Anchorage, Alaska vs. Silver Spring, Maryland

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
  17.2% lower in Silver Spring, Maryland
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKSilver Spring, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.580.4100  38.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKSilver Spring, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.9100  4.6%
Heart Failure91.6106.1100  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3111.2100  33.5%
Pneumonia89.3104.1100  16.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKSilver Spring, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,581$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,050$16,237  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$24,614$22,499  33.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,505$17,007  16.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKSilver Spring, MDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%15.9%3.1%  8.9%
2015-201647.3%-0.4%12.5%  100.8%
2016-201728.8%25.2%57.9%  12.5%
2017-2018-21.6%53.1%19.0%  345.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-14.0%-2.2%  324.2%
Since 201464.8%90.5%113.3%  39.7%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes