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Health in Northview · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Northview?

Northview differs from Michigan on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.1% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.8% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.9%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Northview. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Northview

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.7%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.3%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 12.1%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Northview, betterNorthview, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Map of trails and conserved land in Northview
Where Northview gets moving

9.1 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves

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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 10
Northview adults worry about having enough food
10.1% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 12
Northview adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 17
Northview adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 17
Northview adults lack reliable transportation
6% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

8.4% of Northview adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Northview adults…

Northview runs below MI on 5 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Northview adults have had a stroke
Michigan: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.3%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Northview

No hospital or community health center in Northview itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSpectrum HealthGrand Rapids · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUniversity of Michigan Health - West★★★★★ · 14 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCatherines Health CenterGrand Rapids · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Catherines Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Grand Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.3 mi
Cherry Street Services
4 sites · nearest in Grand Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.8 mi
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
6.3 mi
Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
University of Michigan Health - West
Wyoming · ★★★★★
ER
19.3 mi
Spectrum Health United Hospital
Greenville · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careNorthview is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNorthview is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNorthview is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Northview; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Northview adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

80% Yearly checkupMI 80%
74% Dentist visitMI 68%
89% Cholesterol checkMI 87%
74% Colon screeningMI 69%
76% MammogramMI 77%
77% Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Northview 5.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Northview adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Northview adults feel lonely
30.8% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Northview adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Northview adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.9% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Northview adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Northview adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Northview and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Plainfield: 33.1% Grand Rapids: 31.7% Cannon: 32% Ada: 30.2% Forest Hills: 29.6% Alpine: 34.7% Rockford: 34.2% Algoma: 34.1% Grand Rapids: 36.4% East Grand Rapids: 29.7% Kentwood: 34.9% Cascade: 31% Grattan: 36.6% Courtland: 33.6% Vergennes: 34.5% Lowell: 34.2% Northview: 33.1% NorthviewPlainfieldGrand RapidsCannonAdaForest Hills Spectrum Health · Grand Rapids · 5.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHMercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids · 6.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHUniversity of Michigan Health - West · Wyoming · 14 mi · 4★ MedicareHCatherine's Health Center · Grand Rapids · 4.8 mi+Belknap Commons Dental Center · Grand Rapids · 5.3 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Forest Hills29.6%
Ada30.2%
Grand Rapids31.7%
Cannon32%
Northview33.1%
Plainfield33.1%
MI36.2%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health Grades next door

Tap a town to see its health page
AdaA+CannonAGrand RapidsAPlainfieldA−
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.7%

of Northview adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Michigan
Health Grade

Not graded

CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Northview, so we show its figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Northview
MeasureNorthviewLikely rangeMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.3%30.2–36.4%36.7%better
High cholesterol32.8%29.5–36.2%35.4%about the same
Obesity33.1%28.6–37.9%36.2%about the same
Arthritis27.9%25.1–30.5%29.1%about the same
Depression27.9%24.6–31.2%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.5%6.9–10.4%10.2%about the same
Asthma11%9.8–12.4%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%9–10.8%8.9%worse
Diabetes10.1%8.7–11.5%11.9%better
COPD6.6%5.7–7.6%8.1%better
Heart disease6%5.4–6.8%7%better
Stroke3%2.7–3.3%3.7%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.1%10.1–14.1%14.6%better
Binge drink17.3%14.7–20.1%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise19.7%16.7–23%24.9%better
Sleep under 7 hours30.5%26.7–34.3%34.7%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%77.3–82.9%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit74.4%71.8–76.8%68%better
Cholesterol check88.6%86.9–90%87.4%about the same
Colon screening74.3%70.5–77.6%69%better
Mammogram76.2%70.1–81.4%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds77.1%73.9–79.7%77.6%about the same
No health insurance5.6%4.5–6.7%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%26.9–34.9%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%18.3–24.6%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.2%14.3–18.1%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health15.2%13.1–17.4%19.4%better
Frequent physical distress12.5%11–14.1%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.1%8.3–12%15.4%better
Housing insecurity8.4%7–9.9%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.9–6.8%8.7%better
No reliable transportation6%5.1–6.9%8.3%better
Receive SNAP8.4%6.9–10.1%14.3%
Disability
Any disability26.7%23.5–30.1%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs11.1%9.5–12.8%14%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.9–14.1%14.3%
Hearing6.9%6.1–7.7%7.3%
Vision3.6%3.2–4.1%4.9%
Dressing or bathing2.9%2.5–3.2%3.8%
Errands alone7%6.1–7.9%8.6%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Northview door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don’t call Northview better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Northview directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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