Health · Breen

Breen, MI health

Breen differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.1% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.3% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49834, 49831, 49870

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 535 people are less certain, so we show Breen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Breen 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 Breen adults…

39 of every 100 Breen adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.4–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Breen, betterBreen, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Breen
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Breen
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Breen
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Breen
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Breen 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Breen 5.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Breen adults are doing

1 in 3Breen adults feel lonely

30.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Breen adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Breen adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Breen adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 10

Breen adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Breen adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 17

Breen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 17

Breen adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · MI 8.3% · better

9.3% of Breen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Breen

Breen 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 Breen.

36.5%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

West Branch36.5%

Breen37.1%

Felch37.1%

Waucedah37.7%

Spalding38.4%

Meyer38.7%

Wells39.3%

Care nearby

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 21.1 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 33.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 35.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 24.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - LakewoodLakewood · 61.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBreen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careBreen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBreen's county is a federal shortage area.Dickinson/Iron Counties · need score 16 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 Breen. 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 Breen

Measure	Breen	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	34.4–43.3%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.7–42.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.1%	29.1–44.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	33.3%	29.5–36.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.5%	22.6–30.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	9.8–14.9%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.3–14%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.2–9.8%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	8.1%	7–9.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	11.6–16.9%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	13–19%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.9%	19.2–28.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	24.7–37.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.6–84.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.4%	69.2–75.4%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	89.7%	88.2–91.1%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.9%	68.4–77.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	71.8–84.7%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77–82.5%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.2%	4.2–6.4%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.2–36%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	17.6–25%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.1–18.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	14.8–20.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.2–16%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.3–12.6%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.6–9.8%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7.1%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5–6.9%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.4–11.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	27.1–36.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	11.9–16.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.2–14.8%	14.3%
Hearing	8.7%	7.6–9.8%	7.3%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.6–8.8%	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 Breen door to door.

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

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