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86511

in Saint Michaels, ArizonaPopulation 3,583

ZipVitals Score
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30.03/ 100

Ranked #30,759 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 4.1%)

Ranked #349 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 11.5%)

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.

Vision disability

13.5%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

58.3%

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST13th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

48.3%

in the bottom 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST16th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

14.0%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.8%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.3%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

31.1%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.0%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

19.9%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

34.5%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

Overall, Saint Michaels, Arizona (ZIP 86511) lands in the bottom 4.1% nationally (30,759th) and the bottom 11.5% of Arizona (349th).

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A number of measures mark what daily life looks like here: modeled vision disability rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and mammography stands in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Modeled colon screening lies in the bottom 1.5% nationally, and hearing disability lands in the top 0.9% nationally. Modeled stroke sits in the top 1.6% nationally, independent living disability is in the top 2.3% nationally, and tooth loss settles in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled self-care disability resides in the top 2.8% nationally, crowded housing registers in the top 1.3% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health rests in the top 3.0% nationally.

For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 86515, just across the boundary, ranks better overall. The ZIP also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.5%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.3%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 1.0%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 99.5 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 7.1 (bottom 10%) — 92 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #63 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 adults29.8%27.3–32.5
High blood pressure among adults38.3%35.3–41.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.6%7.0–8.4
Current asthma among adults15.2%13.6–16.8
Coronary heart disease among adults10.2%9.3–11.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.8%11.4–14.3
Depression among adults19.9%17.4–22.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.0%18.1–22.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.3%31.3–37.4
Obesity among adults37.1%32.5–42.2
Stroke among adults6.8%6.2–7.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years31.1%27.0–35.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.6%11.2–16.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.8%74.3–79.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.8%69.7–75.9
Cholesterol screening among adults79.6%77.3–81.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years48.3%43.5–53.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults43.9%40.6–47.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years58.3%50.8–65.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.7%9.9–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.0%22.1–28.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.0%26.5–33.8
Short sleep duration among adults42.9%38.0–48.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults34.5%31.3–37.7
Frequent mental distress among adults21.5%19.4–23.8
Frequent physical distress among adults21.9%19.8–24.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.7%19.5–24.1
Any disability among adults46.5%42.7–50.3
Hearing disability among adults14.0%12.7–15.4
Independent living disability among adults15.3%13.8–16.9
Mobility disability among adults24.4%22.1–26.8
Self-care disability among adults8.0%7.2–8.9
Vision disability among adults13.5%12.3–14.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults37.3%33.6–41.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults37.4%33.7–41.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults31.4%28.0–35.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.4%22.6–28.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults21.5%19.3–23.9
Loneliness among adults35.0%31.2–38.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults20.3%18.1–22.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AZ median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396
Uninsured 18–6420.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394
No HS diploma (25+)18.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397
Unemployment rate (16+)10.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395
Households without a vehicle16.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394
Broadband subscription56.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394
Homeownership rate93.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32276.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394
Crowded housing (>1 per room)19.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394
Foreign-born population1.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5537.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397
Single-parent households36.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397
Median age36.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394
Median household income$41,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371
Median home value$45,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363
Median gross rent$706$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 birth75.1 yr ± 0.8178.9 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 0.81 years of 75.1, 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