Health · Verona

Verona, MI health

Verona differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.4% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 48413 (all of Verona)

C-Health Grade

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Verona’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Verona is healthier than 17% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 17%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 14%

Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$75K (8,212)Healthier than 24%

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

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

41 of every 100 Verona adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Verona, betterVerona, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Verona
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Verona
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Verona
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Verona
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Verona 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Verona 7.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Verona adults are doing

1 in 3Verona adults feel lonely

32.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Verona adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.4% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Verona adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Verona adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Verona adults worry about having enough food

16.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Verona adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Verona adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Verona adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

16.4% of Verona adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Verona

Verona 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 Verona.

38.3%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Bingham38.6%

Sigel39.3%

Lincoln39.5%

Verona39.7%

Colfax39.7%

Bad Axe40.5%

Care nearby

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach · 14.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Center - Oscoda ServicesOscoda · 45.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVerona's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Huron County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthVerona's county is a federal shortage area.Huron County · need score 18 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 Verona. 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 Verona

Measure	Verona	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	36.9–45.9%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34.1–43.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	31.8–48.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.5–39%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.4%	23.6–31.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.4%	13.4–19.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.4–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.5–16.4%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.3%	9.9–12.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.7–21.3%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.8%	12.2–17.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	25.6–35.6%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	27.5–40.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.2–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	59.9–67.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.8%	63.7–73.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.9%	64.7–80.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.2–82.4%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.3–9.3%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.3–37.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	19.8–27.4%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.2–20.5%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.1%	20.2–26.4%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	15–19.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.4%	13.8–19.5%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.6–13.3%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.4–10%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.4%	13.8–19.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	32.9–42.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	16–21%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14.2–18.3%	14.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.8–11%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5.4–6.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.3–11.9%	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 Verona door to door.

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

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