ZIP code
81091
in Weston, ColoradoPopulation 1,120
43.93/ 100
Ranked #23,480 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)
Ranked #469 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 6.6%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
49.9 mi
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
12.5%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.2%
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.1%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
0.00%
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›Mammography
67.2%
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST23rdUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
14.6 mi
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
12.9 per million
in the bottom 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST38thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
5.5%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
Weston, Colorado (ZIP 81091), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 27% nationally (23,480th) and the bottom 6.6% of Colorado (469th).
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled transportation noise lies in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and recreation settles in the top 5.2% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 5.9% nationally. On the other hand, crowded housing is in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled hearing disability rests in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease sits in the top 3.9% nationally, and mammography registers in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and modeled energy burden resides in the top 5.2% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 81055, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 8%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 71%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.6%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 38%
11%
Disability
healthier than 1%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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 98.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 11.7 — 87 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #206 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
81020
Coloradoshares a border
Score 41.07
Closest healthier
81055
Coloradoshares a border
Score 58.07
Similar health profile
83632
Idaho96% similar profile
Score 43.55
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 | 38.0% | 33.5–42.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.1% | 37.2–47.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.2% | 11.0–13.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.3% | 9.3–13.6 |
| Depression among adults | 22.1% | 18.4–26.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.4% | 13.9–19.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.3% | 36.2–46.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.1% | 25.1–41.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.4% | 12.4–18.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.7% | 11.1–16.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.2–83.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.8% | 72.9–80.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 87.1–90.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.6% | 59.9–70.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.8% | 51.7–59.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.2% | 57.6–75.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.1% | 9.8–14.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.7% | 12.5–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.3% | 22.0–33.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.8% | 26.2–39.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.5% | 21.3–30.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.2–17.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.3% | 15.6–21.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.8% | 13.5–18.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.0% | 34.2–45.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.6–13.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.6–12.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.4% | 17.9–25.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.1–7.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–9.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 30.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 37.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 37.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 80.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 12.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 55.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 28.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 51.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $50,179 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $351,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $714 | $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 | 80.5 yr ± 3.12 | 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 3.12 years of 80.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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