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88250

in Hope, New MexicoPopulation 153

ZipVitals Score
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48.27/ 100

Ranked #18,588 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)

Ranked #151 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 45%)

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

Robust across all 9 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.

Slow internet speeds

10.4%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

0.88 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

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.

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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 ›

Housing-cost burden

2.3%

in the bottom 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

76.8 days/year

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

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Distance to a nursing home

14.4 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US94th
Definition & 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

17.7 per million

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US7th
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 ›

Energy-cost burden

2.0%

in the bottom 13.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US13th
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 ›

Radon

1 pCi/L

in the bottom 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US24th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

The read

Hope, New Mexico (ZIP 88250), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 42% nationally (18,588th) and the top 45% of New Mexico (151st).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: slow internet speeds lies in the top 1.4% nationally, and walkability rests in the bottom 2.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat resides in the top 5.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home is in the top 5.8% nationally. More encouragingly, poverty lands at the national minimum, homeownership stands at the national maximum, and housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 4.1% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 6.6% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Next to the surrounding area, slow internet speeds 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 88210, 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 71%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 adults25.5%22.8–28.2
High blood pressure among adults33.6%30.1–37.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.7%7.0–8.5
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.4–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Depression among adults24.8%21.5–28.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.7–12.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.1%30.4–37.7
Obesity among adults38.3%32.1–44.4
Stroke among adults3.6%3.2–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.5%7.7–11.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%10.6–15.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.4%69.3–75.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults67.6%63.9–71.2
Cholesterol screening among adults83.1%81.1–85.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.5%54.1–62.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.7%60.6–66.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.6%63.0–77.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.7%13.3–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.5%12.4–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.8%21.1–28.8
Short sleep duration among adults37.5%32.4–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.3%18.8–24.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.5%15.7–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.5–17.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.1%14.2–18.3
Any disability among adults33.4%29.7–37.5
Hearing disability among adults7.7%6.9–8.6
Independent living disability among adults9.0%8.0–10.2
Mobility disability among adults14.4%12.5–16.4
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
Vision disability among adults5.8%5.2–6.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.5%21.3–28.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.8–19.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.1%10.9–15.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.1–16.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.9–10.3
Loneliness among adults34.3%30.0–38.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.3%8.2–10.7
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 18–641.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)1.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)47.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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 subscription79.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.3%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 population3.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households55.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+32.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age52.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$83,250$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 birth80.2 yr ± 1.9078.9 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 1.90 years of 80.2, 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