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Health in Bendon · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Bendon?

On most measures Bendon looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (20.2% vs 14.6%).

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

What stands out about health in Bendon

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 25.5%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.2%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 18.4%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 20.2%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bendon, betterBendon, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Bendon gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Bendon

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

HNearest ERMunson Medical CenterTraverse City · 13.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMunson Healthcare Manistee Hospital★★★★★ · 32.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Michigan Health ServicesBenzonia · 13.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Northwest Michigan Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Benzonia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.3 mi
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City · ★★★★★
ER
14.2 mi
Traverse Health Clinic and Coalition
Traverse City · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.5 mi
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
Frankfort · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.8 mi
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
Manistee · ★★★★★
ER
33.5 mi
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Kalkaska · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBendon’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Benzie County · need score 12 of 25
✓ Dental careBendon is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBendon’s county is a federal shortage area.Centra Wellness Network MHCA · need score 13 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 Bendon; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bendon adults…

On every condition, Bendon is about the same as Michigan. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 Bendon adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.4–40.8%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78% Yearly checkupMI 80%
68% Dentist visitMI 68%
87% Cholesterol checkMI 87%
67% Colon screeningMI 69%
72% MammogramMI 77%
74% Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bendon 6.9% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Bendon adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Bendon adults feel lonely
31.6% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Bendon adults lack social or emotional support
23.6% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Bendon adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.5% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Bendon adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Bendon 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.

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
Bendon adults worry about having enough food
15.8% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 8
Bendon adults worry about keeping their housing
12.5% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 11
Bendon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.5% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Bendon adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

15.8% of Bendon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Bendon and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Inland: 36% Green Lake: 36.8% Almira: 35.1% Homestead: 35.9% Colfax: 38.9% Long Lake: 35.1% Platte: 34.9% Grant: 38.2% Blair: 36.1% Grawn: 39.2% Bendon: 40.3% BendonInlandGreen Lake Munson Medical Center · Traverse City · 13.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHTraverse Health Clinic and Coalition · Traverse City · 14.2 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Inland36%
Green Lake36.8%
Bendon40.3%
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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InlandBGreen LakeB−
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32%

of Bendon adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory16.2%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Michigan
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 315 people are less certain, so we show Bendon's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Bendon
MeasureBendonLikely rangeMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.1%31.4–40.8%36.7%about the same
High cholesterol34.7%30.1–39.6%35.4%about the same
Obesity40.3%31.5–49.6%36.2%about the same
Arthritis29.4%25.5–33.3%29.1%about the same
Depression28.5%24.3–33%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.8%8.5–13.1%10.2%about the same
Asthma11.6%10.1–13%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8%7.1–9.1%8.9%about the same
Diabetes11.9%9.8–14%11.9%about the same
COPD8.9%7–11.2%8.1%about the same
Heart disease6.8%5.6–8.1%7%about the same
Stroke3.4%2.8–4.1%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.2%15.2–25.4%14.6%worse
Binge drink18.4%14.9–22.5%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise25.5%19.8–31.6%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.2%26.7–39.9%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.8%73.7–81.8%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit67.7%63.9–71%68%about the same
Cholesterol check86.6%83.8–89.1%87.4%about the same
Colon screening66.5%60.8–71.4%69%about the same
Mammogram71.8%63–78.7%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds73.9%70–77.7%77.6%about the same
No health insurance6.9%4.9–9.4%6.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.6%26.6–36.8%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support23.6%19.5–27.8%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.5%16.6–22.4%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health20.9%16.4–26.1%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.7%12.9–18.6%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.8%11.9–20.2%15.4%about the same
Housing insecurity12.5%9.7–15.3%11.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9.5%7.7–11.3%8.7%about the same
No reliable transportation8.4%6.8–10.1%8.3%about the same
Receive SNAP15.8%11.7–20.2%14.3%
Disability
Any disability32%26.1–38.1%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%10.8–17%14%
Thinking or memory16.2%13.1–19.5%14.3%
Hearing7.1%6–8.3%7.3%
Vision4.8%3.9–6%4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.3–5.3%3.8%
Errands alone9%7.2–11%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 Bendon door to door.

Close calls stay gray

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

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Bendon 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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