Health · Riley

Riley, MI health

Riley differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48820, 48879, 48835

Report card

How Riley 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 Riley adults…

33 of every 100 Riley adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–37.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Riley, betterRiley, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.9% Riley
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Riley
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Riley
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Riley
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Riley 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Riley 5.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Riley adults are doing

1 in 3Riley adults feel lonely

31.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Riley adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Riley adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Riley adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 10

Riley adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Riley adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Riley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 17

Riley adults lack reliable transportation

6% · MI 8.3% · better

9.1% of Riley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing7%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Riley

Riley and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

33.8%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Westphalia33.8%

Olive34.4%

Riley34.5%

Bengal35.9%

Watertown36.2%

Care nearby

University of Michigan Health- Sparrow ClintonSaint Johns · 8.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mclaren Greater LansingLansing · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Sparrow Ionia HospitalIonia · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Allen Community Health CenterLansing · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Care Free MedicalLansing · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careRiley is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRiley is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthRiley is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Riley. 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 Riley

Measure	Riley	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.3%	29.5–37.1%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.6%	32.6–40.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	28–41.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	26.7–33.1%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27%	23.4–30.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.3–11.2%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	10.2%	8.9–11.7%	11.9%	better
COPD	7.2%	6.3–8%	8.1%	better
Heart disease	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.8–14.4%	14.6%	better
Binge drink	17.2%	14.3–20.4%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.9%	17.5–24.6%	24.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	24.6–35.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.5–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.1%	70.2–76.1%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87.3–90.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72%	67.5–76.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.5–83.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.6–80.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.6–36.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.2–25.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.6–18.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.7%	13.7–18%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.4–14.5%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.8–12.4%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.2–10.1%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.2%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5.2–6.9%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.1%	7.7–10.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	27.8%	24.2–31.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10.7–14%	14%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.3–14.3%	14.3%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.8%	7.3%
Vision	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	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 Riley door to door.

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

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