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ZIP code

80118

in Larkspur, ColoradoPopulation 5,632

68.75/ 100

Ranked #819 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 2.6%)

Ranked #15 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 3.0%)

Ranked #8 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (top 6.3%)

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.

Median household income

$158,155

in the top 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

25.1%

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

25.6%

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST37th
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

46.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

9.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

4.8%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

Tooth loss

3.9%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

11.4%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

17.3 per million

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US6th
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 ›

The read

In its overall standing, Larkspur, Colorado (ZIP 80118) lands in the top 2.6% healthiest ZIPs nationally (819th) and the top 3.0% of Colorado (15th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: household income settles in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled short sleep is in the bottom 0.4% nationally, and modeled obesity sits in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, independent living disability lies in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health rests in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 6.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled disaster risk resides in the top 4.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 4.9% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. On the overall standing, ZIP 80124, about 13 miles away, ranks healthier.

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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 81%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 87%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the top 0.8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 70%

14%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the top 0.6%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 87%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the top 0.00%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 22%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 13%

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 ›

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 adults28.8%25.7–31.8
High blood pressure among adults31.6%28.3–34.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.8%10.7–12.9
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults5.6%5.0–6.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.9%4.1–5.7
Depression among adults20.2%17.5–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults8.3%7.1–9.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.2%33.6–40.8
Obesity among adults25.6%21.4–30.1
Stroke among adults2.8%2.5–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years3.9%3.1–4.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.8%3.9–5.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.0%72.1–79.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.1%76.0–81.7
Cholesterol screening among adults92.0%90.9–93.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years72.7%69.1–76.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults78.6%76.2–80.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.4%71.4–82.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.0%13.5–18.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults7.4%6.0–9.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults13.5%11.1–16.3
Short sleep duration among adults25.1%21.6–28.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults11.4%9.7–13.4
Frequent mental distress among adults12.4%10.9–14.0
Frequent physical distress among adults10.5%9.2–12.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.3%8.1–10.7
Any disability among adults22.2%19.2–25.5
Hearing disability among adults6.7%5.9–7.5
Independent living disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Mobility disability among adults9.3%7.9–10.9
Self-care disability among adults2.4%2.1–2.7
Vision disability among adults2.8%2.5–3.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507
Uninsured 18–647.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503
No HS diploma (25+)0.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)62.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50533.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)2.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505
Households without a vehicle0.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507
Broadband subscription98.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507
Homeownership rate96.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32274.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507
Foreign-born population2.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508
Single-parent households77.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500
Population 65+21.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508
Median age54.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502
Median household income$158,155$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470
Median home value$886,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469
Median gross rent$3,501$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.1 yr ± 1.1078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.4 yr (76.8–83.2) n=466

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 1.10 years of 81.1, 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