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88355

in Ruidoso, New MexicoPopulation 293

ZipVitals Score
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44.79/ 100

Ranked #22,621 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranked #199 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 41%)

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.

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

42.6 mi

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US99th
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 ›

Mammography

65.2%

in the bottom 3.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST29th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

6 days/year

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST27th
US4th
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 ›

Self-care disability

6.9%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US5th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

15 mi

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

140 intersections/sq mi

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 88355, one of several in Ruidoso, New Mexico sits in the bottom 29% nationally (22,621st) and the bottom 41% of New Mexico (199th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled mammography resides in the bottom 3.1% nationally, modeled self-care disability lies in the top 6.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home settles in the top 5.4% nationally. On the encouraging side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 1.0% nationally, home broadband subscription is at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Floodplain exposure sits at the national minimum, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss lands in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and walkability resides in the top 5.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. ZIP 88345, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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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Environmental HazardPartial

in the top 0.01%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.6%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental HazardPartial

in the top 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 95%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

“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 adults35.6%31.3–39.9
High blood pressure among adults44.4%39.5–49.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.5–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.4%8.7–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%8.6–14.2
Depression among adults25.5%21.6–29.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.4%14.6–20.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.1%35.2–45.1
Obesity among adults34.9%27.5–43.2
Stroke among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.0%14.9–21.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.6%10.0–17.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.3%76.6–83.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.5%70.3–78.6
Cholesterol screening among adults87.2%84.8–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.5%52.6–64.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.6%49.5–57.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years65.2%55.7–73.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.5%9.1–14.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.6%13.4–21.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.5%23.5–35.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.5%28.1–41.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.3%23.8–34.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.4%14.0–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults19.5%16.3–22.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.5%13.5–19.6
Any disability among adults39.5%33.2–45.7
Hearing disability among adults10.5%8.9–12.1
Independent living disability among adults11.5%9.3–13.9
Mobility disability among adults21.9%17.7–26.4
Self-care disability among adults6.9%5.6–8.4
Vision disability among adults8.5%7.0–10.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.3%19.0–28.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.0%17.0–28.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.8%16.4–28.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.0%12.7–19.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.8%8.7–13.3
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.3–38.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.9–14.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–645.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)43.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.0%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 subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate58.6%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households0.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+27.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age36.6 yr42.2 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 birth82.2 yr ± 2.0278.9 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 2.02 years of 82.2, 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