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87734

in Ocate, New MexicoPopulation 115

ZipVitals Score
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50.31/ 100

Ranked #15,817 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)

Ranked #123 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 36%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

0 days/year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Energy-cost burden

7.3%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

50.7 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full 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.

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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

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.

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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

25.7 mi

in the top 2.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST73rd
US97th
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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

21.7 mi

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Ocate, New Mexico (ZIP 87734) stands in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,817th) and the top 36% of New Mexico (123rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled humid heat lands at the national minimum, and housing-cost burden settles at the national minimum. Modeled transportation noise rests at the national minimum, and poverty lands at the national minimum. Homeownership settles at the national maximum, modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 2.8% nationally. Working the other way, modeled energy burden settles in the top 0.9% nationally, distance to an emergency room rests in the top 0.7% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lands in the top 2.9% nationally.

For clarity, 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. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 87710, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.4%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 47%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 68%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

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 adults29.0%25.3–32.7
High blood pressure among adults38.6%33.9–43.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.5–9.4
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.0–10.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.6–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.4%5.9–9.0
Depression among adults20.5%17.1–24.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.2%13.8–18.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%33.9–43.5
Obesity among adults32.7%24.6–41.5
Stroke among adults4.4%3.8–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.0%14.0–20.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.7%12.2–19.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.6%75.3–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.2%67.9–76.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%83.4–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.9%52.9–65.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.5%56.6–64.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.5%57.3–75.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.4%10.0–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.3%9.4–15.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.0%21.6–32.7
Short sleep duration among adults32.8%26.3–40.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.0%20.8–29.2
Frequent mental distress among adults14.3%12.2–16.4
Frequent physical distress among adults16.1%13.6–18.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.4%12.0–16.9
Any disability among adults35.3%29.7–40.7
Hearing disability among adults9.9%8.5–11.3
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.4–10.4
Mobility disability among adults17.5%14.5–20.6
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.4–6.2
Vision disability among adults7.7%6.6–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.5%18.7–26.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.3%15.1–23.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.4%11.8–19.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.6%11.7–17.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.1–11.6
Loneliness among adults31.1%25.7–36.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.1–11.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%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+)8.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)41.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)16.3%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 subscription92.1%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 population2.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households66.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+32.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age53.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$123,500$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 birth77.7 yr ± 1.2178.9 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 1.21 years of 77.7, 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