Health · Austin

Austin, MI health

Austin differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.9% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49346, 49307, 49342

CHealth Grade

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Austin’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Austin is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC+Mental distressB-ObesityCDiabetesCSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 40%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,976)Healthier than 43%

About what its income would suggest. Austin does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Austin could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Austin with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Austin’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Austin compares with Michigan

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 Austin adults…

41 of every 100 Austin adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.7–44.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Austin, betterAustin, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% Austin
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Austin
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Austin
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Austin
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Austin 6.9% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Austin adults are doing

1 in 3Austin adults feel lonely

31.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Austin adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Austin adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Austin adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · Michigan 17.6% · 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 7

Austin adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Austin adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Austin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Austin adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15% of Austin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.1%

of Austin adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory15.6%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Austin

Austin and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Austin.

35.7%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Colfax35.9%

Mecosta36.6%

Austin36.7%

Morton37.3%

Deerfield39.6%

Stanwood39.6%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 8.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 20.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont · 30.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care - Big RapidsBig Rapids · 8.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Montcalm Area Health CenterGreenville · 28.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAustin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mecosta/Osceola Counties · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careAustin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mecosta County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthAustin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Michigan MHCA · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Austin. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Austin

Measure	Austin	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.8%	36.7–44.9%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.8–43.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.7%	29.7–44.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.3%	31.9–38.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.9%	24.2–31.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.6–14.4%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.5–12.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.8–15.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.2–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.9–18.6%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12–17.4%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.7%	23.4–32.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	27.1–38.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.9%	78.8–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.1–69.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.8–88.9%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71%	66.3–75.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	69.9–83.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	78.1–82.8%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.9%	5.8–8.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	26.5–36.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.3–25.3%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.7–19.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22%	19.2–24.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.2–18.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.4–17.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.8–12.1%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.9–9.3%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7–9.3%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15%	12.6–17.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.1%	32.8–41.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.4–20%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.6%	13.9–17.5%	14.3%
Hearing	9.9%	8.9–11%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	5.2–6.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.1–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10%	8.9–11.2%	8.6%

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 Austin door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Austin better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Austin by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Austin by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan 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.