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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Winfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Winfield Township is healthier than 27% of U.S. towns

Winfield Township trails Michigan on 3 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 49329, 48850, 49336, 49322. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Winfield Township

Smoking is more common in Winfield Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (18.3%), vs 14.6% across Michigan. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Winfield Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.5%), vs 8.1% 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 Winfield Township’s likely range; Winfield Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 49329, 48850, 49336, 49322, 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 Winfield Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Winfield Township is healthier than 27% of U.S. towns. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 54% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 14%).

C+Self-rated health20.8% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.5% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
DMental distress19.4% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40.5% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
B−Diabetes11.8% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.3% 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 27%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (10,842)Healthier than 23%

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). Winfield Township’s median household income is $74,189; among the 10,842 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($56K–$93K), it’s healthier than 23%, 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, Winfield Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49329,48850,49336,49322), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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★ 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 35.6%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.2%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Winfield Township, betterWinfield Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Winfield Township gets moving

14 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Winfield Township adults…

Winfield Township runs above MI on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Winfield Township adults have COPD
Michigan: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.6%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Winfield Township

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

HNearest ERCorewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 19.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCorewell Health Big Rapids Hospital★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMontcalm Area Health CenterGreenville · 17.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.1 mi
Montcalm Area Health Center
Greenville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.9 mi
Spectrum Health United Hospital
Greenville · ★★★★★
19.4 mi
Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital
Big Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
19.5 mi
Baldwin Family Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Big Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.8 mi
Sheridan Community Hospital
Sheridan · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Fremont · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield 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 Winfield 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 Winfield Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

79%Yearly checkupMI 80%
65%Dentist visitMI 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
67%Colon screeningMI 69%
74%MammogramMI 77%
76%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winfield Township 7.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Winfield Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Winfield Township adults feel lonely
32.7% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Winfield Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.7% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
3 in 10Winfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.6% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Winfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19.4% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Winfield 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 6
Winfield Township adults worry about having enough food
15.7% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 9
Winfield Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Winfield Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.5% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Winfield Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

15% of Winfield Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Winfield Township and the towns around it

Winfield Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 5 graded towns around it.

Reynolds Township: 40.1%Deerfield Township: 39.6%Maple Valley Township: 40.9%Cato Township: 41.3%Pierson Township: 40.1%Croton Township: 38.3%Aetna Township: 39.4%Hinton Township: 40.3%Austin Township: 36.7%Pine Township: 41.4%Belvidere Township: 42.3%Winfield Township: 40.5%Winfield TownshipReynolds TownshipDeerfield TownshipMaple Valley TownshipCato Township
Healthier than MINear MILess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Deerfield Township39.6%
Reynolds Township40.1%
Winfield Township40.5%
Maple Valley Township40.9%
Cato Township41.3%
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
Winfield TownshipC40.5%11.8%18.3%ZIP codes
Reynolds TownshipC40.1%11.5%18%ZIP codes
Deerfield TownshipD39.6%13.2%20.7%ZIP 49336
Maple Valley TownshipC40.9%12.4%17.1%ZIP codes
Cato TownshipC−41.3%13%18.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Winfield Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Winfield Township is better than Michigan on 0 and worse on 3; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Winfield Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Winfield TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health20.8%18.4–23.519.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.5%13.9–17.214%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)19.4%17.5–21.417.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40.5%34.2–47.136.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.8%10.4–13.211.9%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.4%32.9–39.936.7%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.3%32.6–39.935.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.6%27.8–33.529.1%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.9%10.7–13.211.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.9%8.1–9.88.9%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.3%6.6–87%6.4%About the same
COPD9.5%8.4–10.68.1%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.7%3.4–4.13.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.6%10.4–1510.2%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.3%15.8–20.814.6%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work26.3%22.6–30.324.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.2%14.6–20.115.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.6%30.4–41.134.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.4%6.2–8.76.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.4%76.3–82.280.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.9%61.7–6868%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.7%83.9–87.487.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.7%73–78.277.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.8%62.5–70.969%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)74.4%67.6–80.476.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression28.6%25.1–32.125.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely32.7%28.3–37.432.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.7%20.5–27.123.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food15.7%13.5–18.115.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing11.7%10.1–13.511.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.5%7.5–9.88.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8.4%7.4–9.58.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)15%12.9–17.314.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability34%30.2–3831.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.4–1714%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.6%14.8–18.614.3%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty7.8%7.1–8.77.3%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty5.1%4.6–5.64.9%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9.6%8.6–10.78.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.2%3.7–4.63.8%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 Winfield Township

Is Winfield Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Winfield Township is healthier than 27% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 23%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Winfield Township?

CDC estimates 40.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 34.2% and 47.1%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Winfield Township?

Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital in Big Rapids, 19.4 miles in a straight line from Winfield Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Winfield Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.4% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.2–8.7%), 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 Winfield 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.