Health · Frenchtown

Frenchtown, MI health

On most measures Frenchtown looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (16.8% vs 14.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48162, 48166, 48117

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Frenchtown’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Frenchtown is healthier than 29% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressDObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 29%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 36%

Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$83K (9,270)Healthier than 36%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Frenchtown 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 Frenchtown 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. Frenchtown’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 Frenchtown 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 Frenchtown adults…

37 of every 100 Frenchtown adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.4–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Frenchtown, betterFrenchtown, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Frenchtown
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Frenchtown
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Frenchtown
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Frenchtown
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Frenchtown 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Frenchtown 7.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Frenchtown adults are doing

1 in 3Frenchtown adults feel lonely

32.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Frenchtown adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Frenchtown adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Frenchtown adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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

Frenchtown adults worry about having enough food

15.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Frenchtown adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Frenchtown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.7% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Frenchtown adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · MI 8.3% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

of Frenchtown adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Frenchtown

Frenchtown 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.

32.4%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Estral Beach39.9%

Ash40.2%

Berlin41.2%

Raisinville41.3%

Frenchtown41.5%

Monroe42.5%

Monroe43.4%

Care nearby

Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte · 20.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Medical Center - Monroe MainMonroe · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Medical Center - Opportunity CenterMonroe · 3.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFrenchtown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careFrenchtown is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthFrenchtown is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Frenchtown. 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 Frenchtown

Measure	Frenchtown	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.4–40.7%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	33.4–40.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.5%	35.7–47.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.8–35%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.8%	24.4–31.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10–14.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.8–14%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	8.1–10.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.6–8%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.7–19.2%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.8–20.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	22.4–30.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	31.5–41.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75.4–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64.1–70.4%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.4–87.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	65.1–73.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	70.6%	63.2–77.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	74.1–79.5%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.7%	28.1–37.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.3–26%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	17.1–21.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	18.3–23.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.5–17%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.4%	13.2–17.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	10.1–13.5%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.4–9.6%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.2%	13.2–17.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	30–38%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.5–17.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	14.1–17.6%	14.3%
Hearing	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	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 Frenchtown door to door.

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

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