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Health in Beaugrand Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Beaugrand Township is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns

Beaugrand Township differs from Michigan on 10 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 9 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 49721. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beaugrand Township

COPD, heart disease and cancer run high in Beaugrand Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.9%), vs 8.1% across Michigan. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 7% across Michigan. Cancer is also above the state: 11.7%, vs 8.9% across Michigan. In all, Beaugrand Township runs above Michigan on six of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 32% of residents are 65 or older (Michigan 19%), and COPD, heart disease and cancer are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Beaugrand Township, and more people treating it

41.9% of adults have high blood pressure (Michigan 36.7%), but 81.2% of them take medicine for it, vs 77.6% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Michigan figure falls outside Beaugrand Township’s likely range; Beaugrand Township’s figures come from ZIP code 49721, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Health Grade

What’s behind Beaugrand Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Beaugrand Township is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 46% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 16%).

CSelf-rated health21.8% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C−Physical distress16.4% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.3% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40.8% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
C−Diabetes14.3% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.9% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.6% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 25%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $47K–$78K (9,433)Healthier than 35%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Beaugrand Township’s median household income is $62,083; among the 9,433 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($47K–$78K), it’s healthier than 35%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

Where Beaugrand Township compares well: taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure), 81.2% (U.S. 76.5%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Beaugrand Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. Shared figures. CDC doesn’t publish an estimate for Beaugrand Township itself, so these are ZIP code 49721’s, which Beaugrand Township shares with Benton Township and Inverness Township. The three towns get the same figures and the same grade, and the ZIP’s 11,579 adults include people outside Beaugrand Township.

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★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaugrand Township adults…

Beaugrand Township runs above MI on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Beaugrand Township adults have COPD
Michigan: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12.1%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Why age matters here

Beaugrand Township is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Michigan. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Beaugrand Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Beaugrand Township32%
Michigan19%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beaugrand Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

82%Yearly checkupMI 80%
66%Dentist visitMI 68%
89%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
69%Colon screeningMI 69%
74%MammogramMI 77%
81%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaugrand Township 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Getting care

Care in and near Beaugrand Township

No hospital or community health center in Beaugrand Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAlcona Citizens for HealthCheboygan · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
Alcona Citizens for Health
6 sites · nearest in Cheboygan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center
Saint Ignace · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.4 mi
Thunder Bay Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Onaway
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.4 mi
Mclaren Northern Michigan
Petoskey · ★★★★★
ER
42.6 mi
Charlevoix Area Hospital
Charlevoix · not rated
ERRural critical access
44 mi
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital
Gaylord · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaugrand Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaugrand Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaugrand Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Beaugrand Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.6%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 14.5%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beaugrand Township, betterBeaugrand Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Beaugrand Township gets moving

4.4 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Beaugrand Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

3 in 10Beaugrand Township adults feel lonely
30.7% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Beaugrand Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.3% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Beaugrand Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Beaugrand Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Beaugrand Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Beaugrand Township adults worry about having enough food
14.5% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 10
Beaugrand Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.3% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Beaugrand Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.8% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Beaugrand Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

14.4% of Beaugrand Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Beaugrand Township and the towns around it

Beaugrand Township has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.

Hebron Township: 38.8%Inverness Township: 40.8%Mackinaw Township: 38.3%Cheboygan: 42.2%Munro Township: 37.9%Carp Lake Township: 36.7%Benton Township: 40.8%Mullett Township: 40.6%Mackinaw City: 36.7%Wawatam Township: 36.9%Beaugrand Township: 40.8%Beaugrand TownshipHebron TownshipInverness TownshipMackinaw TownshipCheboyganAlcona Health Center Cheboygan Campus · Cheboygan · 4.4 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mackinaw Township38.3%
Hebron Township38.8%
Beaugrand Township40.8%
Inverness Township40.8%
Cheboygan42.2%
MI36.2%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Beaugrand Township · Inverness TownshipC40.8%14.3%16.9%ZIP 49721
Hebron Township————
Mackinaw Township————
CheboyganD42.2%13.8%19%CDC place

Beaugrand Township and Inverness Township share one ZIP estimate, so they share a row. Hebron Township and Mackinaw Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing10%
Errands alone9.8%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Beaugrand Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Beaugrand Township is better than Michigan on 1 and worse on 9; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Beaugrand Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Beaugrand TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.8%19.1–24.619.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)16.4%14.5–18.414%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.3%15.5–19.517.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40.8%32.8–49.136.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes14.3%12.4–16.411.9%12%Worse
High blood pressure41.9%37.4–46.436.7%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.8%35.2–44.535.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36.2%32.4–40.129.1%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.8%10.4–13.411.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer11.7%10.7–12.98.9%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.4%8.4–10.37%6.4%Worse
COPD10.9%9.8–12.18.1%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.6%4.3–53.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.6%10.2–15.410.2%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%14.7–19.214.6%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work26.6%22.5–31.124.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking14.5%11.8–17.515.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.7%27.1–40.734.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.7–7.96.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year82.1%78.9–85.180.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year65.9%62.1–69.568%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years88.5%87–9087.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81.2%78.4–83.777.6%76.5%Better
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.4%64.4–74.169%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74.4%66.1–81.676.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27%23.2–31.225.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely30.7%25.6–35.832.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.3%18.8–25.723.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14.5%12.4–16.815.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.3%8.8–11.911.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.8%6.8–8.88.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.9%6.9–8.88.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)14.4%12.4–16.514.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability36%31.6–40.631.1%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.8%15.6–20.114%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.2%13.6–1714.3%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty10%8.9–11.17.3%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.7%5.2–6.24.9%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone9.8%8.8–10.98.6%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.6%4.2–53.8%3.8%Higher

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Michigan figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Beaugrand Township

Is Beaugrand Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Beaugrand Township is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 35%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Beaugrand Township?

CDC estimates 40.8% of adults (the figure for ZIP code 49721, which Beaugrand Township shares with Benton Township and Inverness Township) have obesity, likely between 32.8% and 49.1%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Beaugrand Township?

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center in Saint Ignace, 17.6 miles in a straight line from Beaugrand Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Beaugrand Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.7–7.9%), against 6.9% across Michigan.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Beaugrand Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B. The figures are ZIP code 49721’s, shared with Benton Township and Inverness Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.