Health · Sauble

Sauble, MI health

Sauble differs from Michigan on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.6% vs 15.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.1% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.8% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49402, 49644

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 404 people are less certain, so we show Sauble's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sauble 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 Sauble adults…

47 of every 100 Sauble adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 42.8–50.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sauble, betterSauble, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Sauble
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% Sauble
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Sauble
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% Sauble
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sauble 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sauble 7.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sauble adults are doing

1 in 3Sauble adults feel lonely

30% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Sauble adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Sauble adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Sauble 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 6

Sauble adults worry about having enough food

15.6% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Sauble adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Sauble adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Sauble adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.9% of Sauble adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21%

Thinking or memory15.2%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Sauble

Sauble 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 Sauble.

37.4%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Elk37.4%

Peacock40%

Sauble40.2%

Sheridan41.5%

Branch41.5%

Sweetwater41.6%

Webber42.5%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 25.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac · 33 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baldwin Family Health CareBaldwin · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesManistee · 22.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSauble's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careSauble's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake/Osceola Counties · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthSauble's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · need score 19 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 Sauble. 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 Sauble

Measure	Sauble	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46.9%	42.8–50.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42.9%	39–46.6%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.2%	33.5–46.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	41.3%	37.8–44.6%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26%	22.9–29.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.8%	14.2–19.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.7%	11.8–13.9%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.9%	14.8–18.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.3%	10.1–12.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.9%	15.8–22%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	13.6%	11.6–15.8%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	30.3%	25.9–34.9%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.9%	28.6–39.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.1%	80.7–85.4%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	62.6%	59.4–65.7%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	90%	88.6–91.2%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	69.6%	65.4–73.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.3%	65.8–78.5%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.1%	80.9–85.2%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	5.9–9.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	26–34.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	19.2–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.8–18.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25%	21.5–28.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.5%	16.3–20.7%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.6%	12.9–18.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.8–12.1%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	7–9.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.9%	13.2–18.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	34.2–43.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21%	18.3–24.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.2%	13.3–17.2%	14.3%
Hearing	11.3%	10.2–12.6%	7.3%
Vision	6.5%	5.7–7.5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.8–6.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.6%	9.2–12%	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 Sauble door to door.

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

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