Health · Forestville

Forestville, MI health

Forestville differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.2% vs 77.6%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (90% vs 87.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.4% vs 8.1%).

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

Report card

How Forestville 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 Forestville adults…

46 of every 100 Forestville adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.9–50.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Forestville, betterForestville, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.5% Forestville
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Forestville
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Forestville
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Forestville
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Forestville 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Forestville 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Forestville adults are doing

1 in 3Forestville adults feel lonely

30.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Forestville adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Forestville adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Forestville adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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

Forestville adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Forestville adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Forestville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Forestville adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.2% of Forestville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Forestville

Forestville 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.

39%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Delaware40%

Forestville41.3%

Care nearby

Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach · 12.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie Health SystemSandusky · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care Thumb AreaBad Axe · 23.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthForestville'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 Forestville. 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 Forestville

Measure	Forestville	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.6%	40.9–50.2%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42.2%	37.4–46.9%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	41.3%	32.9–49.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	39.6%	35.4–43.7%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.8%	23–30.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.7–15.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.1%	10.7–13.7%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11–13.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16%	13.7–18.4%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.4%	10.3–14.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	14.9–22.6%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.3–16.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.5%	24.8–36.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	25.5–38.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.9%	79.9–85.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.1–68.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.3–91.6%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	69.2%	64.5–73.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	69.2–83.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.2%	79.2–84.8%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	4.9–8.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.1–35.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	18.7–26.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	14.8–19.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.2%	19.3–27.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.6%	15.1–20.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	11.5–18.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	8.5–12.9%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	6.9–9.9%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.5–9.3%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.2%	11.7–18.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.5%	32.1–43.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	16.4–23.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	12.6–17.5%	14.3%
Hearing	10.5%	9.1–11.9%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5.1–7.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.4–6.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.4–11.7%	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 Forestville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Forestville 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.