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.4%9.7–13.2
Depression among adults27.1%23.2–31.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.1%15.7–20.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.4%37.9–47.1
Obesity among adults44.3%36.4–52.1
Stroke among adults5.4%4.8–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.6%19.5–27.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.7%7.0–10.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.4%79.9–84.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%78.2–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults87.1%85.0–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.2%63.1–72.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.5%50.5–58.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.7%72.7–85.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%11.9–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.5%17.1–24.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.5%31.1–42.5
Short sleep duration among adults39.8%33.5–46.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.1%24.4–32.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.4%17.0–21.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.5–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.2%16.7–22.0
Any disability among adults41.6%36.6–47.1
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.8–11.3
Independent living disability among adults11.8%10.3–13.5
Mobility disability among adults21.9%19.0–25.0
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.3–7.0
Vision disability among adults7.7%6.8–8.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.1%24.0–32.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.5%19.8–27.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.4%18.0–24.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%13.9–18.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.8–13.0
Loneliness among adults33.2%28.0–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.7–14.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)10.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)0.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle13.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription75.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)7.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate80.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households42.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age37.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$61,333$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$200,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$915 ($606–$1,325) n=389
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.1 yr ± 1.6578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.9 yr (73.2–79.0) n=494

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 1.65 years of 76.1, 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