Health · Tuscarora

Tuscarora, MI health

Tuscarora differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49749, 49706, 49717

C+Health Grade

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Tuscarora’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Tuscarora is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns and 50% of Michigan towns.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressB-Mental distressCObesityCDiabetesCSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 38%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 50%

Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$83K (9,208)Healthier than 51%

About what its income would suggest. Tuscarora does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

40 of every 100 Tuscarora adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.8–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tuscarora, betterTuscarora, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Tuscarora
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Tuscarora
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Tuscarora
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Tuscarora
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tuscarora 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

Tuscarora 6.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Tuscarora adults are doing

1 in 3Tuscarora adults feel lonely

30.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Tuscarora adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Tuscarora adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Tuscarora adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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

Tuscarora adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Tuscarora adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Tuscarora adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Tuscarora adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.2% of Tuscarora adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Tuscarora

Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora.

31.9%44%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Littlefield35.8%

Tuscarora38.4%

Burt38.6%

Mullett40.6%

Mentor41.4%

Koehler41.9%

Ellis43.2%

Care in and near Tuscarora

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

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 27 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix · 31.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Indian River Health CenterIndian River · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - OnawayOnaway · 19.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTuscarora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cheboygan County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careTuscarora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cheboygan County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthTuscarora's county is a federal shortage area.North Country Catchment Area · need score 10 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 Tuscarora. 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 Tuscarora

Measure	Tuscarora	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	35.8–44.3%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.5–43.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	30.9–46.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	30.7–37.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.9%	23.2–30.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.5–12.7%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.2–12.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.5–15.1%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.7–18.5%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.4%	12.7–18.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.9–29.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	26–38.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.2–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.5%	66.2–72.6%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.8–89.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.9%	66.4–75.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	69.8–83%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77–82.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	5.3–7.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26–35.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.4–24.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.3–19.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.6–23.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.5–17.3%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.3–15.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.3–11.4%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	11–15.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	29.5–38.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.9–18.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.9–16.5%	14.3%
Hearing	9.2%	8.1–10.2%	7.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	8–10.2%	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 Tuscarora door to door.

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

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