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Health in Cedar Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Cedar Creek Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns

Cedar Creek Township trails Michigan on 2 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 49457, 49425. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cedar Creek Township

Smoking is more common in Cedar Creek Township

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.8%), vs 14.6% across Michigan. Habits ↓

Obesity runs high in Cedar Creek Township

43.4% of adults have obesity, vs 36.2% across Michigan. Conditions ↓

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 Cedar Creek Township’s likely range; Cedar Creek Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 49457, 49425, 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 Cedar Creek Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Cedar Creek Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns, #518 of 701 in Michigan. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 52% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 6%).

C+Self-rated health20.3% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress15% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress18.9% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity43.4% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes11.9% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking17.8% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise26.3% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 28%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (701)Healthier than 26%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $55K–$92K (10,792)Healthier than 26%

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). Cedar Creek Township’s median household income is $73,586; among the 10,792 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($55K–$92K), it’s healthier than 26%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Cedar Creek Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49457,49425), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.3%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.7%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.9%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 17.8%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cedar Creek Township, betterCedar Creek Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Cedar Creek Township gets moving

43 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cedar Creek Township adults…

Cedar Creek Township runs above MI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

43 of every 100 Cedar Creek Township adults have obesity
Michigan: 36 in 100 · worse · likely 37.5–49.9%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Cedar Creek Township

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

HNearest ERCorewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont · 11.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCorewell Health Gerber Hospital★★★★★ · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMuskegon Recovery CenterMuskegon · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.9 mi
Muskegon Recovery Center
Muskegon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10 mi
Hackley Community Care Center
4 sites · nearest in Muskegon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Fremont · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
14.3 mi
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital
Muskegon · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital
Grand Haven · ★★★★★
ER
22.3 mi
Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Shelby · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cedar Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careCedar Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupMI 80%
67%Dentist visitMI 68%
87%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
67%Colon screeningMI 69%
75%MammogramMI 77%
76%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cedar Creek Township 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Cedar Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Cedar Creek Township adults feel lonely
31.5% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Cedar Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
3 in 10Cedar Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
29% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Cedar Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.9% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Cedar Creek 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
Cedar Creek Township adults worry about having enough food
14.4% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 9
Cedar Creek Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Cedar Creek Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.6% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Cedar Creek Township adults lack reliable transportation
8% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

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

Around town

Cedar Creek Township and the towns around it

Cedar Creek Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 6 graded towns around it.

Holton Township: 43.6%Dalton Township: 42.1%Bridgeton Township: 37.9%Egelston Township: 46.9%Muskegon Township: 45.2%Blue Lake Township: 42.8%Greenwood Township: 41.7%Sheridan Township: 36.9%Fruitland Township: 41.3%Twin Lake: 42.8%Ashland Township: 37.1%Moorland Township: 42.6%Sullivan Township: 40%Muskegon: 49.9%Laketon Township: 41.1%North Muskegon: 38.1%Fruitport Township: 42.8%Cedar Creek Township: 43.4%Cedar Creek TownshipHolton TownshipDalton TownshipBridgeton TownshipEgelston TownshipMuskegon TownshipCorewell Health Gerber Hospital · Fremont · 11.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHTrinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon · 14.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHMuskegon Recovery Center · Muskegon · 8.9 mi+Integrated Health Clinic · Muskegon · 10 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bridgeton Township37.9%
Dalton Township42.1%
Cedar Creek Township43.4%
Holton Township43.6%
Muskegon Township45.2%
Egelston Township46.9%
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
Cedar Creek TownshipC43.4%11.9%17.8%ZIP codes
Holton TownshipC−43.6%12.6%19.1%ZIP codes
Bridgeton TownshipC+37.9%11.8%16.9%ZIP codes
Dalton TownshipC+42.1%11.6%15.8%ZIP codes
Muskegon TownshipC−45.2%13.1%18.7%ZIP codes
Egelston TownshipD46.9%13.7%20.6%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.3%

of Cedar Creek Township adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Cedar Creek Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Cedar Creek Township is better than Michigan on 0 and worse on 2; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Cedar Creek Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Cedar Creek TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.3%18–22.919.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.4–16.814%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.9%17–21.117.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity43.4%37.5–49.936.2%32.9%Worse
Diabetes11.9%10.4–13.611.9%12%About the same
High blood pressure35%31.6–38.836.7%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.7%32–39.635.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.4%27.5–33.729.1%25.3%About the same
Asthma12.1%10.8–13.511.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.9%8.1–9.88.9%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.1%6.4–7.97%6.4%About the same
COPD9.1%8.1–10.18.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.93.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.7%9.6–14.310.2%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.8%15.4–20.314.6%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work26.3%22.7–30.424.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.9%15–21.115.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.7%31.3–42.234.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.8–8.16.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.8%75.5–81.980.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year67.3%63.9–70.668%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.5%84.8–88.287.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)76.1%73.1–78.977.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.4%62.9–71.869%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74.9%67.8–81.276.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression29%25.6–32.925.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.5%27.1–36.232.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.1%19–25.623.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14.4%12.3–16.715.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing11.4%9.9–13.311.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.6%7.5–9.98.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8%7.1–9.28.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)14.4%12.3–16.714.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability32.3%28.6–36.431.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.1%12.5–1614%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.4%13.8–17.214.3%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.8–8.47.3%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.9%4.4–5.44.9%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9.1%8.2–10.18.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.6–4.43.8%3.8%About the same

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 Cedar Creek Township

Is Cedar Creek Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Cedar Creek Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #518 of 701 in Michigan. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 26%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Cedar Creek Township?

CDC estimates 43.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 37.5% and 49.9%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Cedar Creek Township?

Corewell Health Gerber Hospital in Fremont, 11.4 miles in a straight line from Cedar Creek Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Cedar Creek Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8.1%), 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 Cedar Creek Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

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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.