Health · Avery

Avery, MI health

Avery differs from Michigan on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.5% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.6% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.7% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49709, 49746

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 641 people are less certain, so we show Avery's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Avery 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 Avery adults…

47 of every 100 Avery adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 42.4–51.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Avery, betterAvery, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Avery
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Avery
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.5% Avery
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Avery
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Avery 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Avery 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Avery adults are doing

1 in 3Avery adults feel lonely

30.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Avery adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Avery adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Avery adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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

Avery adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Avery adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Avery adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Avery adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

14.6% of Avery adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

39%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing12.2%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Avery

Avery and the towns around it

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

37.4%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Loud37.9%

Briley38.2%

Avery38.3%

Rust39.4%

Hillman39.4%

Care nearby

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 29.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 37.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 46.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Thunder Bay Comm Health Service - AtlantaAtlanta · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - HillmanHillman · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAvery's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montmorency County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careAvery's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montmorency County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthAvery's county is a federal shortage area.Montmorency County · need score 14 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 Avery. 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 Avery

Measure	Avery	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47%	42.4–51.5%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	43.7%	39.2–48.6%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	30.2–46.9%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	41.2%	37.4–45.4%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.1–29.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.1–19.3%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.5%	12.3–14.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.8%	14.7–19.2%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.7%	10.5–13%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.6%	5.1–6.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.7%	15.3–20.3%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.5%	10.3–15.2%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	29.8%	25–34.8%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	26.8–40.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.9%	81–86.5%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.1–68.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.3%	89–91.5%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	71%	65.9–75.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	66.7–81.7%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84%	81.4–86.3%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.7–8.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.3–35.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.2–25%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.5–18.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	21.3–27.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	16–20.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	12.4–17%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.6%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.6%	12.5–17.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39%	34.4–43.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21%	18.4–23.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13.1–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	12.2%	10.9–13.5%	7.3%
Vision	6.3%	5.7–7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.2–11.5%	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 Avery door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Avery by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Avery 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.