Health · Fredonia

Fredonia, MI health

Fredonia differs from Michigan on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.7% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49068, 49092, 49029, 49033

BHealth Grade

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Fredonia’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fredonia is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns and 72% of Michigan towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressBMental distressCObesityBDiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 59%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 72%

Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$101K (9,753)Healthier than 61%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Fredonia could be anywhere from C 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 Fredonia 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. Fredonia’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 Fredonia 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 Fredonia adults…

38 of every 100 Fredonia adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.2–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fredonia, betterFredonia, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Fredonia
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Fredonia
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Fredonia
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Fredonia
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fredonia 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fredonia 5.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Fredonia adults are doing

1 in 3Fredonia adults feel lonely

31.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Fredonia adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Fredonia adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Fredonia adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 9

Fredonia adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Fredonia adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Fredonia adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Fredonia adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · MI 8.3% · better

10.1% of Fredonia adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Fredonia

Fredonia 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 Fredonia.

37.4%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Marshall37.7%

Fredonia38.9%

Tekonsha39.3%

Marshall39.7%

Newton40.4%

Eckford40.9%

Care nearby

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Battle Creek VA Medical CenterBattle Creek · 17.8 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Grace HealthBattle Creek · 12.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center MillcorkKalamazoo · 27.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careFredonia's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthFredonia's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 16 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 Fredonia. 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 Fredonia

Measure	Fredonia	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	34.2–41.7%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38%	34–41.8%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	32.7–45.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32%	28.8–35.2%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.3%	22.9–29.9%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.5–11.2%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.7–11.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.9–16%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13–18.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.3%	19.7–27.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	25.8–36.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.7–83.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	72%	68.9–75%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87.3–90.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72.3%	68–76.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	69.4–82.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.3–81.5%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.6%	4.7–6.8%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.6–36.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18–24.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.6–18.5%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.8–19.3%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12.1–15.3%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.3–13.1%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.4–10.2%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.2%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	10.1%	8.5–11.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	27.5–35.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.8–15%	14.3%
Hearing	7.9%	7–8.9%	7.3%
Vision	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.8%	7–8.8%	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 Fredonia door to door.

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

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