These life expectancy maps, created by Virginia Commmonwealth University with funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, illustrate that opportunities to lead a long and healthy life can vary dramatically by neighborhood. In some cases, life expectancy can differ by as much as 20 years in neighborhoods only about five miles apart from one another.

1. 285
20
20
75
85
55A
254
247
60
87
249C
400
84YRS
ZIP 30305
72YRS
ZIP 30318
82YRS
ZIP 30309
71YRS
ZIP 30314
73YRS
ZIP 3031774YRS
ZIP 30312
2 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
ATLANTA, GEORGIA Follow the discussion
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NORTHWESTERN
BANKHEAD
BUCKHEAD
BOLTON
EAST LAKE
DRUID HILLS
TURNER FIELD
OLYMPIC PARK
PIEDMONT PARK
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2. Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Follow the discussion
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Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
1 mile
Red Line
Green Line
Orange Line
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72YRS
EAST GARFIELD PARK
81YRS
LINCOLN PARK
85YRS
LOOP
79YRS
GAGE PARK
69YRS
WASHINGTON PARK
MIDWAY INT’L
AIRPORT
WILLIS
TOWER
UNITED
CENTER
MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE AND
INDUSTRY
LINCOLN
PARK ZOO
GARFIELD
WESTERN
KEDZIE
FULLERTON

3. COLORADO STATE
CAPITOL
CITY PARK
COORS FIELD
I-25
I-25
I-70
I-70
73YRS
GLOBEVILLE
75YRS
NORTHEAST
PARK HILL
81YRS
SOUTH PARK
HILL
74YRS
LINCOLN
PARK
78YRS
ATHMAR
PARK
84YRS
WASHINGTON
PARK
Colfax Ave Colfax Ave
2 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
DENVER, COLORADO Follow the discussion
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4. D o l phin Expressway
DolphinExpressway
PalmettoExpressway
MIAMI
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
MARLINS PARK
STADIUM
82YRS
ZIP 33181
75YRS
ZIP 33150
77YRS
ZIP 33137
86YRS
ZIP 3313271YRS
ZIP 33136
I-95
1
NORTH MIAMI
HIALEAH
MIAMI SHORES
OVERTOWN
MIAMI
BEACH
DOWNTOWN
MIAMI
Airport Expressway
B
iscayn
e
B
ay
2 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
MIAMI, FLORIDA Follow the discussion
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5. Lehigh Avenue
BroadStreet
78YRS
ZIP 19130
73YRS
ZIP 19146
88YRS
ZIP 19106
74YRS
ZIP 19122
68YRS
ZIP 19132
NORTH PHILADELPHIA
SchuylkillRiver
Delaware
River
I-95
I-676
I-76
TEMPLE
UNIVERSITY
LIBERTY BELL
FAIRMOUNT
PARK
CENTER CITY
1 mile
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Follow the discussion
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6. 15
15 215
DOWNTOWN
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHEAST
SPRING VALLEY
MCCARRAN
INT’L AIRPORT
95
30
33
37
39
44
THE STRIP
SUMMERLIN SOUTH /
LAKES
SUMMERLIN
SUNRISE
WHITNEY
GREEN VALLEY /
HENDERSON
82YRS
ZIP 89139
80YRS
ZIP 89103
77YRS
ZIP 89107
73YRS
ZIP 89106
87YRS
ZIP 89183
71YRS
ZIP 89109
2 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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7. 40
40
85
440
540
RALEIGH
DURHAM
88YRS
ZIP 27617
76YRS
ZIP 27610
81YRS
ZIP 27606
77YRS
ZIP 27703
82YRS
ZIP 27713
RALEIGH-DURHAM
INT’L AIRPORT
NORTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DUKE
UNIVERSITY
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Follow the discussion
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2 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer

8. NORTH CAROLINA
1 Highway, 5 Counties, 7 Years of Life
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10 miles
Life expectancy at birth (years)
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73YRS
MARTIN CO.
74YRS
EDGECOMBE CO.
75YRS
NASH CO.
80YRS
WAKE CO.
77YRS
FRANKLIN CO.
95
95
85
64 64
RALEIGH
DURHAM
ROCKY
MOUNT
GREENVILLE

9. APOLLO
THEATER
LINCOLN CENTER
YANKEE
STADIUM
CITI FIELD
85YRS
MURRAY HILL
79YRS
UNIONPORT,
SOUNDVIEW
84YRS
ELMHURST,
CORONA
82YRS
ASTORIA, LONG
ISLAND CITY
76YRS
EAST HARLEM
84YRS
UPPER WEST SIDE
77YRS
CONCOURSE,
HIGHBRIDGE
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
1 mile
Lines 4, 5, 6
Lines N, Q, R
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
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10. SCOTTSDALE
NORTHEAST
PHOENIX
CENTRAL
PHOENIX
NORTH
PHOENIX
81YRS
ZIP 85050
78YRS
ZIP 8501676YRS
ZIP 85017
78YRS
ZIP 85257
71YRS
ZIP 85004
85YRS
ZIP 85258
4 milesLife expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
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101
202
51
I-17
I-10
PHOENIX INTL
AIRPORT
PHOENIX
MOUNTAINS
PRESERVE
CAMELBACK
MOUNTAIN
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
PHOENIX, ARIZONA Follow the discussion
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11. §¨¦64
§¨¦95
69YRS
TRACT 604
77YRS
TRACT 407
67YRS
TRACT 203
63YRS
TRACT 301
70YRS
TRACT 107
83YRS
TRACT 606
FAIRMOUNT
CHURCH HILL
MANCHESTER
BROOKLAND PARK
GILPIN
MUSEUM
DISTRICT
WINDSOR FARMS
WESTOVER HILLS
SWANSBORO
VIRGINIA STATE
CAPITOL
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY
95
95
64
195
76
Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Follow the discussion
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1 mile
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
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12. I-44
I-244
I-44
51
51
412
11
75
169
64
11
51
51
169
64
4 milesLife expectancy at birth (years)
Shorter Longer
I-44
I-244
I-44
11
51
169
64
71YRS
ZIP 74115
70YRS
ZIP 74106
79YRS
ZIP 74114
76YRS
ZIP 74146
81YRS
ZIP 74137
TULSA
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
ORAL ROBERTS
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
TULSA
BROOKSIDE
GILCREASE
MUSEUM
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Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health
TULSA, OKLAHOMA Follow the discussion
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