ZIP code
81654
in Snowmass, ColoradoPopulation 1,431
62.27/ 100
Ranked #3,359 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 10.5%)
Ranked #113 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 23%)
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.
Humid extreme heat
0.5 days/year
in the bottom 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
21.5%
in the bottom 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
5.9%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
25.4%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.1% 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 ›Park land
59.1%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
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 ›Walkability
1.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST16thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$141,111
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Transit access
6.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›The read
In its overall standing, Snowmass, Colorado (ZIP 81654) lands in the top 10.5% healthiest ZIPs nationally (3,359th) and the top 23% of Colorado (113th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 0.4% nationally, obesity stands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and short sleep rests in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.1% nationally, park land resides in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Household income is in the top 5.0% nationally, and transit sits in the top 3.2% nationally. On the other side, modeled loud transportation noise lands in the top 1.0% nationally, and walkability lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, loud transportation noise 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. On the overall standing, ZIP 81611, 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.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 83%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 61%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 97%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 85%
8%
Disability
healthier than 88%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 56%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 83%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 89%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 71%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 19%
14%
“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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 14.7; chronic-disease standing 82.9 — 68 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,231 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
81611
Coloradoshares a border
Score 67.14
Closest healthier
81615
Coloradoshares a border
Score 69.19
Similar health profile
80540
Colorado98% similar profile
Score 65.64
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 | 26.9% | 23.2–30.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.8% | 25.4–34.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.2–7.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.5–6.7 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 17.4–24.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.1% | 7.6–10.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.3% | 30.6–39.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 21.5% | 15.4–28.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.6–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.4% | 7.7–11.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.3% | 6.6–10.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.1% | 70.1–77.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.9% | 69.5–77.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.8% | 87.0–90.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.4% | 64.7–74.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 71.7% | 68.8–75.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.0% | 67.3–82.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 14.4–21.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.5% | 7.4–11.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 14.7% | 11.5–18.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 25.4% | 20.1–31.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 13.7% | 11.3–16.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.0–16.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.6% | 9.9–13.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.4% | 9.8–13.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.4% | 21.1–29.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.1–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.7–6.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.4–12.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.7% | 2.3–3.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.5% | 3.0–4.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 57.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 98.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 42.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 56.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 30.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 50.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $141,111 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $1,122,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,184 | $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 | 82.6 yr ± 1.90 | 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 1.90 years of 82.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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