ZIP code
87051
in San Rafael, New MexicoPopulation 374
54.41/ 100
Ranked #10,181 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranked #58 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 17%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 0.08% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
45%
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
53.9%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST24thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
6 days/year
in the bottom 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST28thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Mammography
67%
in the bottom 5.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST39thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
San Rafael, New Mexico (ZIP 87051), overall, ranks in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,181st) and the top 17% of New Mexico (58th).
Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 0.08% nationally, housing-cost burden is at the national minimum, and poverty sits at the national minimum. Homeownership lands at the national maximum, home broadband subscription lies at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 3.9% nationally. On the other side, unemployment registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the bottom 5.5% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 87124, about 49 miles away, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 72%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Disability
healthier than 44%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 78%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
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.
Nearby
87020
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 46.82
Closest healthier
87124
New Mexicoabout 49 mi away
Score 58.04
Similar health profile
87548
New Mexico95% similar profile
Score 54.56
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 26.9% | 23.5–30.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 36.2% | 32.0–40.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.8% | 7.0–8.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.5–8.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.9% | 4.8–7.2 |
| Depression among adults | 19.0% | 16.0–22.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.7% | 13.4–18.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.0% | 33.5–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.5% | 27.7–41.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.3–4.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.5% | 17.9–25.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.8% | 11.7–20.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.9% | 74.4–81.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.2% | 68.2–76.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.5% | 85.3–89.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 53.9% | 48.3–59.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.7% | 51.9–59.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.0% | 58.9–74.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.0–15.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.6% | 8.3–13.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.7% | 20.9–31.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.6% | 31.9–43.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.1% | 19.2–27.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 12.9% | 11.0–14.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.8–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.1% | 10.8–15.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.2% | 27.3–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.4–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.0% | 13.2–19.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.6% | 3.9–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.0% | 5.9–8.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.8% | 19.1–26.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.5% | 13.5–22.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.4% | 9.4–15.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.6% | 10.9–16.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.0–10.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.6% | 26.0–35.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.0–10.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 49.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 45.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 59.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 55.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 68.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 yr ± 1.69 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.5 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