Ames, Iowa vs. Atlanta, Georgia

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Health
  27.3% lower in Atlanta, Georgia
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.284.5100  46.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.597.6100  1.1%
Heart Failure95.198.1100  3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement95.698.7100  3.2%
Pneumonia93.5104.4100  11.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$22,524$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$15,757$16,237  3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$21,853$22,499  3.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$17,561$17,007  11.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-6.9%3.1%  246.8%
2015-201613.2%5.9%12.5%  55.3%
2016-201726.3%17.1%57.9%  35.0%
2017-201888.1%43.8%19.0%  50.3%
2018-20196.9%0.8%-2.2%  88.4%
Since 2014201.2%67.4%113.3%  66.5%
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Cost of Taxes