ZIP code
81084
in Two Buttes, ColoradoPopulation 39
41.72/ 100
Ranked #25,462 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #485 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 3.4%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Mammography
65.1%
in the bottom 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
6.1%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Walkability
0.98 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS3rdDefinition & 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 Superfund site
111.5 mi
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10.7 per million
in the bottom 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST36thUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Nitrate in drinking water
1.9%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Two Buttes, Colorado (ZIP 81084) lands in the bottom 21% nationally (25,462nd) and the bottom 3.4% of Colorado (485th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 3.0% nationally, slow internet speeds lies in the top 2.1% nationally, and walkability stands in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests at the national minimum, and nitrate registers in the top 5.7% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 1.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles at the national minimum. Homeownership is at the national maximum, and distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 3.0% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 5.5% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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 81041, just across the boundary, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 60%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 15%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 5%
8%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 4%
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.
Nearby
81041
Coloradoshares a border
Score 43.06
Closest healthier
81052
Coloradoshares a border
Score 43.62
Similar health profile
72769
Arkansas97% similar profile
Score 44.64
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 | 29.8% | 26.5–33.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.2% | 29.4–37.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.1–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.6% | 8.0–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.5–30.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.1–13.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.1% | 31.0–39.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.6% | 22.8–37.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.6–4.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 23.0% | 19.1–27.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.8% | 9.4–14.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.4% | 70.2–76.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.3% | 67.1–75.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.2% | 79.6–84.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.7% | 55.4–65.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.5% | 48.8–56.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 65.1% | 56.4–73.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.6% | 13.7–19.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.2% | 14.1–20.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.3% | 19.8–29.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.3% | 28.0–41.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.5% | 19.1–26.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.1–21.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.4–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.8% | 16.2–21.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.9% | 31.0–41.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.7–9.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.1–12.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 13.8–19.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.3–6.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.6% | 5.7–7.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 80.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 35.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 64.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $56,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 78.3 yr ± 1.11 | 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 1.11 years of 78.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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