Health · Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley, MI health

Cherry Valley differs from Michigan on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.8% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (13.4% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49623, 49304, 49642, 49656
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 463 people are less certain, so we show Cherry Valley's figures without a grade.

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How Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley adults…

45 of every 100 Cherry Valley adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.2–49.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cherry Valley, betterCherry Valley, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 34% Cherry Valley
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Cherry Valley
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Cherry Valley
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.8% Cherry Valley
MI 14.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
59%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
64%
Colon screening
MI 69%
73%
Mammogram
MI 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cherry Valley 10.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Cherry Valley adults are doing

1 in 3Cherry Valley adults feel lonely
33% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Cherry Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Cherry Valley adults lack social or emotional support
25.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Cherry Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · 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
Cherry Valley adults worry about having enough food
22.2% · MI 15.4% · worse
1 in 7
Cherry Valley adults worry about keeping their housing
15.1% · MI 11.9% · worse
1 in 9
Cherry Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.6% · MI 8.7% · worse
1 in 9
Cherry Valley adults lack reliable transportation
11.1% · MI 8.3% · worse

23.3% of Cherry Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.7%
Thinking or memory18.2%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone12.3%
Vision7.9%
Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley.

Pinora: 39.2% Yates: 40.3% Newkirk: 38.9% Webber: 42.5% Lincoln: 39.2% Ellsworth: 39.2% Chase: 39.1% Home: 39.5% Pleasant Plains: 42.6% Peacock: 40% Eden: 37.5% Dover: 39% South Branch: 39.6% Sweetwater: 41.6% Sauble: 40.2% Cherry Valley: 40.5% Cherry Valley Pinora Yates Newkirk Webber Corewell Health Reed City Hospital · Reed City · 11.8 miH Family Health Care - Ashby Center Vision Department · Baldwin · 6.1 mi+
37.5%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Newkirk38.9%
Pinora39.2%
Yates40.3%
Cherry Valley40.5%
Webber42.5%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 11.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac · 27.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington · 33.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Family Health Care - Ashby Center Vision DepartmentBaldwin · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careCherry Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 20 of 25
! Dental careCherry Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake/Osceola Counties · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthCherry Valley's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · need score 19 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 Cherry Valley. 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 Cherry Valley
MeasureCherry ValleyMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.8%40.2–49.2%36.7%worse
High cholesterol39.6%34.9–44.2%35.4%about the same
Obesity40.5%32.2–49.1%36.2%about the same
Arthritis37.3%33.5–41.1%29.1%worse
Depression27.3%23.4–31.4%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)23.8%19.7–28.2%10.2%worse
Asthma12.1%10.7–13.5%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.2–11.2%8.9%worse
Diabetes16.8%14.6–19.2%11.9%worse
COPD13.4%11.7–15.4%8.1%worse
Heart disease10.6%9.4–11.9%7%worse
Stroke5.6%4.9–6.2%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes21.8%18.4–25.3%14.6%worse
Binge drink14.9%12.2–17.9%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise34%28.6–39.5%24.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours36.1%29.1–43.5%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.5%77–83.6%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit59.3%55.3–63.1%68%worse
Cholesterol check86.3%84.3–88.2%87.4%about the same
Colon screening64%58.7–69.1%69%about the same
Mammogram73.3%64.9–80.7%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds79.9%77–82.5%77.6%about the same
No health insurance10.6%8.3–13.1%6.9%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33%28.1–38.5%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support25.3%21.6–29.4%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress19%16.8–21.4%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health28.2%24.3–32.3%19.4%worse
Frequent physical distress19.3%16.8–21.7%14%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity22.2%18.4–26.3%15.4%worse
Housing insecurity15.1%12.7–17.7%11.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat11.6%10–13.4%8.7%worse
No reliable transportation11.1%9.5–12.7%8.3%worse
Receive SNAP23.3%19.4–27.4%14.3%
Disability
Any disability40.5%35.3–45.7%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs21.7%18.7–24.8%14%
Thinking or memory18.2%15.9–20.7%14.3%
Hearing10.7%9.4–12%7.3%
Vision7.9%7–8.9%4.9%
Dressing or bathing6.4%5.6–7.3%3.8%
Errands alone12.3%10.7–14%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 Cherry Valley door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Cherry Valley better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cherry Valley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cherry Valley 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.

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