ZIP code
87527
in Dixon, New MexicoPopulation 1,534
45.44/ 100
Ranked #21,943 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)
Ranked #187 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 45%)
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.
Binge drinking
10.2%
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Vision disability
10.0%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST77thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
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 ›Distance to a nursing home
18.5 mi
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
19.2%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›Hearing disability
11.8%
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
34%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Park land
28.2%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Dixon, New Mexico (ZIP 87527) ranks in the bottom 32% nationally (21,943rd) and the bottom 45% of New Mexico (187th).
Where this area bears down hardest, the measures speak first: modeled vision disability lies in the top 4.9% nationally, and distance to a nursing home resides in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled diabetes lands in the top 5.2% nationally, and hearing disability registers in the top 5.2% nationally. Poverty sits in the top 4.9% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 1.6% nationally, industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 2.2% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Civic settles in the top 4.1% nationally, and park land lies in the top 5.0% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, 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. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 87521, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 80%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 82%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 19%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Disability
healthier than 8%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 62%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 59%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 23%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
“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 95.8 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 19.4 — 76 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #687 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.
Nearby
87521
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 51.08
Closest healthier
87531
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 47.01
Similar health profile
87012
New Mexico99% similar profile
Score 45.32
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 | 33.8% | 29.9–38.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.0% | 37.5–46.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.4% | 8.4–10.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.7–10.7 |
| Depression among adults | 20.6% | 17.2–24.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.2% | 16.5–22.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 35.0–44.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.6% | 32.2–47.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.6% | 12.0–17.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.0% | 14.6–22.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.7–83.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.5% | 70.5–78.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 84.9–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.9% | 53.4–64.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 55.1% | 51.3–59.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.4% | 62.1–78.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.2% | 8.1–12.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.8% | 11.4–16.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.3% | 26.8–38.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.4% | 27.9–39.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 30.1% | 25.8–34.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.5% | 12.6–16.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.9% | 16.3–21.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.7% | 13.5–18.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.8% | 36.6–47.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.3–12.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.4% | 20.0–26.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.8% | 5.8–7.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.4% | 19.9–27.3 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 22.8% | 19.0–26.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.8% | 16.3–23.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.2% | 13.7–19.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.0% | 9.4–12.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.3% | 26.7–36.0 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 11.6% | 9.9–13.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 34.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 16.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 11.4% | 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 | 84.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 76.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 0.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 31.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 29.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 38.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339 |
| Median household income | $65,461 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265 |
| Median home value | $406,300 | $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 | 78.9 yr ± 1.14 | 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 1.14 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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