Columbia, South Carolina vs. Portland, Oregon

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Health
  19.8% lower in Portland, Oregon
than in Columbia, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Columbia, SCPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium115.779.1100  31.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, SCPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.794.1100  1.7%
Heart Failure96.298.6100  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement101.488.1100  13.1%
Pneumonia100.693100  7.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, SCPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,072$21,719$23,281  1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,450$15,841$16,237  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,453$19,512$22,499  13.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,913$15,643$17,007  7.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, SCPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%2.8%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%22.9%12.5%  106.3%
2016-201728.2%27.0%57.9%  4.3%
2017-201834.7%19.0%19.0%  45.2%
2018-20196.2%7.0%-2.2%  12.9%
Since 2014103.7%104.1%113.3%  0.4%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes