Health · Ridgeway

Ridgeway, MI health

Ridgeway differs from Michigan on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.8% vs 10.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.1% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49229, 49238, 49286

B-Health Grade

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Ridgeway’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ridgeway is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns and 61% of Michigan towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressCMental distressC-ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 48%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 61%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,798)Healthier than 45%

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

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

36 of every 100 Ridgeway adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ridgeway, betterRidgeway, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Ridgeway
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Ridgeway
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Ridgeway
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Ridgeway
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ridgeway 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

Ridgeway 6.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ridgeway adults are doing

1 in 3Ridgeway adults feel lonely

31.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Ridgeway adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Ridgeway adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Ridgeway adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Ridgeway adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Ridgeway adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Ridgeway adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Ridgeway adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · MI 8.3% · better

11% of Ridgeway adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Ridgeway

Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway.

28.3%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Dundee38%

Deerfield39.1%

Blissfield39.2%

Macon39.3%

Ridgeway39.8%

Raisin40.5%

Care nearby

Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian · 8.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Forest Health Medical CenterYpsilanti · 21.9 mi Directions Medicare profile

Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Medical Center of Mi - AdrianAdrian · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Packard Health South Ann ArborAnn Arbor · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lenawee County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lenawee County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lenawee County · need score 12 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 Ridgeway. 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 Ridgeway

Measure	Ridgeway	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.8%	32–39.6%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	33–40.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	33.4–46.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.8–32.1%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	28.3%	24.7–32.1%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.8%	6.4–9.5%	10.2%	better
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.2%	9.7–12.9%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8%	7–9.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6–7.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.8–17.7%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.4–20.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	20–27.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	31.1–41.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.9–81.5%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.3%	66.3–72.3%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.7–89.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	65.3–73.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	72.9–84.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.2–79.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.3%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.8–36.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.7–25.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.2–20.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.6–20.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.5–16.1%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	9.9–14.3%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.1–11.5%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	6–8.1%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11%	9.1–13.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.6%	26.8–34.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.3–15%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.7–16.3%	14.3%
Hearing	7.4%	6.5–8.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	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 Ridgeway door to door.

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

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