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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Yankee Springs Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Yankee Springs Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns

Yankee Springs Township beats Michigan on 10 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 49333, 49348, 49046. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Yankee Springs Township

Fewer Yankee Springs Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Michigan. 1 in 9 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 6 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Stroke and diabetes are less common in Yankee Springs Township

Yankee Springs Township runs below Michigan on stroke (3% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.7% vs 11.9%). 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 Yankee Springs Township’s likely range; Yankee Springs Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 49333, 49348, 49046, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Yankee Springs Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Yankee Springs Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns, #225 of 701 in Michigan. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 84% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 37%).

B+Self-rated health16.7% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.8% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity36.3% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes9.7% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.3% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise22.2% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 66%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (701)Healthier than 68%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $64K–$106K (10,410)Healthier than 67%

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). Yankee Springs Township’s median household income is $84,786; among the 10,410 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($64K–$106K), it’s healthier than 67%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Yankee Springs Township could be anywhere from C to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49333,49348,49046), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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★ What stands out · 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 9
Yankee Springs Township adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 10
Yankee Springs Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 15
Yankee Springs Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 15
Yankee Springs Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

10.5% of Yankee Springs Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Yankee Springs Township adults…

Yankee Springs Township runs below MI on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Yankee Springs Township adults have had a stroke
Michigan: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.8–3.3%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Yankee Springs Township

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

HNearest ERCorewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUniversity of Michigan Health - West★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCherry Street ServicesHastings · 10.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Corewell Health Pennock Hospital
Hastings · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.1 mi
Cherry Street Services
5 sites · nearest in Hastings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.8 mi
Catherines Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Grand Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
University of Michigan Health - West
Wyoming · ★★★★★
ER
21 mi
Beacon Allegan
Allegan · not rated
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Battle Creek VA Medical Center
Battle Creek · not rated
For veterans
✓ Primary careYankee Springs Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careYankee Springs Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthYankee Springs 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 Yankee Springs Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.2%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 18.1%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Yankee Springs Township, betterYankee Springs Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Yankee Springs Township gets moving

60 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupMI 80%
71%Dentist visitMI 68%
87%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
71%Colon screeningMI 69%
77%MammogramMI 77%
75%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Yankee Springs Township 6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Yankee Springs Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Yankee Springs Township adults feel lonely
31.2% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Yankee Springs Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Yankee Springs Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.1% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Yankee Springs Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Yankee Springs 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.

Around town

Yankee Springs Township and the towns around it

Yankee Springs Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 6 graded towns around it.

Orangeville Township: 36.7%Rutland Township: 36.9%Thornapple Township: 36.3%Wayland Township: 36.3%Hope Township: 36.9%Prairieville Township: 35.9%Martin Township: 37.6%Hastings: 36.7%Hastings Township: 36.9%Irving Township: 36.6%Caledonia Township: 33.1%Leighton Township: 34.8%Hopkins Township: 36.7%Wayland: 36.3%Barry Township: 36.3%Baltimore Township: 37.2%Delton: 35.8%Yankee Springs Township: 36.3%Yankee Springs TownshipOrangeville TownshipRutland TownshipThornapple TownshipWayland TownshipHope TownshipCorewell Health Pennock Hospital · Hastings · 9.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHBarry Community Health Center · Hastings · 10.1 mi+Catherine's Health Center at Streams of Hope · Grand Rapids · 16.8 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Yankee Springs Township36.3%
Thornapple Township36.3%
Wayland Township36.3%
Orangeville Township36.7%
Rutland Township36.9%
Hope Township36.9%
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
Yankee Springs TownshipB+36.3%9.7%14.3%ZIP codes
Orangeville TownshipB−36.7%11.8%14.7%ZIP codes
Rutland TownshipB−36.9%11.2%15.2%ZIP codes
Thornapple TownshipB+36.3%9.5%14%ZIP codes
Wayland TownshipB−36.3%11.1%15.7%ZIP codes
Hope TownshipB−36.9%11.7%14.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Yankee Springs Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Yankee Springs Township is better than Michigan on 10 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Yankee Springs Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Yankee Springs TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.7%14.8–1919.4%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13%11.6–14.514%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.8%15.9–19.917.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.3%29.6–43.236.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.7%8.5–11.211.9%12%Better
High blood pressure31.8%28.2–35.536.7%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)34.9%31–38.935.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis27.8%24.8–30.829.1%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.4%10.1–12.711.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.8%8–9.68.9%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6%5.4–6.67%6.4%Better
COPD7.1%6.4–88.1%6.3%Better
Stroke3%2.8–3.33.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.3%8.4–12.510.2%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%12.3–16.414.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work22.2%18.8–25.924.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.1%15–21.415.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.7%28.1–39.834.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6%5–76.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.5%75–81.880.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year70.9%67.7–73.968%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.9%85.2–88.687.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.3%72.1–78.177.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)71.2%66.9–75.469%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.3%70.4–83.576.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.1%23.5–30.825.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.2%26.4–36.132.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.4%18.3–24.923.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11.7%9.9–13.715.4%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing9.6%8.2–11.111.9%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.8%5.8–7.98.7%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation6.7%5.9–7.78.3%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.5%8.9–12.314.3%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.3%25.8–33.231.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs11.7%10.2–13.314%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.1%12.6–15.914.3%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.7%6–7.57.3%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.6–4.34.9%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.7%6.9–8.58.6%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.1%2.9–3.53.8%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 Yankee Springs Township

Is Yankee Springs Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Yankee Springs Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health, #225 of 701 in Michigan. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 67%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Yankee Springs Township?

CDC estimates 36.3% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.6% and 43.2%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Yankee Springs Township?

Corewell Health Pennock Hospital in Hastings, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Yankee Springs Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Yankee Springs Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 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 Yankee Springs Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A.

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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.