Health · Mastodon

Mastodon, MI health

Mastodon differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.8% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.3% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 49920 (all of Mastodon)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 721 people are less certain, so we show Mastodon's figures without a grade.

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How Mastodon 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 Mastodon adults…

45 of every 100 Mastodon adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.4–49.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mastodon, betterMastodon, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Mastodon
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Mastodon
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Mastodon
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Mastodon
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mastodon 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

Mastodon 6.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Mastodon adults are doing

1 in 3Mastodon adults feel lonely

29.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Mastodon adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Mastodon adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Mastodon 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

Mastodon adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Mastodon adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

Mastodon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Mastodon adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · MI 8.3% · better

12.7% of Mastodon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Mastodon

Mastodon 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 Mastodon.

35.6%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 34towns on this map, healthiest first

Sagola37.6%

Florence37.8%

Mastodon38.6%

Crystal Falls38.6%

Breitung38.8%

Mansfield38.9%

Stambaugh39.7%

Care nearby

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 17.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 17.7 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 44.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - LakewoodLakewood · 50.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMastodon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careMastodon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthMastodon's county is a federal shortage area.Dickinson/Iron Counties · 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 Mastodon. 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 Mastodon

Measure	Mastodon	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.1%	40.4–49.5%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.9%	37.2–46.5%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.6%	30.3–47%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	38.6%	34.6–42.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.3%	21.6–29.1%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11–16.4%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.9%	11.8–14.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.1%	13–17.1%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.4%	10–12.9%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	9.2–11.4%	7%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.5–5.5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	13.9–19%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.5%	11.1–16.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.3–33%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	25.5–38.9%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.6%	79.6–85.4%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.5%	64.9–71.7%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.6–91.3%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	70.7%	65.5–75.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.8%	66.4–81.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83%	80.3–85.3%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.4%	5.3–7.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.4–34.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	17.8–24.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.4–18.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	19–25.2%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.7–18.7%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.7–15.2%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.4%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.7%	10.5–14.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.5%	32.7–42.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16.4–21.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.6–16.1%	14.3%
Hearing	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.5–10.9%	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 Mastodon door to door.

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

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