Anchorage, Alaska vs. Mount Desert, Maine

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
  5.6% higher in Mount Desert, Maine
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKMount Desert, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5137.6100  4.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKMount Desert, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.688.5100  13.7%
Heart Failure91.6104.7100  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3103.5100  24.2%
Pneumonia89.3103.4100  15.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKMount Desert, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,430$23,281  13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,818$16,237  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,921$22,499  24.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,379$17,007  15.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKMount Desert, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.2%3.1%  108.2%
2015-201647.3%4.4%12.5%  90.7%
2016-201728.8%14.9%57.9%  48.3%
2017-2018-21.6%52.7%19.0%  344.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-7.5%-2.2%  127.3%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes