Health · Rudyard

Rudyard, MI health

Rudyard differs from Michigan on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.5% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.9% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.8% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 49780 (all of Rudyard)

B-Health Grade

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Rudyard’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Rudyard is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns, and than 72% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthC+Physical distressC+Mental distressBObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 51%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 64%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$81K (8,976)Healthier than 72%

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

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

38 of every 100 Rudyard adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rudyard, betterRudyard, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Rudyard
MI 24.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Rudyard
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Rudyard
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rudyard 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rudyard 5.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Rudyard adults are doing

1 in 3Rudyard adults feel lonely

31.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Rudyard adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Rudyard adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Rudyard adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 8

Rudyard adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Rudyard adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Rudyard adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Rudyard adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MI 8.3% · better

11.5% of Rudyard adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Rudyard

Rudyard 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%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Rudyard34.2%

Trout Lake34.5%

Kinross35.2%

Pickford37.3%

Marquette39%

Care nearby

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry · 43.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 60.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center Pickford Medical ClinicPickford · 13.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bay Mills Health CenterBrimley · 16 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthRudyard's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 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 Rudyard. 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 Rudyard

Measure	Rudyard	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	34–42.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.6%	33.7–41.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	27.6–41.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.8–35.8%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.9%	23.4–30.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.4–16.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–11.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	12.9–19%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.7–19.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	19.4–28.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26.7–38.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.5–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.5%	67.5–73.5%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87–90.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.8%	66.5–74.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.1%	69.2–82.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.4–81.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.8%	4.6–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	26.7–36.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18.5–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.4–19.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.6–21.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.9–17%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.2–15.2%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.2–11.7%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.1–8.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.5%	9.3–14.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.6%	27.1–36.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.2–17%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.2–16.4%	14.3%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.6%	4–5.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	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 Rudyard door to door.

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

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