ZIP code
77357
in Roman Forest, TexasPopulation 37,592
43.17/ 100
Ranked #24,226 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #1,180 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #162 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (bottom 32%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
23.3%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
156.9 days/year
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
10.2%
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
55.5%
in the bottom 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST19thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
7.3%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
48.3 days/year
in the top 9.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Park land
11.6%
in the top 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Roman Forest, Texas (ZIP 77357) lands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,226th) and the bottom 37% of Texas (1,180th).
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: park land sits in the top 10.7% nationally. On the other hand, modeled uninsured rests in the top 2.9% nationally, and humid heat is in the top 3.0% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 3.8% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 4.2% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss lies in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 4.5% nationally, modeled colon screening lands in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 8.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits in the top 9.9% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 77302, 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 68%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 56%
14%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 57%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 19%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 74%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 21%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
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
3 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.0 ± 1.2 years. A median household income of $76,050 predicts 79.0 years — 4.0 years below.
Ranked #5,044 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.0 ± 1.2 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.2 years — 2.1 years below them.
Ranked #1,650 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.0 ± 1.2 years.
Ranked #504 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
77302
Texasshares a border
Score 46.37
Closest healthier
77336
Texasshares a border
Score 44.43
Similar health profile
76140
Texas99% similar profile
Score 44.25
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 | 23.5% | 20.7–26.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.0% | 29.3–36.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.3% | 6.6–8.1 |
| Depression among adults | 23.2% | 19.9–26.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.6–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.5% | 32.6–40.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.9% | 29.3–42.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.5% | 16.4–22.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 23.3% | 20.8–25.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.0–76.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.1% | 67.2–74.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.3% | 80.2–84.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 55.5% | 51.2–59.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 47.4% | 44.2–50.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.1% | 64.3–77.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.9% | 15.0–21.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.3% | 14.3–18.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.8% | 26.5–35.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.5% | 37.1–45.8 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.2% | 22.5–28.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.2–21.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.3% | 13.6–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.1% | 16.2–20.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.1% | 30.0–38.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.2–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.6% | 13.8–17.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.4–7.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 38.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 16.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 26.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 23.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 46.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 8.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 31.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $76,050 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $246,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,372 | $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 | 75.0 yr ± 0.59 | 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 0.59 years of 75.0, 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