ZIP code
72714
in Bella Vista, ArkansasPopulation 14,350
60.47/ 100
Ranked #4,499 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.1%)
Ranked #8 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 1.5%)
Ranked #2 of 40 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ZIPs (top 5.0%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Lack of transportation
5.0%
in the bottom 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Food insecurity
8.2%
in the bottom 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
28.4%
in the bottom 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
3.0%
in the bottom 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
7.4%
in the bottom 10.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS10thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 10.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS89thDefinition & 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 ›Tooth loss
7.1%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Utility shut-off threat
5.1%
in the bottom 14.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS15thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
2.0%
in the bottom 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS13thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
6.4%
in the bottom 13.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS13thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 72714, one of several in Bella Vista, Arkansas sits in the top 14.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,499th) and the top 1.5% of Arkansas (8th).
A few measures carry most of this area's good news: modeled transportation lies in the bottom 7.6% nationally, food insecurity registers in the bottom 8.3% nationally, and loneliness is in the bottom 9.6% nationally. Poverty lies in the bottom 9.6% nationally, modeled housing insecurity registers in the bottom 10.4% nationally, and modeled tooth loss is in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 14.0% nationally, and modeled utility shutoff registers in the bottom 14.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the top 10.6% nationally, and disaster risk lies in the top 12.7% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 72718, about 9.0 miles away. Across other measures, the ZIP also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.
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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 71%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 89%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Disability
healthier than 77%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 59%
14%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 92%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 97%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 99%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 97%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 35%
14%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 86%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 97%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 97%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 59%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 52%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 82.1 ± 2.0 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.0 years — 5.1 years above them.
Ranked #127 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
64856
Missourishares a border
Score 35.57
Closest healthier
72718
Arkansasabout 9.0 mi away
Score 63.76
Similar health profile
27455
North Carolina99% similar profile
Score 64.15
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 28.0% | 25.1–30.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.0% | 33.5–40.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.8% | 9.8–11.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.7% | 5.9–7.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.2 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.4–26.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.2–12.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.8% | 33.2–40.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.4% | 28.7–38.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.1% | 5.7–8.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.8% | 5.5–8.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.9–83.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.9% | 79.0–84.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.8% | 88.2–91.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.6% | 64.4–72.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.8% | 63.6–70.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.8% | 67.9–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.4% | 13.0–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.0% | 8.5–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.5% | 19.3–26.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.6% | 28.4–37.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.5% | 14.4–18.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.3% | 10.8–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 11.0–14.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.2% | 25.8–32.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.3% | 7.3–9.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.2–14.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.2–4.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.2% | 19.2–25.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 6.7–9.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 4.0% | 3.2–4.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.2–8.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 5.0% | 4.3–5.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 28.4% | 24.7–32.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 5.1% | 4.4–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 86.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 58.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 23.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 42.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $103,125 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $306,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $1,338 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $800 ($568–$1,094) n=393 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.1 yr ± 1.03 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.2 yr (73.4–79.7) n=580 |
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 1.03 years of 82.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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