ZIP code
77070
in Houston, TexasPopulation 58,229
53.98/ 100
Ranked #10,714 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)
Ranked #325 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranked #71 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (top 30%)
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.
Subsidized affordable housing
898 units
in the top 1.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & 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.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
Under 0.1 mi
in the bottom 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS4thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
152.6 days/year
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 5.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & 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.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 5.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
6.7%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
39.5 per million
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.51 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›Slow internet speeds
1.5%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, ZIP 77070, one of several in Houston, Texas lands in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,714th) and the top 17% of Texas (325th).
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 1.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room lies at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Outpatient resides in the top 7.6% nationally. On the other hand, modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 2.9% nationally, distance to a Superfund site registers in the bottom 3.7% nationally, and modeled humid heat sits in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled disaster risk rests in the top 5.1% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the top 5.4% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 7.1% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 77065, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 84%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 81%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 76%
8%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 68%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 62%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 69%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 56%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 39.5 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 79.4 ± 1.1 years.
Ranked #1,534 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
77064
Texasshares a border
Score 51.65
Closest healthier
77065
Texasshares a border
Score 54.51
Similar health profile
75074
Texas99% similar profile
Score 55.06
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 | 20.4% | 18.3–22.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.2% | 29.4–35.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–6.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.1–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 20.6% | 18.1–23.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 32.4–38.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.2% | 31.0–39.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.4% | 9.5–13.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.4% | 14.6–18.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.2% | 71.3–76.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.2% | 71.1–77.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 83.1–86.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.9% | 56.1–63.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.3% | 54.4–60.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.4% | 66.2–78.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.1% | 14.7–19.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.7% | 20.9–26.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.6% | 35.1–42.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.0% | 17.0–21.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.7–18.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.2% | 10.8–13.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.7% | 13.2–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 26.4–32.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.3–6.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.9% | 11.4–14.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.6–4.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 8.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 38.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 47.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 22.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 38.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 12.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 35.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $77,397 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $288,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,619 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.4 yr ± 0.56 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 yr (75.1–81.7) n=1,772 |
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 0.56 years of 79.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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