ZIP code
98821
in Dryden, WashingtonPopulation 1,019
58.36/ 100
Ranked #6,099 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 19%)
Ranked #149 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 26%)
Ranked #4 of 22 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ZIPs (top 18%)
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.
Crowded housing
23.4%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
4.5%
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
0.77%
in the bottom 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
2.9%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$134,233
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS94thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
28.4%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Dryden, Washington (ZIP 98821) ranks in the top 19% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,099th) and the top 26% of Washington (149th).
The measures split the difference for this area: housing-cost burden registers at the national minimum, and fatal road crashes sits at the national minimum. Poverty rests at the national minimum, and modeled energy burden is in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum, household income settles in the top 6.2% nationally, and modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Against that, crowded housing resides in the top 0.9% nationally, homeownership lands in the bottom 1.1% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 4.0% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 98826, about 1.6 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 85%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 93%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 61%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 50%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 24%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 22.7; chronic-disease standing 85.3 — 63 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,658 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
98815
Washingtonshares a border
Score 57.34
Closest healthier
98826
Washingtonabout 1.6 mi away
Score 62.96
Similar health profile
81524
Colorado96% similar profile
Score 56.61
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 | 24.0% | 21.5–26.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.6% | 26.5–32.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.6% | 4.9–6.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.7 |
| Depression among adults | 22.6% | 19.7–25.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.2% | 8.9–11.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.5% | 31.1–37.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.0% | 24.3–34.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.6% | 8.6–12.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.4% | 11.6–17.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 71.0% | 67.6–74.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.4% | 66.7–74.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.5% | 82.4–86.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.6% | 60.4–68.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.1% | 62.0–68.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.4% | 60.8–75.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.3% | 13.6–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.7% | 7.9–11.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.7% | 16.3–23.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 28.4% | 24.2–32.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.9% | 15.3–20.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.2% | 13.4–17.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.8% | 11.2–14.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.8% | 11.9–15.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.9% | 24.3–31.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.9–7.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.7–7.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.5–13.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.8–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.0–5.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 23.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 4.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 23.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 4.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 2.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 38.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $134,233 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,416 ($840–$2,197) n=476 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.3 yr ± 3.22 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.2 yr (77.3–83.1) n=584 |
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 3.22 years of 83.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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