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87581

in Vallecitos, New MexicoPopulation 0

ZipVitals Score
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55.59/ 100

Ranked #8,755 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 27%)

Ranked #50 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 14.9%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Park land

92%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

24.7 mi

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

27.3 mi

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

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.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

83.4%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

1.4 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST23rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

20.7 mi

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST63rd
US96th
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.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

12 days/year

in the bottom 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST48th
US9th
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.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.44%

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

Vallecitos, New Mexico (ZIP 87581), by its composite score, sits in the top 27% healthiest ZIPs nationally (8,755th) and the top 14.9% of New Mexico (50th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: park land registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and modeled transportation noise settles at the national minimum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and tree cover lies in the top 3.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 4.5% nationally, modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 8.9% nationally, and floodplain exposure is in the bottom 9.4% nationally. Pulling the other way, distance to a nursing home lands in the top 2.3% nationally, distance to an emergency room stands in the top 2.4% nationally, and walkability registers in the bottom 4.4% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 87539, 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 62%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 90%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOHPartial

healthier than 60%

16%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 66%

21%

Social Need / SDOHPartial

healthier than 82%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 69%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 80%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

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 adults28.8%25.2–32.3
High blood pressure among adults35.0%30.7–39.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%7.8–9.8
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.3–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.5%6.3–8.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.5%5.2–7.9
Depression among adults21.0%17.5–24.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.3%11.9–16.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.9%31.5–40.6
Obesity among adults36.7%29.5–44.6
Stroke among adults3.9%3.3–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.4%7.4–11.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.5%13.0–21.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.5%74.3–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.3%68.2–76.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%83.7–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.6%56.6–66.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.6%56.6–64.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.1%64.3–79.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.3%9.9–15.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.4%8.1–12.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.0%20.1–30.6
Short sleep duration among adults33.2%27.6–39.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.2%18.5–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults14.6%12.5–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%12.7–17.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%11.7–16.5
Any disability among adults34.8%29.5–40.3
Hearing disability among adults8.7%7.4–10.0
Independent living disability among adults8.2%6.9–9.7
Mobility disability among adults16.2%13.4–19.4
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.6–5.1
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.5–7.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.1–27.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.0%13.3–21.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.9%10.0–16.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.1%11.3–17.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.3–10.6
Loneliness among adults31.9%27.2–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.6–11.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate—10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–64—9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)—7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)—23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)—3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle—3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription—89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)—23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate—78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)—1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population—2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households—53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+—19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age—42.2 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 birth80.1 yr ± 2.1178.9 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 2.11 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