ZIP code
80821
in Hugo, ColoradoPopulation 1,336
47.95/ 100
Ranked #18,988 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)
Ranked #413 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 18%)
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.
Grocery access
0.9 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
82.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
0.45 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
32.3 mi
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
0.9 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10.2 per million
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST34thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
98.7%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Humid extreme heat
10.9 days/year
in the bottom 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST40thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Hugo, Colorado (ZIP 80821) stands in the bottom 41% nationally (18,988th) and the bottom 18% of Colorado (413th).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: fatal road crashes stands in the top 0.9% nationally, and walkability sits in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Distance to a nursing home resides in the top 1.4% nationally, and modeled tree cover stands at the national minimum. More positively, grocery sits in the top 0.5% nationally, civic resides in the top 5.1% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Fiber broadband sits in the top 5.3% nationally. Distance to an emergency room resides at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure stands in the bottom 6.5% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, grocery runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". ZIP 80818, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 94%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 37%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
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 ›
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 94.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 38.1 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,001 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
80804
Coloradoshares a border
Score 45.69
Closest healthier
80818
Coloradoshares a border
Score 49.42
Similar health profile
84732
Utah96% similar profile
Score 44.78
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 | 32.5% | 28.6–36.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.6% | 31.1–40.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.5–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.1–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 20.2–28.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.0–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.5% | 32.0–41.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 22.3–38.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.3% | 12.4–18.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.2% | 8.2–12.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.7% | 72.2–78.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.4% | 69.3–77.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 83.0–87.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.9% | 59.5–70.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.8% | 55.0–62.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.0% | 60.1–77.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 12.8–19.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.7% | 12.7–18.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.2% | 18.5–28.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.6% | 24.5–37.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.1% | 17.6–24.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.2–20.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.9% | 13.6–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.6% | 14.2–19.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.2% | 30.0–40.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.3–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.6% | 13.8–19.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.1–6.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 81.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 50.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 18.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 35.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $66,071 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $264,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $875 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 yr ± 1.42 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 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 1.42 years of 79.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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