Health · Byron

Byron, MI health

On most measures Byron looks like Michigan as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.9% vs 10.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.1% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Byron

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Byron’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Byron is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns and 94% of Michigan towns.

ASelf-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressA-ObesityADiabetesA-SmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 87%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 94%

Towns with similar incomes, $69K–$114K (9,001)Healthier than 91%

About what its income would suggest. Byron does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Byron could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Byron with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Byron uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Byron 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 Byron adults…

33 of every 100 Byron adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Byron, betterByron, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Byron
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Byron
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Byron
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Byron
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Byron 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Byron 6.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Byron adults are doing

1 in 3Byron adults feel lonely

34.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Byron adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Byron adults lack social or emotional support

23.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Byron adults are in frequent mental distress

19.5% · 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 8

Byron adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Byron adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 14

Byron adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Byron adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

11.4% of Byron adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Byron

Byron and the towns around it

Care nearby

Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HealthcareOwosso · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren FlintFlint · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care ShiawasseeOwosso · 15.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Shiawassee (Closing)Owosso · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careByron's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Shiawassee County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthByron's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA Shiawassee County · need score 11 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 Byron. 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 Byron

Measure	Byron	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.4%	29.5–37.5%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	30.6–38.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.2%	29.8–45%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.3–32.1%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	29.3%	25.4–33.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.9%	5.5–8.5%	10.2%	better
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.5–9.2%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.2–18.4%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.7%	14.6–21.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.5%	19.1–28.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	28.4–40.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.4–82.4%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.2%	70.1–76.2%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.4–88.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	64.4–73.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	68.8–83%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.2%	72.2–78.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	4.6–8.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	28.8–39.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.6%	19.6–27.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.5%	17–22.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.3–21.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.2–16.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	9.7–16%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	7.9–12.3%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	5.8–8.6%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6–8.8%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.4%	8.6–14.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.6%	26–35.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	10.8–15.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.1–18.1%	14.3%
Hearing	7%	6.1–7.9%	7.3%
Vision	4.3%	3.6–5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.8–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.1–10%	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 Byron door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Byron directly, so these are its own figures.

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.