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49717

in Burt Lake, MichiganPopulation 43

ZipVitals Score
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53.86/ 100

Ranked #10,871 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #314 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 32%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

53.3%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.1%

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.7 mi

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US8th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US8th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

81.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Burt Lake, Michigan (ZIP 49717) comes out in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,871st) and the top 32% of Michigan (314th).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 0.6% nationally, poverty rests at the national minimum, and homeownership lies at the national maximum. Home broadband subscription sits at the national maximum, and modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 3.4% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle stands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 8.1% nationally. Set against that, housing-cost burden is in the top 2.2% nationally, and distance to a nursing home resides in the top 7.2% nationally.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 49770, about 2.9 miles away.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 94%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 81%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults35.4%31.4–39.6
High blood pressure among adults40.9%36.3–45.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.3%10.9–13.8
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.0–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%7.8–11.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.0%7.5–12.9
Depression among adults26.9%22.8–31.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%11.4–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.8%35.3–44.5
Obesity among adults39.2%31.2–48.2
Stroke among adults4.4%3.6–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.7%5.3–8.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.0%3.9–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.1%79.5–84.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.6%79.2–85.6
Cholesterol screening among adults88.9%86.3–91.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.6%65.3–73.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults72.8%69.5–75.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years81.1%74.4–86.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%11.7–17.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.9%9.9–18.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.9%18.1–30.4
Short sleep duration among adults30.8%24.6–37.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.7%15.2–25.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.2%13.4–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%12.1–18.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.7%10.7–17.1
Any disability among adults33.7%27.4–40.0
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.3–11.4
Independent living disability among adults8.6%6.7–11.0
Mobility disability among adults16.2%12.5–20.4
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.1–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.0–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.0%16.1–24.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.2%8.3–17.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.0%7.8–17.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%6.3–11.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.2–8.9
Loneliness among adults29.4%24.2–34.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.0–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)53.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+67.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age67.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$972 ($719–$1,368) n=849
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.9 yr ± 2.5078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.6 yr (75.7–81.6) n=940

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 2.50 years of 82.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured