Health · Milstead

Milstead, GA health

On most measures Milstead looks like Georgia as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (7.8% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Milstead
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 689 people are less certain, so we show Milstead's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Milstead compares with Georgia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Milstead adults…

39 of every 100 Milstead adults have high blood pressure
Georgia: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35–43.7%

Bars show Milstead; the black tick is Georgia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Milstead, betterMilstead, worseToo close to callGeorgia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Milstead
GA 26.5%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Milstead
GA 38.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Milstead
GA 14.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Milstead
GA 13.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Milstead adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Georgia.

78%
Yearly checkup
GA 78%
60%
Dentist visit
GA 59%
87%
Cholesterol check
GA 87%
67%
Colon screening
GA 64%
78%
Mammogram
GA 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
GA 77%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Milstead 12.9% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)
Mind & connection

How Milstead adults are doing

1 in 3Milstead adults feel lonely
35.5% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Milstead adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · Georgia 19% · too close to call
1 in 4Milstead adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Milstead adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · Georgia 16.9% · too close to call
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 6
Milstead adults worry about having enough food
17.2% · GA 17.7% · about the same
1 in 7
Milstead adults worry about keeping their housing
14.4% · GA 15% · about the same
1 in 11
Milstead adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.4% · GA 9.6% · about the same
1 in 11
Milstead adults lack reliable transportation
9.4% · GA 9.5% · about the same

13.9% of Milstead adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

of Milstead adults live with a disability (Georgia 29.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.7%

Black tick: Georgia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Milstead

No hospital or community health center in Milstead itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREmory Hillandale HospitalLithonia · 9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPiedmont Rockdale Hospital★★★★★ · 0.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMedcura HealthConyers · 2.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.8 mi
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
Conyers · ★★★★★
2.5 mi
Medcura Health
5 sites · nearest in Conyers
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Emory Hillandale Hospital
Lithonia · ★★★★★
ER
10.3 mi
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Snellville · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
Recovery Consultants of Atlanta Medical
Decatur · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careMilstead's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Rockdale County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careMilstead is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMilstead is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Milstead. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Milstead
MeasureMilsteadMarginGeorgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.4%35–43.7%37.4%about the same
High cholesterol39.3%34.9–43.7%36.8%about the same
Obesity35.4%27.7–43.1%35.2%about the same
Arthritis27.4%24–30.6%24.6%about the same
Depression20.4%17.2–23.8%19%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.8%8.8–13.1%14.5%better
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.8%7.1–8.7%7%worse
Diabetes15%12.9–17%13.3%about the same
COPD7.5%6.2–8.9%6.5%about the same
Heart disease6.9%6–7.8%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.9%3.4–4.4%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12–17.9%13.6%about the same
Binge drink14.8%12.1–17.9%14.5%about the same
Get no exercise27.9%22.7–32.7%26.5%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.6%31–44.2%38.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%74.5–81.6%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit60.2%56.2–63.8%59.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87%85.1–89%86.8%about the same
Colon screening67%61.8–71.8%64.4%about the same
Mammogram78.3%71.3–84.3%75.8%about the same
Taking BP meds78.8%75.8–81.5%77.4%about the same
No health insurance12.9%10.5–15.6%13.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.5%29.8–41.2%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support23.5%19.5–27.6%24.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.2%14.9–19.5%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health21.3%17.9–24.7%20.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.9%12.8–17%13.5%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.2%14–20.8%17.7%about the same
Housing insecurity14.4%12–17%15%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9.4%7.9–11.1%9.6%about the same
No reliable transportation9.4%7.9–10.9%9.5%about the same
Receive SNAP13.9%11.1–16.8%14.2%
Disability
Any disability31.4%26.5–36.3%29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%12.8–17.8%14%
Thinking or memory14.9%12.6–17.2%14.4%
Hearing7%6.1–8%6.2%
Vision5.9%5.1–6.7%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.7%3.9–5.4%4.2%
Errands alone9.1%7.7–10.5%8.7%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Milstead door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Georgia figure falls inside it, we don't call Milstead better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Milstead directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Georgia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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