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
25.7% lower in Salem, Massachusetts
than in California, Maryland

Insurance cost

	California, MD	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	133	61	100	54.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	California, MD	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.7	104.9	100	12.0%
Heart Failure	97.7	105.9	100	8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.1	105.9	100	27.4%
Pneumonia	90.8	102.3	100	12.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	California, MD	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,627	$24,209	$23,281	11.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,699	$17,009	$16,237	8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,402	$23,440	$22,499	27.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,273	$17,203	$17,007	12.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	California, MD	Salem, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-2.6%	3.1%	116.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	-1.5%	12.5%	275.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	-2.7%	57.9%	110.7%
2017-2018	53.1%	26.4%	19.0%	50.3%
2018-2019	-14.0%	5.1%	-2.2%	136.4%
Since 2014	90.5%	23.9%	113.3%	73.6%

Health Insurance Premiums

State average

Cost of Taxes

The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

Current City	Comparison City
Los Angeles, California	Chino, California	Compare
Syracuse, New York	Clarion, Pennsylvania	Compare
Tulsa, Oklahoma	Cedar Springs, Michigan	Compare
Arlington, Virginia	Carmel, Indiana	Compare
Branson West, Missouri	Lusby, Maryland	Compare
Carlisle, Massachusetts	Kingsport, Tennessee	Compare
Lake Linden, Michigan	Aurora, Colorado	Compare
Durham, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina	Compare
Phoenix, Arizona	San Luis Obispo, California	Compare
Sycamore, Illinois	Noblesville, Indiana	Compare

California, Maryland vs. Salem, Massachusetts

Health Compare

Insurance cost

Procedure & surgery cost

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

Premium Increases (State Level)

Health Insurance Premiums

Popular Cost of Living Searches

BestPlaces Tools

About BestPlaces

Follow Us