Tucson, Arizona vs. Boulder, Colorado

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Health
  15.6% higher in Boulder, Colorado
than in Tucson, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Tucson, AZBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.389.4100  36.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tucson, AZBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.5103100  4.6%
Heart Failure99.7105100  5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement92.992.4100  0.5%
Pneumonia103.697.6100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tucson, AZBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,730$23,766$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,024$16,867$16,237  5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,577$20,456$22,499  0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,415$16,404$17,007  5.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tucson, AZBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%12.0%3.1%  500.0%
2015-201621.9%-0.3%12.5%  101.4%
2016-2017115.5%14.7%57.9%  87.3%
2017-20180.2%33.5%19.0%  16,650.0%
2018-2019-8.7%3.8%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014133.2%77.5%113.3%  41.8%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes