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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Nadeau Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Nadeau Township is healthier than 26% of U.S. towns

Nadeau Township differs from Michigan on 11 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 2 better, 9 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 49812, 49821. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Nadeau Township

Heart disease, COPD and cancer run high in Nadeau Township

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.7%), vs 7% across Michigan. 1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.8%), vs 8.1% across Michigan. Cancer is also above the state: 11.6%, vs 8.9% across Michigan. In all, Nadeau Township runs above Michigan on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 25 miles from Nadeau Township

The closest emergency room is OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group in Escanaba, 24.7 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Nadeau Township is healthier than its income would predict

Against all U.S. towns, Nadeau Township is healthier than 26%. Against the 7,271 towns with similar household incomes ($41K–$68K), it’s healthier than 50%. Health Grade ↓

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 Nadeau Township’s likely range; Nadeau Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 49812, 49821, 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 Nadeau Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Nadeau Township is healthier than 26% of U.S. towns. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 48% of U.S. towns); physical distress pulls it down (better than 18%).

CSelf-rated health21.7% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C−Physical distress16.4% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.2% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
CObesity39.2% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
C−Diabetes14.2% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking17.2% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27.6% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 26%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $41K–$68K (7,271)Healthier than 50%

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). Nadeau Township’s median household income is $54,500; among the 7,271 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($41K–$68K), it’s healthier than 50%, about where its income would put it.

Where Nadeau Township compares well: worried about keeping housing, 9.8% (U.S. 12%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Nadeau Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49812,49821), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Nadeau Township adults…

Nadeau Township runs above MI on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Nadeau Township adults have heart disease
Michigan: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–10.9%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Nadeau Township

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

HNearest EROSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 24.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterMenominee · 31.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.7 mi
OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group
Escanaba · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
Iron Mountain · ★★★★★
ER
30.3 mi
Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical Center
Iron Mountain · not rated
For veterans
31.8 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Menominee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.5 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Marinette
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.6 mi
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Nadeau Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Nadeau Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Nadeau 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 Nadeau 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 27.6%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 15.7%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Nadeau Township, betterNadeau Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Nadeau Township gets moving

10 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupMI 80%
68%Dentist visitMI 68%
89%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
70%Colon screeningMI 69%
76%MammogramMI 77%
80%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Nadeau Township 6.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Nadeau Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Nadeau Township adults feel lonely
31.4% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Nadeau Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.8% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Nadeau Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.2% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Nadeau Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Nadeau 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
Nadeau Township adults worry about having enough food
13.7% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 10
Nadeau Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 14
Nadeau Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 14
Nadeau Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

13.1% of Nadeau Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Nadeau Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Faithorn Township: 37.9%Holmes Township: 39.7%Daggett Township: 39.4%Gourley Township: 39.5%Spalding Township: 38.4%Meyer Township: 38.7%Cedarville Township: 38.9%Pembine: 39.4%Niagara: 38.7%Waucedah Township: 37.7%Norway Township: 38.6%Beecher: 39.6%Amberg: 38.8%Lake Township: 38.9%Stephenson Township: 38.9%Harris Township: 39.1%Ford River Township: 38.8%Breen Township: 37.1%Wells Township: 39.3%Ingallston Township: 38.5%Nadeau Township: 39.2%Nadeau TownshipFaithorn TownshipHolmes TownshipDaggett TownshipGourley TownshipSpalding TownshipMeyer TownshipCedarville TownshipOSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group · Escanaba · 24.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHDickinson County Memorial Hospital · Iron Mountain · 29.5 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Faithorn Township37.9%
Spalding Township38.4%
Meyer Township38.7%
Cedarville Township38.9%
Nadeau Township39.2%
Daggett Township39.4%
Gourley Township39.5%
Holmes Township39.7%
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
Nadeau TownshipC39.2%14.2%17.2%ZIP codes
Faithorn Township————
Holmes Township————
Daggett Township————
Spalding TownshipC38.4%14.5%16.8%ZIP codes
Gourley Township————
Meyer Township————
Cedarville Township————

Faithorn Township, Holmes Township, Daggett Township, Gourley Township and Cedarville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Meyer Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Nadeau Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Nadeau Township is better than Michigan on 2 and worse on 9; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Nadeau Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Nadeau TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.7%18.7–25.119.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)16.4%14.4–18.714%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.2%15.2–19.417.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity39.2%30.8–47.836.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes14.2%12.2–16.411.9%12%Worse
High blood pressure42.6%38–47.236.7%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39.6%34.9–44.335.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36.3%32.3–40.229.1%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.3%10–12.811.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer11.6%10.5–12.78.9%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.7%8.5–10.97%6.4%Worse
COPD10.8%9.3–12.48.1%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.6%4.1–5.13.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.7%11–16.610.2%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.2%14.6–20.114.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work27.6%22.9–32.724.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking15.7%12.7–18.915.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.8%28.1–41.834.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.5%5.3–86.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year81.5%78.1–84.580.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.2%64.5–71.468%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years88.6%87–90.187.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.3%77.1–8377.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.8%65–74.269%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.4%68.5–82.976.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.2%23.3–31.425.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.4%26.4–37.332.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.8%19.2–26.923.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food13.7%11.4–16.315.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.8%8.2–11.611.9%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.4%6.3–8.68.7%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation7.3%6.3–8.58.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)13.1%10.9–15.614.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability36.5%31.9–41.531.1%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.7%15.3–20.514%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.9%13–1714.3%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty10.1%8.9–11.47.3%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.4%4.7–6.14.9%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9.4%8.3–10.78.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.5%3.9–5.13.8%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 Nadeau Township

Is Nadeau Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Nadeau Township is healthier than 26% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 50%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Nadeau Township?

CDC estimates 39.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.8% and 47.8%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Nadeau Township?

OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group in Escanaba, 24.7 miles in a straight line from Nadeau Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Nadeau Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.3–8%), 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 Nadeau Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Neighbors talk health

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