Knoxville, Tennessee vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  32.0% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Knoxville, Tennessee
   Insurance cost
Knoxville, TNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.2157.2100  66.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Knoxville, TNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.296.5100  0.7%
Heart Failure103.695.1100  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement91.795.6100  4.3%
Pneumonia101.993.5100  8.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Knoxville, TNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,433$22,271$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,650$15,285$16,237  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,295$21,156$22,499  4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,137$15,715$17,007  8.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Knoxville, TNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.3%4.7%3.1%  74.3%
2015-201623.2%13.2%12.5%  43.1%
2016-201764.5%26.3%57.9%  59.2%
2017-201857.4%88.1%19.0%  53.5%
2018-2019-26.2%6.9%-2.2%  126.3%
Since 2014178.2%201.2%113.3%  12.9%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes