ZIP code
97021
in Dufur, OregonPopulation 1,608
48.28/ 100
Ranked #18,574 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #216 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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.
Walkability
1.3 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
37.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
29.9%
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST21stUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
12.8 days/year
in the bottom 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST44thUS10thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
93.9%
in the top 11.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
12.8%
in the bottom 13.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS14thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›The read
Dufur, Oregon (ZIP 97021), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 42% nationally (18,574th) and the bottom 47% of Oregon (216th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: modeled short sleep is in the bottom 9.2% nationally, humid heat lies in the bottom 9.6% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 10.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center is at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Fiber broadband lies in the top 11.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 13.8% nationally. Pulling the other way, walkability is in the bottom 3.7% nationally, and modeled disaster risk lies in the top 6.4% nationally. Fatal road crashes registers in the top 8.2% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.
Set within its surrounding area, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 97041, about 2.1 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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 83%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 29%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 33%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 24%
8%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 60%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 45%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Disability
healthier than 37%
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.
Nearby
97029
Oregonshares a border
Score 42.77
Closest healthier
97041
Oregonabout 2.1 mi away
Score 55.86
Similar health profile
97435
Oregon96% similar profile
Score 47.22
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 | 34.1% | 30.2–38.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.0% | 33.5–42.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.2% | 10.1–12.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.3% | 10.8–13.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.0–11.0 |
| Depression among adults | 26.8% | 22.9–30.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.5% | 11.6–15.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.0% | 33.4–42.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.0% | 29.3–45.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.4% | 10.0–15.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.0% | 6.4–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.2% | 72.6–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.9% | 70.8–78.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.4% | 83.2–87.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.7% | 59.4–69.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.0% | 59.1–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.6% | 64.0–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.9% | 12.2–17.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.8% | 12.2–17.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 22.4% | 18.0–27.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 29.9% | 23.9–35.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.5% | 18.2–25.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.1–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 14.0–18.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.5% | 13.3–17.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.3% | 29.4–39.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.4–10.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.8% | 14.3–19.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.8–5.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 28.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 63.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 23.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 43.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $89,500 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $412,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,178 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.2 yr ± 1.70 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.1 yr (76.4–82.0) n=409 |
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 1.70 years of 83.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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