Health · Mentor

Mentor, MI health

Mentor differs from Michigan on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.1% vs 8.1%) and more adults with heart disease (9.3% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49799, 49749, 49706, 49770

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 866 people are less certain, so we show Mentor's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Mentor 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 Mentor adults…

42 of every 100 Mentor adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.4–46.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mentor, betterMentor, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Mentor
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Mentor
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Mentor
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.8% Mentor
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mentor 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mentor 6.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Mentor adults are doing

1 in 3Mentor adults feel lonely

30.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Mentor adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Mentor adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Mentor adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 7

Mentor adults worry about having enough food

15% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Mentor adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Mentor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Mentor adults lack reliable transportation

8% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.3% of Mentor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Mentor

Mentor 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 Mentor.

31.9%44%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Springvale31.9%

Tuscarora38.4%

Mentor41.4%

Wilmot42.7%

Ellis43.2%

Care nearby

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix · 28.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 39.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Indian River Health CenterIndian River · 6.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - OnawayOnaway · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMentor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cheboygan County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthMentor'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 Mentor. 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 Mentor

Measure	Mentor	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.9%	37.4–46.2%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39.5%	35–44.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	33.4–49.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.8%	32–39.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.5%	23.6–31.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	10.9–16.4%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.2–12.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.5–16.5%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.1%	9.6–12.6%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.3–10.4%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.8%	15–20.6%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15%	12.2–18.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	22.3–31.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	26.7–40%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.3–84.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	63.6–70.5%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.5–89.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.4–73.4%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73.9%	65.8–81.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.6–83.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.5–8.3%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.6–35.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.6–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.6–19.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	19–25.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.5–18.7%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	12.4–17.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.1–12.5%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.2–9.6%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	7–9.2%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.3%	12.8–18%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.7%	31.1–40.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.2–20.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.5–17.5%	14.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.6–10.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.2–5.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	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 Mentor door to door.

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

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