Health · Niles

Niles, MI health

Niles differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.2% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49120, 49107, 49103

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Niles’s Health Grade: C

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

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressC+ObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingC+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, $48K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 41%

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

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

39 of every 100 Niles adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.4–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Niles, betterNiles, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Niles
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Niles
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Niles
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Niles
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Niles 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Niles 7.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Niles adults are doing

1 in 3Niles adults feel lonely

32.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Niles adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Niles adults lack social or emotional support

23% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Niles adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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

Niles adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Niles adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Niles adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Niles adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.9% of Niles adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Niles

Niles 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 Niles.

24.7%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Clay32.3%

Buchanan37.7%

Berrien37.8%

Niles38.3%

Bertrand38.3%

Howard38.3%

Milton38.5%

Niles40.5%

Care in and near Niles

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

Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Physicians HospitalMishawaka · 11.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalDowagiac · 12.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Niles Community Health CenterNiles · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Intercare Eau ClaireEau Claire · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNiles's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berrien County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careNiles's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berrien County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthNiles's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berrien County · 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 Niles. 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 Niles

Measure	Niles	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	35.4–41.9%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.5%	33–39.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	32.8–44.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29.7–35.2%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.2%	24.1–30.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	11.3–15.3%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.1%	10.8–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9.1–10.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.5–14.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7.3–8.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.5%	13.1–18%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	24.2–31.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	33.2–42%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.5–82%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.6%	61.9–67.1%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.5–88.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	66.3–72.9%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	70.7–80.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75.3–80%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	28.2–36.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	20.2–25.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.6–20.1%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	19.1–23.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14.3–17.4%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	14.2–18%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.6–13.6%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	8–10.2%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.9%	14–17.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.2%	31.7–38.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	14.6–18%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	14.4–17.4%	14.3%
Hearing	8.5%	7.7–9.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.5%	5.1–6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.9–10.8%	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 Niles door to door.

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

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