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87049

in San Fidel, New MexicoPopulation 79

ZipVitals Score
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52.61/ 100

Ranked #12,615 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 39%)

Ranked #83 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 25%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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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.

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Humid extreme heat

7 days/year

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US4th
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.

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Walkability

1.6 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST27th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

17.6 mi

in the top 6.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST55th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST19th
US9th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

15.4%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Loud transportation noise

0.98%

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US80th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Overall, San Fidel, New Mexico (ZIP 87049) lands in the top 39% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,615th) and the top 25% of New Mexico (83rd).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: housing-cost burden resides at the national minimum, and homeownership registers at the national maximum. Home broadband subscription rests at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat lies in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 6.2% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Set against that, walkability resides in the bottom 5.4% nationally.

A note on the terms: air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 87014, just across the boundary, ranks better 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 96%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 58%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

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 adults27.9%24.6–31.5
High blood pressure among adults36.9%32.8–41.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.1%7.2–9.0
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.5–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%6.9–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.8%5.8–7.9
Depression among adults20.7%17.6–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.4%13.3–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.9%32.6–41.5
Obesity among adults35.4%28.4–43.3
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.8%10.4–15.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.2%12.0–19.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.9%73.5–79.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.5%66.2–74.6
Cholesterol screening among adults86.0%83.9–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.2%60.7–71.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.4%54.6–62.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.6%66.1–80.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.3%10.8–16.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.2%10.7–15.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.5%21.8–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults37.3%31.5–43.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.7%20.0–27.8
Frequent mental distress among adults15.0%13.1–17.2
Frequent physical distress among adults15.9%13.8–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.7%12.6–17.0
Any disability among adults34.9%30.1–40.1
Hearing disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.4
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.5–10.1
Mobility disability among adults16.8%14.2–19.6
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.4
Vision disability among adults6.9%6.0–7.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.6%21.8–30.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.4%15.0–22.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.4%10.7–16.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.1–17.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.0–11.1
Loneliness among adults32.7%28.2–38.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.7–10.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)24.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+96.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age74.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$917 ($549–$1,408) n=173
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.1 yr ± 1.6978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.5 yr (76.1–83.2) n=357

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 1.69 years of 79.1, 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