ZIP code
87530
in El Rito, New MexicoPopulation 1,102
51.13/ 100
Ranked #14,620 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #108 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 32%)
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.
Park land
67.5%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
54.4%
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Distance to a nursing home
23.1 mi
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
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 hazardous-chemical facility
24.2 mi
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST70thUS97thDefinition & 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.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.8%
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Uninsured (under 65)
18.9%
in the top 5.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST75thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
45.4 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 5.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, El Rito, New Mexico (ZIP 87530) places in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,620th) and the top 32% of New Mexico (108th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: park land is in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Homeownership stands at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 3.2% nationally, and modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Pulling the other way, poverty lies in the top 1.3% nationally, distance to a nursing home rests in the top 2.6% nationally, and modeled uninsured resides in the top 5.5% nationally. Fatal road crashes is in the top 5.2% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these 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. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 87515, 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 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 91%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 38%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 62%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 70%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 93%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 65%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Healthcare Access
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 ›
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 95.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 38.2 — 58 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,905 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
87510
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 46.24
Closest healthier
87515
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 53.63
Similar health profile
87722
New Mexico98% similar profile
Score 51.09
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 | 30.6% | 26.8–34.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.3% | 34.8–44.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.4–9.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.1% | 7.9–10.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.1–10.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.0–7.8 |
| Depression among adults | 18.8% | 15.7–22.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.4% | 16.0–21.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.0% | 34.2–43.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.2% | 31.7–47.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.2–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.8% | 12.1–18.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 18.9% | 15.7–22.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.5–82.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.9% | 69.8–77.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.9% | 86.0–89.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 57.9% | 52.6–63.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.7% | 55.9–63.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.5% | 65.8–80.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.8% | 8.6–13.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 9.8–13.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.2% | 25.2–35.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.2% | 27.6–39.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.4% | 23.8–31.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.5% | 11.7–15.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.1% | 12.2–16.1 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.2% | 33.3–43.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.2% | 17.4–23.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 24.0% | 20.4–27.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.8% | 17.8–24.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.9% | 13.4–18.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.2% | 14.0–18.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.0% | 8.7–11.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.1% | 26.5–35.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.6% | 9.2–12.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 54.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 38.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 41.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 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 | 76.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.6% | 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 | 19.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 26.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 33.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 39.5 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 | $332,300 | $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 | 80.1 yr ± 1.54 | 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 1.54 years of 80.1, 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