Health · Spring Arbor

Spring Arbor, MI health

Spring Arbor differs from Michigan on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.1% vs 8.7%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.6% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (74.8% vs 77.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49283, 49201, 49269, 49246

Report card

How Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor adults…

35 of every 100 Spring Arbor adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Spring Arbor, betterSpring Arbor, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Spring Arbor
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Spring Arbor
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Spring Arbor
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Spring Arbor
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Spring Arbor 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

Spring Arbor 6.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Spring Arbor adults are doing

1 in 3Spring Arbor adults feel lonely

33% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Spring Arbor adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Spring Arbor adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Spring Arbor adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 8

Spring Arbor adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Spring Arbor adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Spring Arbor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Spring Arbor adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

11.2% of Spring Arbor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Spring Arbor

Spring Arbor 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.

35.9%45.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Spring Arbor35.9%

Hanover37.4%

Sandstone38.6%

Concord39.3%

Summit40.5%

Care nearby

Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids · 21 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cfh - LifewaysJackson · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Center for Family Health DentalJackson · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSpring Arbor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Jackson County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careSpring Arbor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Jackson County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthSpring Arbor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA-Lifeways · 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 Spring Arbor. 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 Spring Arbor

Measure	Spring Arbor	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.7–38.5%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.8%	30.4–37.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.9%	30.6–41.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.6–32.2%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.9%	23.6–30.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8–12%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.4–12.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.9–7.4%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.4%	11.5–15.6%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.4%	14.5–20.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	20.7–28.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.9%	33.9–44.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.8–80.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.2%	65–71.3%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	82.8–87.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72%	67.9–75.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	71.3–83.5%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.8%	71.9–77.4%	77.6%	worse
No health insurance	6.4%	5.2–8.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.7–37.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.6–26.3%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.1–20.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.4–21.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.9–15.3%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.5–14.9%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.5–11.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.6%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.2%	9.5–13.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.7%	28.7–37.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	12.7–17.1%	14.3%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.3%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.1–9.3%	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 Spring Arbor door to door.

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

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