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83823

in Deary, IdahoPopulation 1,559

ZipVitals Score
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57.10/ 100

Ranked #7,181 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 22%)

Ranked #29 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (top 10.9%)

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.

Loneliness

26.7%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

3.0%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

6.9%

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Short sleep

28.2%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Park land

27.5%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

15.2 mi

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

38.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US92nd
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 an emergency room

16.8 mi

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

13.1 days/year

in the bottom 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST49th
US10th
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 ›

Housing insecurity

7.6%

in the bottom 12.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US12th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Deary, Idaho (ZIP 83823), on the composite measure, lands in the top 22% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,181st) and the top 10.9% of Idaho (29th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled loneliness sits in the bottom 2.3% nationally, pfas registers in the bottom 3.2% nationally, and short sleep lands in the bottom 3.6% nationally. Park land resides in the top 5.2% nationally, and modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 10.0% nationally. Working the other way, modeled fine-particle settles in the top 2.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home stands in the top 5.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes is in the top 7.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room rests in the top 8.6% nationally. Fiber broadband sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 83871, 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.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 70%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 94%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Disability

healthier than 54%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 32%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 90%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 88%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Disability

healthier than 79%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 adults32.3%29.0–35.6
High blood pressure among adults37.3%33.5–40.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%10.0–12.2
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.6–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.1%6.0–8.4
Depression among adults20.9%18.0–23.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.6%9.0–12.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.5%32.7–40.5
Obesity among adults30.6%25.5–35.9
Stroke among adults3.7%3.3–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.2%9.0–13.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.1%5.7–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.5%73.3–79.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.6%74.5–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.8%83.8–87.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.2%62.3–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.2%66.8–73.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.5%64.6–79.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%12.3–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.1%9.0–13.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.7%16.2–23.4
Short sleep duration among adults28.2%23.4–33.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.6%14.1–19.4
Frequent mental distress among adults14.1%12.3–16.0
Frequent physical distress among adults13.8%12.0–15.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.2%11.5–15.1
Any disability among adults32.3%28.1–36.5
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.1–11.6
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.4–8.5
Mobility disability among adults15.5%13.3–18.0
Self-care disability among adults3.5%3.0–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.3%3.7–4.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.4%16.6–22.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.3–11.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.3%4.8–7.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.6%6.2–9.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.7–6.4
Loneliness among adults26.7%23.0–31.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.3–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275
Uninsured 18–6415.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276
No HS diploma (25+)5.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275
Bachelor's or higher (25+)30.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275
Unemployment rate (16+)1.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274
Households without a vehicle2.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275
Broadband subscription88.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275
Homeownership rate89.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275
Foreign-born population1.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277
Single-parent households57.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08758.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271
Population 65+25.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277
Median age45.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273
Median household income$78,345$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252
Median home value$409,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247
Median gross rent$1,125$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 birth79.0 yr ± 1.5278.9 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 1.52 years of 79.0, 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