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70783

in Ventress, LouisianaPopulation 2,804

ZipVitals Score
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42.55/ 100

Ranked #24,775 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #169 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #42 of 83 Baton Rouge, LA ZIPs (bottom 49%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

144.9 days/year

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST55th
US94th
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

36.6 per million

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
Definition & 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

9.8%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST60th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

5.5%

in the bottom 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US22nd
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Median household income

$103,583

in the top 17% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

Ventress, Louisiana (ZIP 70783) ranks in the bottom 23% nationally (24,775th) and the top 33% of Louisiana (169th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: unemployment lands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas settles in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and radon rests in the bottom 3.7% nationally. Housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 11.2% nationally, and distance to an emergency room settles in the bottom 11.7% nationally. On the other side, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 5.4% nationally, humid heat lands in the top 6.1% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 8.5% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests in the top 13.7% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 12.7% nationally.

For context, 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 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. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 70762, 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 Baton Rouge, LA metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 90%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 61%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 70%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 89%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Disability

healthier than 39%

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 ›

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 adults33.9%30.0–37.8
High blood pressure among adults44.9%40.2–49.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.5–10.4
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.4–9.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.7%8.5–11.0
Depression among adults27.4%23.5–31.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.1%13.1–17.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.4%37.7–47.1
Obesity among adults38.0%29.9–46.5
Stroke among adults4.5%4.1–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.1%15.7–22.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%6.4–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.2%78.2–83.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.9%79.5–85.8
Cholesterol screening among adults88.2%86.3–89.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.5%58.0–68.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.7%53.9–61.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.0%67.9–82.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%13.3–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%15.8–21.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.2%26.2–36.1
Short sleep duration among adults38.4%31.5–45.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.9%20.9–27.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.9%16.8–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.5%14.5–18.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%15.9–20.1
Any disability among adults38.7%33.9–43.4
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.2
Independent living disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.4
Mobility disability among adults18.8%16.4–21.3
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.5–5.6
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.6–6.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.1%23.4–31.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%16.4–22.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.5–18.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.0–16.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.3–10.7
Loneliness among adults34.9%29.8–40.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.9–11.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–6414.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)16.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)29.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle10.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription85.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate87.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households62.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+18.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age49.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$103,583$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$386,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent$1,190$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 birth75.8 yr ± 1.3178.9 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 1.31 years of 75.8, 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