Health · Forester

Forester, MI health

Forester differs from Michigan on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.7% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (10.8% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48427, 48419, 48465, 48469

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 970 people are less certain, so we show Forester's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Forester 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 Forester adults…

42 of every 100 Forester adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.1–45.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Forester, betterForester, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Forester
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Forester
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Forester
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Forester
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Forester 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

Forester 7.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Forester adults are doing

1 in 3Forester adults feel lonely

31.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Forester adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Forester adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Forester adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 7

Forester adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Forester adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Forester adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Forester adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · MI 8.3% · about the same

14.5% of Forester adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Forester

Forester 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 Forester.

38.6%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Marion39.8%

Sanilac39.8%

Forester39.9%

Delaware40%

Care nearby

Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville · 6.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie Health SystemSandusky · 13.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marlette Regional HospitalMarlette · 27.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 27.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community First Health Centers - Port HuronPort Huron · 39.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careForester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sanilac County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careForester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sanilac County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthForester's county is a federal shortage area.Sanilac 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 Forester. 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 Forester

Measure	Forester	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.5%	37.1–45.7%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	35–43.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.9%	31.7–48.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35%	31.4–38.7%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.3%	23.5–31.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.1–17.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	9.9–12%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	12.1–15.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.7%	15.1–20.4%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.2%	12.6–18.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	25.5–35.3%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	25.5–38.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81%	77.7–83.9%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66%	62.6–69.5%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.2–89.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	63.8–73.4%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	67.6–82.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.4–82.6%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.2–8.9%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	26.7–37%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.2–26.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.8–20%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22%	19.1–25.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.4–18.4%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.4–17.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.1–12.6%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.8–9.2%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.5%	12.2–17%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.5%	32–41.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.7–17.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–10.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.7–11.1%	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 Forester door to door.

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

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