Health · Weesaw

Weesaw, MI health

Weesaw differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (7.2% vs 8.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49113, 49107, 49128, 49125

Report card

How Weesaw 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 Weesaw adults…

40 of every 100 Weesaw adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.3–44.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Weesaw, betterWeesaw, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Weesaw
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Weesaw
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Weesaw
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Weesaw
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Weesaw 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Weesaw 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Weesaw adults are doing

1 in 3Weesaw adults feel lonely

30.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Weesaw adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Weesaw adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Weesaw adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · 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 7

Weesaw adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Weesaw adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 13

Weesaw adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Weesaw adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · MI 8.3% · better

12.9% of Weesaw adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Weesaw

Weesaw 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.

33.5%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Chikaming35.9%

Baroda36.1%

Buchanan37.7%

Weesaw37.9%

Galien39.5%

Care nearby

Lakeland Hospital, St. JosephSt. Joseph · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Physicians HospitalMishawaka · 19.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intercare Eau ClaireEau Claire · 13.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Niles Community Health CenterNiles · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWeesaw's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berrien County · need score 16 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 Weesaw. 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 Weesaw

Measure	Weesaw	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	36.3–44.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38%	34–42.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	31.6–44.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	34.6%	31.1–38%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.5%	23–30.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.7–15.7%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.5–15.1%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.9–4.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.6–18.4%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	12.7–18.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	22.6–31%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	31.3–42.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80%	76.8–83.1%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64.4–70.6%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.8–89.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.8%	67.6–76%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	70.6–82.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.3–81.8%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	5.4–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.9%	26.3–35.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.6–25.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15.2–19.1%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.9–23.2%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14–17.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.3–15.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.5–11.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.5–8.6%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.9%	10.9–15.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	30.8–39.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	14.3–18.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	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 Weesaw door to door.

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

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