Health · Burleigh

Burleigh, MI health

Burleigh differs from Michigan on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13.5% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48770, 48765

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 577 people are less certain, so we show Burleigh's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Burleigh 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 Burleigh adults…

45 of every 100 Burleigh adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.4–49.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Burleigh, betterBurleigh, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.1% Burleigh
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Burleigh
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Burleigh
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Burleigh
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Burleigh 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Burleigh 8.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Burleigh adults are doing

1 in 3Burleigh adults feel lonely

31.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Burleigh adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Burleigh adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Burleigh adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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 5

Burleigh adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Burleigh adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Burleigh adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Burleigh adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

19.3% of Burleigh adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.4%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Burleigh

Burleigh 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.

37.2%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Sherman37.8%

Mason38.6%

Burleigh39.8%

Reno40%

Richland42.8%

Care nearby

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 36.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ogemaw Clinic of Sterling AhcPrescott · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health CenterHale · 12.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBurleigh's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iosco County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careBurleigh's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iosco County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthBurleigh's county is a federal shortage area.AuSable Valley Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Burleigh. 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 Burleigh

Measure	Burleigh	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45%	40.4–49.3%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.3%	36.6–45.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	39.8%	31.7–48%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.7%	33.9–41.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	28.2%	24.3–32.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.9%	13–19.2%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.5–12.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.9%	13.7–18.2%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.5%	11.6–15.5%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11%	9.7–12.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.9–6.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	17.2–23.7%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14%	11.4–16.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.1%	26.7–37.3%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.7–40.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78–84.1%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.4%	56.7–64%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.3–88.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.3%	65.5–74.9%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	71.7%	63.4–78.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.3–83.5%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	6.6–10.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.6–37%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.1–26.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.4–20.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.2%	22.5–30.1%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.9%	16.6–21.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	15–21.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.2–14.3%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.4%	8–10.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8–10.8%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	19.3%	15.9–22.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	40.6%	35.5–45.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.4%	18.4–24.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.3–19.8%	14.3%
Hearing	11.3%	9.9–12.7%	7.3%
Vision	7.1%	6.1–8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	5.1–6.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.9%	10.3–13.5%	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 Burleigh door to door.

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

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