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97731

in Chemult, OregonPopulation 117

ZipVitals Score
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38.68/ 100

Ranked #27,617 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.9%)

Ranked #383 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (bottom 5.9%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 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 nursing home

53.2 mi

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

53.2 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

23.1%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

5.2%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

40.2 mi

in the top 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
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 ›

Poverty rate

50.4%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$147,679

in the top 4.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

The read

Overall, Chemult, Oregon (ZIP 97731) lands in the bottom 13.9% nationally (27,617th) and the bottom 5.9% of Oregon (383rd).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: distance to a nursing home sits in the top 0.6% nationally, and distance to an emergency room is in the top 0.7% nationally. Crowded housing settles in the top 0.9% nationally, and modeled fine-particle resides in the top 1.1% nationally. Poverty registers in the top 1.6% nationally. On the better side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests in the top 1.2% nationally, household income stands in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 2.4% nationally. Home broadband subscription lands at the national maximum, and floodplain exposure sits at the national minimum.

Set beside the nearby areas, distance to a nursing home runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 97447, just across the boundary, ranks better 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

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.4%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 26%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

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 adults36.3%32.9–39.6
High blood pressure among adults44.5%40.7–48.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.8%9.8–11.9
Current asthma among adults12.8%11.6–14.2
Coronary heart disease among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.8%10.0–13.6
Depression among adults26.9%23.8–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.5%14.4–18.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.9%36.2–43.9
Obesity among adults39.2%33.6–45.3
Stroke among adults5.4%4.7–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.5%15.2–22.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.3%7.6–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.7%72.5–78.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.8%71.5–78.0
Cholesterol screening among adults84.5%82.5–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.2%60.6–69.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.5%57.0–63.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.8%66.9–79.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.7%11.6–16.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.7%15.0–20.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.9%23.5–32.3
Short sleep duration among adults33.4%28.2–38.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.5%23.0–30.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.5–20.3
Frequent physical distress among adults18.7%16.5–21.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.3–19.7
Any disability among adults39.1%34.6–43.5
Hearing disability among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Independent living disability among adults10.7%9.3–12.2
Mobility disability among adults20.5%17.7–23.6
Self-care disability among adults5.8%5.1–6.7
Vision disability among adults7.0%6.1–8.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate50.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36411.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5057.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32229.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate76.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)23.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412
Single-parent households76.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407
Population 65+12.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412
Median age34.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410
Median household income$147,679$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378
Median home value$428,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.2 yr ± 2.3678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.1 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 2.36 years of 80.2, 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