Health · Gustin

Gustin, MI health

Gustin differs from Michigan on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.9% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.8% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48740, 48742, 48745

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 839 people are less certain, so we show Gustin's figures without a grade.

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How Gustin 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 Gustin adults…

45 of every 100 Gustin adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.1–49.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gustin, betterGustin, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Gustin
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Gustin
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.1% Gustin
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Gustin
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gustin 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gustin 6.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Gustin adults are doing

1 in 3Gustin adults feel lonely

29.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Gustin adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Gustin adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Gustin adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 8

Gustin adults worry about having enough food

13% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Gustin adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Gustin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Gustin adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MI 8.3% · better

12.9% of Gustin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Gustin

Gustin 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 Gustin.

38%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Hawes38%

Gustin38.7%

Harrisville39.2%

Mikado40.2%

Millen40.7%

Care in and near Gustin

1 community health center in Gustin, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 25.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena · 29.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 43.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 51.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center-Lincoln ServicesHarrisville · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health CenterHale · 24.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGustin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alcona County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careGustin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alcona County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthGustin's county is a federal shortage area.Alcona County · need score 14 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 Gustin. 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 Gustin

Measure	Gustin	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45%	40.1–49.8%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42.7%	37.7–47.7%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.7%	30.2–47.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	39.7%	35.5–43.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.7%	21.8–29.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.6%	10–15.5%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.4%	12.1–14.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.4%	13.2–17.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.7%	10.1–13.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.6–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.7%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.1%	10.7–15.9%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	23.9–33.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.1–39.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.6%	80.6–86.5%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	67.3%	63.6–71%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.8–91.5%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.9%	67.6–77.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	66.5–82.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.4%	80.7–85.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.4%	5.2–7.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	24.9–35.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.7–24.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.1%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	19.1–25.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.8–15.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.6–10.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.9–8%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–8.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.9%	10.7–15.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	32.6–42.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.6–22.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	14.3%
Hearing	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.1–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	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 Gustin door to door.

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

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