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Health in Hartland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Hartland Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Hartland Township differs from Michigan on 19 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 18 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 48353, 48430, 48843, 48855. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hartland Township

Hartland Township keeps up with checkups

It beats Michigan on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (74.2% vs 68%) and cholesterol checks (89.2% vs 87.4%). Checkups ↓

Fewer Hartland Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Michigan. 1 in 11 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 6 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Hartland Township is an active town

Only 20.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 24.9% across Michigan. The town has 24 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

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 Hartland Township’s likely range; Hartland Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 48353, 48430, 48843, 48855, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Hartland Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hartland Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns, #91 of 701 in Michigan. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 86% of towns); the weakest is mental distress, still better than 66%.

ASelf-rated health14.6% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress12.4% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress16.1% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity32.6% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes9.5% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.1% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise20.5% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 82%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (701)Healthier than 87%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $81K–$136K (7,362)Healthier than 70%

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). Hartland Township’s median household income is $108,568; among the 7,362 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($81K–$136K), it’s healthier than 70%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Hartland Township could be anywhere from B to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 48353,48430,48843,48855,48380,48114,48442), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupMI 80%
74%Dentist visitMI 68%
89%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
73%Colon screeningMI 69%
79%MammogramMI 77%
78%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hartland Township 4.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
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 11
Hartland Township adults worry about having enough food
9.2% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 13
Hartland Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 19
Hartland Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 18
Hartland Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

7.5% of Hartland Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.5%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.6%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 12.1%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hartland Township, betterHartland Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Hartland Township gets moving

24 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hartland Township adults…

Hartland Township runs below MI on 6 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Hartland Township adults have diabetes
Michigan: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.4–10.7%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Hartland Township

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

HNearest ERTrinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell · 10.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Health Livingston Hospital★★★★★ · 10.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Community Health NetworkWhitmore Lake · 16.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for Recovery
Brighton · not rated
10.1 mi
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Howell · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Commerce Township · ★★★★★
ER
16.2 mi
Hamilton Community Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Whitmore Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.8 mi
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital
W Bloomfield · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network
6 sites · nearest in Pontiac
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHartland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHartland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHartland Township is not a shortage area

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 Hartland Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Hartland Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

3 in 10Hartland Township adults feel lonely
30.3% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Hartland Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Hartland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Hartland Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

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

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

Find a group →

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

Around town

Hartland Township and the towns around it

Hartland Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Tyrone Township: 33.8%Highland Township: 32.4%Brighton Township: 31.8%Oceola Township: 32.6%Deerfield Township: 33.4%Rose Township: 33.4%Fenton: 34.8%Milford Township: 31.1%White Lake Township: 33.2%Brighton: 30.9%Green Oak Township: 30.8%Genoa Township: 32.2%Howell: 33.4%Howell Township: 33%Hartland Township: 32.6%Hartland TownshipTyrone TownshipHighland TownshipBrighton TownshipOceola TownshipHenry Ford Health Brighton Center for Recovery · Brighton · 9.5 miHTrinity Health Livingston Hospital · Howell · 10.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHHuron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township · 13.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Brighton Township31.8%
Highland Township32.4%
Hartland Township32.6%
Oceola Township32.6%
Tyrone Township33.8%
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
Hartland TownshipA−32.6%9.5%12.1%ZIP codes
Tyrone TownshipA−33.8%9.5%12.4%ZIP 48430
Highland TownshipA−32.4%10.2%13.1%ZIP codes
Brighton TownshipA31.8%9.8%11.3%ZIP codes
Oceola TownshipA−32.6%9.4%12.6%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Hartland Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Hartland Township is better than Michigan on 18 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Hartland Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Hartland TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.6%12.9–16.419.4%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.4%11.1–13.814%13%Better
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.1%14.5–17.717.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity32.6%28.9–36.236.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.5%8.4–10.711.9%12%Better
High blood pressure32.1%29.5–34.636.7%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.6%32.9–38.335.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.1%25.8–30.329.1%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.2%10.1–12.411.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10%9.2–10.88.9%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease6%5.4–6.67%6.4%Better
COPD6.7%5.9–7.58.1%6.3%Better
Stroke3%2.7–3.23.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)7.2%6–8.710.2%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.1%10.5–13.914.6%11.8%Better
No exercise outside work20.5%18–23.224.9%24.7%Better
Binge drinking17.6%15.3–19.915.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%28–35.634.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)4.8%4–5.76.9%11%Better
Checkup in the past year80.5%78.1–82.880.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year74.2%71.9–76.568%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years89.2%87.9–90.587.4%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.6%75.1–8077.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)72.6%69.2–75.969%65.5%Better
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.9%73.8–83.576.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.7%23–28.325.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely30.3%26.6–34.332.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.5%17.7–23.523.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.2%7.6–10.815.4%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing7.5%6.4–8.811.9%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.4%4.7–6.38.7%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation5.5%4.8–6.38.3%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)7.5%6.3–914.3%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability25.9%23.2–28.631.1%30.1%Lower
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs10.9%9.7–12.314%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.1%10.8–13.514.3%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty6.7%6–7.47.3%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty3.5%3.2–3.84.9%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.6%5.9–7.48.6%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.6–3.13.8%3.8%Lower

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 Hartland Township

Is Hartland Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Hartland Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for health, #91 of 701 in Michigan. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 70%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Hartland Township?

CDC estimates 32.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.9% and 36.2%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Hartland Township?

Trinity Health Livingston Hospital in Howell, 10.1 miles in a straight line from Hartland Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Hartland Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 4.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4–5.7%), 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 Hartland Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Hartland 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.