Health · Roscommon

Roscommon, MI health

Roscommon differs from Michigan on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 11.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.1% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.8% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48629, 48651

C-Health Grade

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Roscommon’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Roscommon is healthier than 22% of U.S. towns, and than 45% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressBMental distressCObesityDDiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 22%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 22%

Towns with similar incomes, $40K–$66K (6,380)Healthier than 45%

Better than its income would suggest. Roscommon is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

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

45 of every 100 Roscommon adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.3–49.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roscommon, betterRoscommon, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29% Roscommon
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Roscommon
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Roscommon
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Roscommon
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Roscommon 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

Roscommon 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Roscommon adults are doing

1 in 3Roscommon adults feel lonely

30.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Roscommon adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Roscommon adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Roscommon adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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

Roscommon adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Roscommon adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 13

Roscommon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Roscommon adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MI 8.3% · about the same

14.6% of Roscommon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Roscommon

Roscommon 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 Roscommon.

37%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Holland38.7%

Lake38.8%

Butterfield38.9%

Roscommon39.3%

Denton40.1%

Nester40.7%

Franklin40.9%

Frost41.2%

Care in and near Roscommon

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

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 26.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 30.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Midmichigan Health Park - Houghton LakeHoughton Lake · 7.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Care - McbainMc Bain · 23 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careRoscommon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Roscommon County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthRoscommon's county is a federal shortage area.North Central · 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 Roscommon. 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 Roscommon

Measure	Roscommon	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45%	40.3–49.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	36.6–46.2%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	39.3%	30.9–47.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	38.6%	34.5–42.6%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.3%	22.5–30.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.9–17.4%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.3–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13%	11.8–14.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.7%	13.6–17.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.4%	11–13.8%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.8%	9.7–12%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.8–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17%	14.7–19.5%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	10.9–16.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	29%	24.2–33.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26–38.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83%	79.9–85.9%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.1–68.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.4–91.1%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.6%	67.9–76.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	67.4–81.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.1%	80.4–85.5%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.7–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.3–35.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	17.9–24.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.7–18.5%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.4%	20.5–26.4%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.4–19.6%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	12–16.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.3–11.4%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.6%	12.4–16.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	32.6–41.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	17.2–22.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13.1–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	11.2%	10.1–12.6%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5.4–6.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.6–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	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 Roscommon door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Roscommon by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Roscommon by how much of its land each one covers (55% of the town has data).

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.