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83342

in Malta, IdahoPopulation 1,231

ZipVitals Score
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49.64/ 100

Ranked #16,724 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #155 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across health domains

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.

Crowded housing

15.2%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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

1.4 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

48.7 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

16.1 mi

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US7th
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

9.7 days/year

in the bottom 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST27th
US7th
Definition & 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 ›

Slow internet speeds

1.4%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Park land

16%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST79th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

16.4 mi

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

The read

Malta, Idaho (ZIP 83342), overall, ranks in the bottom 48% nationally (16,724th) and the bottom 42% of Idaho (155th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally, industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and humid heat rests in the bottom 6.7% nationally. Park land registers in the top 8.4% nationally. On the other side, crowded housing resides in the top 2.1% nationally, and walkability settles in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Fatal road crashes is in the top 4.2% nationally, and distance to a nursing home sits in the top 4.8% nationally. Slow internet speeds lands in the top 8.3% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lies in the top 9.0% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 83243, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 79%

11%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.7%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Healthcare Access

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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults28.3%25.6–31.1
High blood pressure among adults35.0%31.7–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.9–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.4–8.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%6.7–9.2
Depression among adults23.4%20.6–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.4%9.9–13.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.9%31.6–38.4
Obesity among adults37.3%31.7–43.2
Stroke among adults3.8%3.3–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.4%11.3–15.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%10.3–15.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.4%70.6–76.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.6%70.1–76.8
Cholesterol screening among adults80.3%77.8–82.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.7%54.2–63.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.7%61.4–67.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.6%63.9–76.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.8%11.6–16.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.3%11.0–15.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.5%21.5–29.5
Short sleep duration among adults33.1%27.9–38.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.3%17.5–23.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.7%14.9–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%13.1–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%14.8–19.2
Any disability among adults36.9%32.7–41.3
Hearing disability among adults10.5%9.4–11.7
Independent living disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.5
Mobility disability among adults16.7%14.3–19.1
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.6–4.7
Vision disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.3%17.3–23.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.2–17.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.6–13.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.5–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.1–9.6
Loneliness among adults28.9%24.8–33.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.5–8.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275
Uninsured 18–643.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276
No HS diploma (25+)3.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275
Unemployment rate (16+)0.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274
Households without a vehicle1.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275
Broadband subscription87.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275
Homeownership rate77.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275
Crowded housing (>1 per room)15.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277
Single-parent households46.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08758.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271
Population 65+17.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277
Median age35.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273
Median household income$56,818$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252
Median home value$224,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247
Median gross rent$729$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$990 ($730–$1,495) n=192
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.9 yr ± 0.9678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.9 yr (76.8–83.5) n=278

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 0.96 years of 81.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured