Asheville, North Carolina vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  21.4% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.573.7100  44.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.1103.1100  11.9%
Heart Failure101.2104.1100  2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement101.8112.3100  10.3%
Pneumonia104110.4100  6.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$23,800$23,281  12.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$16,722$16,237  2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$24,870$22,499  10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$18,557$17,007  6.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%3.1%3.1%  48.3%
2015-201623.1%9.0%12.5%  61.0%
2016-201739.6%38.0%57.9%  4.0%
2017-201815.5%38.1%19.0%  145.8%
2018-2019-1.4%-1.6%-2.2%  14.3%
Since 2014107.4%110.6%113.3%  3.0%
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Cost of Taxes