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Health in Bay View · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Bay View?

Bay View differs from Michigan on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.3% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.9% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.5% vs 8.9%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Bay View. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Bay View

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.4%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.8%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 16.4%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 9.9%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bay View, betterBay View, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Map of trails and conserved land in Bay View
Where Bay View gets moving

1.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves

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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 12
Bay View adults worry about having enough food
8.3% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 14
Bay View adults worry about keeping their housing
6.9% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 20
Bay View adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.9% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 19
Bay View adults lack reliable transportation
5.3% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

7% of Bay View adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bay View adults…

Bay View runs below MI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Bay View adults have had cancer
Michigan: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.3–12.7%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Bay View

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

HNearest ERMclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 2.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMunson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 27.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAlcona Citizens for HealthPetoskey · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.9 mi
Alcona Citizens for Health
5 sites · nearest in Petoskey
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.1 mi
Mclaren Northern Michigan
Petoskey · ★★★★★
ER
17 mi
Charlevoix Area Hospital
Charlevoix · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
East Jordan Family Health Center
2 sites · nearest in East Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.2 mi
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital
Gaylord · ★★★★★
36.2 mi
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center
Saint Ignace · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBay View is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBay View is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBay View’s county is a federal shortage area.North Country Catchment Area · need score 10 of 25

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 Bay View; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82% Yearly checkupMI 80%
71% Dentist visitMI 68%
89% Cholesterol checkMI 87%
78% Colon screeningMI 69%
78% MammogramMI 77%
80% Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bay View 5.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Bay View adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Bay View does better than Michigan.

1 in 3Bay View adults feel lonely
29.7% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Bay View adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Bay View adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 7Bay View adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · MI 17.6% · Better than MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Bay View adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Bay View and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Bear Creek: 32.1% Petoskey: 31.2% Springvale: 31.9% Melrose: 35.9% Resort: 31.8% Little Traverse: 32.6% Conway: 33% Bay Shore: 33.9% Bay View: 29.8% Bay ViewBear CreekPetoskey Mclaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey · 2.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHAlcona Health Center Petoskey Child Health Associates · Petoskey · 0.9 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bay View29.8%
Petoskey31.2%
Bear Creek32.1%
MI36.2%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health Grades next door

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PetoskeyA−Bear CreekA−
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Michigan
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 164 people are less certain, so we show Bay View's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Bay View
MeasureBay ViewLikely rangeMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.4%32.1–40.9%36.7%about the same
High cholesterol36.9%32.5–41.6%35.4%about the same
Obesity29.8%22.7–37.7%36.2%about the same
Arthritis30.2%26.5–34%29.1%about the same
Depression23.5%19.9–27.5%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.9%6.3–9.7%10.2%better
Asthma10.3%9–11.7%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.5%10.3–12.7%8.9%worse
Diabetes10.8%9–12.8%11.9%about the same
COPD6.8%5.4–8.4%8.1%about the same
Heart disease7.7%6.6–8.9%7%about the same
Stroke3.5%2.9–4.1%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes9.9%7.5–12.6%14.6%better
Binge drink16.4%13.4–19.7%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise19.4%15.1–24%24.9%better
Sleep under 7 hours28.8%23.1–34.8%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.6%78.1–84.6%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit71.4%68.2–74.5%68%better
Cholesterol check89.2%87.3–91%87.4%about the same
Colon screening78.4%74.5–82%69%better
Mammogram77.5%70.3–83.8%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%76.9–82.3%77.6%about the same
No health insurance5.3%3.9–7.1%6.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.7%24.7–35.2%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support19.3%15.7–23.1%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.4–16.7%17.6%better
Fair or poor health14.8%12.1–18%19.4%better
Frequent physical distress11.9%10–14%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.3%6.3–10.6%15.4%better
Housing insecurity6.9%5.4–8.5%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.9%3.9–5.9%8.7%better
No reliable transportation5.3%4.3–6.4%8.3%better
Receive SNAP7%5.2–9%14.3%
Disability
Any disability28.5%23.8–33.5%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%9.8–14.8%14%
Thinking or memory11.4%9.4–13.5%14.3%
Hearing8.6%7.4–10%7.3%
Vision3.8%3.1–4.5%4.9%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.3–3.4%3.8%
Errands alone6.6%5.4–7.9%8.6%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Bay View door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don’t call Bay View better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Bay View directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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