ZIP code
88317
in Cloudcroft, New MexicoPopulation 2,077
52.54/ 100
Ranked #12,709 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)
Ranked #86 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (top 26%)
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
77.7%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
3 days/year
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST28thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
84.4%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$136,250
in the top 5.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Walkability
2.1 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 7.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST34thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.0%
in the bottom 6.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST36thUS7thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
14.7 mi
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST48thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
Cloudcroft, New Mexico (ZIP 88317) ranks in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,709th) and the top 26% of New Mexico (86th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: park land settles in the top 0.8% nationally, and modeled humid heat rests in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 3.2% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests in the top 3.3% nationally, household income lands in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled binge drinking settles in the bottom 6.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 8.3% nationally. By contrast, modeled disaster risk lands in the top 6.3% nationally, and walkability settles in the bottom 7.9% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 88312, about 27 miles away.
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
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 99%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 78%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Disability
healthier than 62%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 85%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 22%
21%
“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 98.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 17.9 — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #451 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
88310
New Mexicoshares a border
Score 50.84
Closest healthier
88312
New Mexicoabout 27 mi away
Score 55.88
Similar health profile
81413
Colorado95% similar profile
Score 49.51
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 | 35.8% | 31.9–39.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 43.6% | 39.1–48.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.8% | 10.7–13.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.5–11.2 |
| Depression among adults | 24.4% | 20.8–28.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 12.9–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.6% | 38.0–47.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.5% | 30.0–43.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.8% | 10.4–15.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.9% | 6.7–9.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78.2–84.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.9% | 73.1–80.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.7–90.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.0% | 59.8–70.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 66.1% | 62.7–69.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.1% | 62.2–77.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.0% | 9.7–14.6 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.3% | 11.9–16.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.0% | 18.2–26.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 31.4% | 26.2–37.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.1% | 19.2–25.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.4% | 12.6–16.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.3–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.7–15.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.5% | 30.1–39.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.8% | 9.5–12.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.2–10.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.2% | 15.7–20.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–6.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.7% | 16.7–22.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.4% | 11.3–15.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 12.8% | 10.7–15.1 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.7–11.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.4% | 6.5–8.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 29.2% | 24.9–33.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.3% | 7.1–9.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NM median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 1.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 12.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 1.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 40.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 18.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.0% | 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 | 0.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352 |
| Single-parent households | 48.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339 |
| Population 65+ | 23.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352 |
| Median age | 50.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339 |
| Median household income | $136,250 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265 |
| Median home value | $214,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255 |
| Median gross rent | $776 | $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 | 81.8 yr ± 3.19 | 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 3.19 years of 81.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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