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88411

in Bard, New MexicoPopulation 76

ZipVitals Score
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40.26/ 100

Ranked #26,576 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #251 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 26%)

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.

Mammography

62.7%

in the bottom 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST14th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

33.3 mi

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

6.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
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 ›

Walkability

0.95 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST13th
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 ›

Unemployment rate

17.9%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

51.6%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to an emergency room

23.8 mi

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

19.2 mi

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST57th
US95th
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 ›

Nitrate in drinking water

2.6%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Bard, New Mexico (ZIP 88411) sits in the bottom 17% nationally (26,576th) and the bottom 26% of New Mexico (251st), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 1.4% nationally, distance to a nursing home resides in the top 1.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden lies in the top 2.4% nationally. Walkability settles in the bottom 2.5% nationally, unemployment stands in the top 2.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden is in the top 2.6% nationally. Distance to an emergency room rests in the top 3.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover sits at the national minimum. Modeled nitrate registers in the top 5.3% nationally. Better still, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 5.2% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility 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. Nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 88112, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 73%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 27%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

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 adults34.4%29.9–39.1
High blood pressure among adults42.8%37.5–48.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.2–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%8.3–11.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.1%8.4–14.0
Depression among adults25.4%21.2–30.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.7%12.0–17.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.7%35.6–46.0
Obesity among adults36.8%28.3–46.3
Stroke among adults5.0%4.1–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.5%18.6–26.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.8%5.5–11.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.0–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.0%68.3–77.3
Cholesterol screening among adults86.0%83.4–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.9%55.6–67.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.5%61.3–69.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years62.7%52.5–72.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.4–17.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.1%13.0–23.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.7%18.5–31.2
Short sleep duration among adults30.9%24.5–38.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.6%18.4–29.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.8%13.9–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults17.6%14.4–21.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%12.5–19.0
Any disability among adults35.9%29.3–42.7
Hearing disability among adults10.5%8.9–12.2
Independent living disability among adults10.2%8.0–12.6
Mobility disability among adults18.4%14.4–22.7
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.4–7.2
Vision disability among adults6.3%5.1–7.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.3%17.1–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.2%11.1–20.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.6%11.0–20.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%8.0–13.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.7–10.4
Loneliness among adults29.8%24.8–35.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.9%6.9–11.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate32.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6415.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)17.9%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 subscription87.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)51.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate96.8%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 households94.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+43.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age57.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$46,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$315,400$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 birth81.8 yr ± 1.7478.9 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 1.74 years of 81.8, 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