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85646

in Tubac, ArizonaPopulation 1,345

ZipVitals Score
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53.95/ 100

Ranked #10,771 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #144 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (top 37%)

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

Robust across all 9 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

23%

in the bottom 0.03% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

14.9%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

50.6%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

3.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Coronary heart disease

12.7%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & 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

8.9%

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US1st
Definition & 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

6.3%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.6 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

High blood pressure

51.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

6.5%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Tubac, Arizona (ZIP 85646), on the composite measure, lands in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,771st) and the top 37% of Arizona (144th).

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The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: modeled loneliness is in the bottom 0.03% nationally, recreation rests in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 0.4% nationally. Elder services registers in the top 1.8% nationally, and modeled housing insecurity lands in the bottom 4.4% nationally. Working the other way, modeled hearing disability resides in the top 0.5% nationally, and high cholesterol lies in the top 0.3% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 1.0% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 2.8% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the top 2.4% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, recreation runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 85645, 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 92%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 98%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 99%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Disability

healthier than 19%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 89%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 93%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

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 83.0; chronic-disease standing 4.2 (bottom 10%) — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #553 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.

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 adults42.0%37.6–46.4
High blood pressure among adults51.2%46.4–56.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults17.7%16.0–19.5
Current asthma among adults10.2%8.9–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults12.7%10.8–14.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%9.0–14.8
Depression among adults16.3%13.6–19.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.2%14.6–19.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened50.6%45.7–55.2
Obesity among adults29.2%23.4–35.5
Stroke among adults6.3%5.3–7.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.3%8.3–12.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.1%7.1–11.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure86.3%83.6–88.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.8%82.0–87.2
Cholesterol screening among adults93.5%92.4–94.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.1%61.4–72.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.5%55.9–62.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.0%64.9–79.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults8.9%7.3–10.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.3%7.5–13.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.9%19.3–30.7
Short sleep duration among adults29.7%24.5–35.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.5%17.9–27.6
Frequent mental distress among adults11.0%9.2–12.8
Frequent physical distress among adults16.4%13.6–19.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.2%8.9–13.6
Any disability among adults39.0%33.0–45.2
Hearing disability among adults14.9%12.8–17.0
Independent living disability among adults8.8%6.9–10.8
Mobility disability among adults21.9%17.6–26.5
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.2–6.4
Vision disability among adults6.8%5.6–8.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.9%16.4–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%7.8–13.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.5%6.2–11.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.5%5.2–7.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.6%4.6–6.8
Loneliness among adults23.0%19.1–27.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.7%3.8–5.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)3.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)47.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394
Broadband subscription90.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate91.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population9.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households91.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+68.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age71.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$73,438$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$491,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$2,295$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,303 ($683–$2,093) n=323
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.3 yr ± 1.4878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 yr (75.1–82.8) n=354

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 1.48 years of 82.3, 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