Health · Melrose

Melrose, MI health

Melrose differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.2% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.8% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.7% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49713, 49712, 49796, 49770

BHealth Grade

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Melrose’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Melrose is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns and 73% of Michigan towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressBMental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

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

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 73%

Towns with similar incomes, $73K–$121K (8,337)Healthier than 43%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Melrose is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

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

37 of every 100 Melrose adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melrose, betterMelrose, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Melrose
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Melrose
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Melrose
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Melrose
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Melrose 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

Melrose 5.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Melrose adults are doing

1 in 3Melrose adults feel lonely

29.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Melrose adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Melrose adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Melrose 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

Melrose adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Melrose adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

Melrose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Melrose adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MI 8.3% · better

10.3% of Melrose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Melrose

Melrose 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 Melrose.

31.2%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Resort31.8%

Bear Creek32.1%

Evangeline34.8%

Melrose35.9%

Boyne Valley36.1%

Chandler36.5%

Care nearby

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix · 16.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska · 37 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center Petoskey Child Health AssociatesPetoskey · 9.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East Jordan Family Health CenterEast Jordan · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMelrose is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMelrose is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMelrose's county is a federal shortage area.North Country Catchment Area · need score 10 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 Melrose. 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 Melrose

Measure	Melrose	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	33.2–41.5%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.6–42.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.9%	28.6–43.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.1–36.2%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	25.5%	22.1–29.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.1%	8.2–12.4%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.7–11.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.3–16.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.7%	13.9–19.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.9–26.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34%	27.8–40.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.7–83.8%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.8%	67.6–74%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89%	87.5–90.3%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	71%	66.3–75.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	69–83%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.1–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.5%	4.6–6.7%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.3–34.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	18–24.3%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.7–18.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.3–20.2%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.5–16%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9.4–13.3%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.6%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	10.3%	8.6–12.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	27–35.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	12.1–16%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.8–15.2%	14.3%
Hearing	8.2%	7.4–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.9%	7.1–9%	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 Melrose door to door.

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

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