ZIP code
81410
in Austin, ColoradoPopulation 1,372
51.85/ 100
Ranked #13,639 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 43%)
Ranked #316 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 37%)
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 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS3rdDefinition & 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
99.5%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Obesity
25.6%
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST37thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
36.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST86thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
10.8%
in the top 10.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
8.5%
in the top 13.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
9.4%
in the top 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS85thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
13.7%
in the bottom 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS21stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Stroke
4.7%
in the top 21% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS79thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Austin, Colorado (ZIP 81410) ranks in the top 43% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,639th) and the bottom 37% of Colorado (316th).
Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Fiber broadband registers in the top 3.4% nationally, and modeled obesity sits in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Civic rests in the top 10.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise is at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Against that, fatal road crashes stands in the top 8.7% nationally, modeled radon settles in the top 11.4% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 10.1% nationally. Modeled hearing disability resides in the top 10.9% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 81415, about 3.7 miles away.
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 75%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 36%
16%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 64%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
“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
81416
Coloradoshares a border
Score 44.47
Closest healthier
81415
Coloradoabout 3.7 mi away
Score 53.67
Similar health profile
83226
Idaho96% similar profile
Score 52.11
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 | 36.3% | 32.1–40.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.5% | 34.8–44.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.9% | 11.5–14.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 9.9–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.0–10.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 7.5–11.5 |
| Depression among adults | 22.8% | 19.1–26.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.7% | 10.6–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.2% | 35.4–45.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 25.6% | 19.3–32.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.8% | 9.2–14.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.1% | 8.1–12.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.9% | 75.2–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.4% | 72.5–80.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.9% | 87.2–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.4% | 64.2–74.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.0% | 58.8–66.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.9% | 59.2–77.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.7% | 11.1–16.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.3% | 10.4–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.0% | 17.2–26.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.6% | 25.3–38.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.3% | 16.5–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.0–17.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.3–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.3% | 12.0–16.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.9% | 29.3–40.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.2–12.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.1–10.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.9% | 13.6–20.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.6–5.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.6–6.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 85.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 19.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.7% | 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 | 1.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 77.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 41.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 61.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $67,826 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $366,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $988 | $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 | 78.9 yr ± 1.44 | 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 1.44 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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