Health · Evergreen
Evergreen, MI health
Evergreen differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.3% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (10.7% vs 8.1%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48884, 48888TownTapestry Health GradeNew
C−
Evergreen’s Health Grade: C−
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Evergreen is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns.
CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressDObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 15%
Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$74K (7,939)Healthier than 27%
About what its income would suggest. Evergreen does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Evergreen could be anywhere from D to B−.
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 Evergreen 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. Evergreen’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Evergreen 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
42.4% have obesity
0 better6 close6 worse
Habits
27.9% get no exercise
0 better3 close1 worse
Care & screenings
80.8% had a checkup
0 better7 close0 worse
Mind & connection
31.9% feel lonely
0 better3 close2 worse
Everyday needs
16.3% face food insecurity
0 better5 close0 worse
Disability
36.1% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Evergreen adults…
40 of every 100 Evergreen adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–43.7%
Bars show Evergreen; the black tick is Michigan. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Evergreen, betterEvergreen, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults
27.9% Evergreen
MI 24.9%
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
35.3% Evergreen
MI 34.7%
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults
15.9% Evergreen
MI 15.9%
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
18.6% Evergreen
MI 14.6%
MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Evergreen 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 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Evergreen 7.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection
How Evergreen adults are doing
1 in 3Evergreen adults feel lonely
31.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Evergreen adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Evergreen adults lack social or emotional support
23.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Evergreen 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 6
Evergreen adults worry about having enough food
16.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same
1 in 9
Evergreen adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · MI 11.9% · about the same
1 in 11
Evergreen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.7% · MI 8.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Evergreen adults lack reliable transportation
8.5% · MI 8.3% · about the same
15.8% of Evergreen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.
Disability
Living with a disability
36.1%
of Evergreen adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing9%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Black tick: Michigan. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Evergreen
Evergreen 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.
37.6%45.1%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Stanton42.1%
Bushnell42.3%
Evergreen42.4%
Sidney42.6%
Day42.8%
Crystal43.3%
Care nearby
Sheridan Community HospitalSheridan · 3.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City · 10.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★
DirectionsMedicare profile
Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Montcalm Area Health CenterGreenville · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Directions
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers BeldingBelding · 14.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Directions
! Primary careEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montcalm County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montcalm County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area.Montcalm County · need score 12 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 Evergreen. 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 Evergreen
| Measure | Evergreen | Margin | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 39.6% | 35.5–43.7% | 36.7% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 38.6% | 34.4–42.8% | 35.4% | about the same |
| Obesity | 42.4% | 35.1–49.8% | 36.2% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 33.6% | 30.1–37% | 29.1% | worse |
| Depression | 28.2% | 24.4–32% | 25.7% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 14.3% | 11.7–17.5% | 10.2% | worse |
| Asthma | 11.9% | 10.6–13.3% | 11.5% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 10% | 9.1–11% | 8.9% | worse |
| Diabetes | 13.4% | 11.7–15.3% | 11.9% | about the same |
| COPD | 10.7% | 9.5–12% | 8.1% | worse |
| Heart disease | 8.5% | 7.6–9.4% | 7% | worse |
| Stroke | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7% | 3.7% | worse |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 18.6% | 16.1–21.3% | 14.6% | worse |
| Binge drink | 15.9% | 13.2–18.9% | 15.9% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 27.9% | 23.5–32.4% | 24.9% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 35.3% | 29.5–41.7% | 34.7% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 80.8% | 77.6–83.8% | 80.3% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 65.5% | 61.9–69% | 68% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 86.5% | 84.6–88.1% | 87.4% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 68.1% | 63.4–72.7% | 69% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 75.7% | 68.3–82.3% | 76.9% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 77.7% | 74.7–80.4% | 77.6% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 7.6% | 6.3–9% | 6.9% | about the same |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 31.9% | 27–36.8% | 32.4% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 23.2% | 19.7–26.9% | 23.1% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 19% | 16.9–21.1% | 17.6% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 22.3% | 19.5–25.2% | 19.4% | worse |
| Frequent physical distress | 16.5% | 14.6–18.5% | 14% | worse |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 16.3% | 13.8–18.8% | 15.4% | about the same |
| Housing insecurity | 11.7% | 10–13.5% | 11.9% | about the same |
| Utility shut-off threat | 8.7% | 7.5–10% | 8.7% | about the same |
| No reliable transportation | 8.5% | 7.5–9.6% | 8.3% | about the same |
| Receive SNAP | 15.8% | 13.6–18.2% | 14.3% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 36.1% | 31.7–40.5% | 31.1% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 17.2% | 15.1–19.4% | 14% | |
| Thinking or memory | 16.6% | 14.8–18.6% | 14.3% | |
| Hearing | 9% | 8–10.1% | 7.3% | |
| Vision | 5.6% | 5.1–6.2% | 4.9% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 4.6% | 4.1–5.1% | 3.8% | |
| Errands alone | 10.1% | 9.1–11.4% | 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 Evergreen door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Evergreen better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Evergreen by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Evergreen 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.