Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium

Ames, Iowa vs. Cedar Falls, Iowa

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  4.3% lower in Cedar Falls, Iowa
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IACedar Falls, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2139100  11.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IACedar Falls, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5105.8100  9.6%
Heart Failure95.1105.1100  10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement95.699.7100  4.3%
Pneumonia93.5101100  8.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IACedar Falls, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$24,415$23,281  9.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,887$16,237  10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$22,076$22,499  4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$16,991$17,007  8.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IACedar Falls, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.7%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201613.2%13.2%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201726.3%26.3%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201888.1%88.1%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20196.9%6.9%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014201.2%201.2%113.3%  0.0%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current CityComparison City
Seattle, WashingtonSt. Louis, MissouriCompare
Houghton, MichiganSault Ste. Marie, MichiganCompare
Lake Stevens, WashingtonDurham, North CarolinaCompare
Richmond, TexasBloomington, IllinoisCompare
Omaha, NebraskaMalvern, PennsylvaniaCompare
Monument, ColoradoPort St. Lucie, FloridaCompare
Chandler, ArizonaMorganton, North CarolinaCompare
Lawrenceville, GeorgiaSparks, NevadaCompare
Hamilton, MontanaOlympia, WashingtonCompare
Indian Trail, North CarolinaAmherst, New YorkCompare