ZIP code
97524
in Eagle Point, OregonPopulation 15,078
46.28/ 100
Ranked #21,016 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranked #254 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #8 of 15 Medford, OR 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.
Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
7.6%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
39.7 per million
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
2 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 7.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST19thUS7thDefinition & 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
10.2%
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
9 days/year
in the top 38% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS62ndDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, Eagle Point, Oregon (ZIP 97524) sits in the bottom 34% nationally (21,016th) and the bottom 38% of Oregon (254th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: distance to a community health center lands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Modeled energy burden resides in the bottom 11.1% nationally, transit lies in the top 17% nationally, and modeled radon settles in the bottom 23% nationally. On the other hand, modeled fine-particle stands in the top 0.4% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 6.9% nationally. Walkability rests in the bottom 7.5% nationally, and unemployment sits in the top 9.2% nationally. Modeled disaster risk registers in the top 12.8% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 18% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 97502, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Medford, OR metro area.
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%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 74%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 69%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 66%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 44%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
in the bottom 0.00%
8%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.00%
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 ›
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.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 39.7 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 78.2 ± 1.3 years.
Ranked #1,484 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
97502
Oregonshares a border
Score 49.18
Closest healthier
97504
Oregonshares a border
Score 51.77
Similar health profile
97022
Oregon96% similar profile
Score 44.41
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 | 32.9% | 29.8–36.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.1% | 34.6–41.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.5% | 9.5–11.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.3–14.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.5 |
| Depression among adults | 27.4% | 24.1–30.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.8% | 12.1–15.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.3% | 32.6–39.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 28.9–39.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.7% | 11.3–16.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.9% | 7.6–10.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.3% | 69.9–76.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.7% | 72.2–78.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 82.9–86.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.9% | 60.4–69.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.5% | 59.2–65.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.8% | 67.0–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.4% | 11.9–16.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.2% | 13.1–17.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.0% | 19.6–26.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.7% | 29.2–38.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.6% | 18.9–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.0% | 17.0–21.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.5–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.8% | 13.9–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.1% | 29.3–36.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.3–10.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.3–18.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.0–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 23.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 10.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 61.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 26.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 43.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $82,933 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $433,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,280 | $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 | 78.2 yr ± 0.66 | 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 0.66 years of 78.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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