Lafayette, Louisiana vs. Morgantown, West Virginia

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
  12.7% higher in Morgantown, West Virginia
than in Lafayette, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lafayette, LAMorgantown, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4105100  21.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lafayette, LAMorgantown, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5103100  1.4%
Heart Failure96.1106.5100  10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement96.6107.2100  11.0%
Pneumonia105.1107.6100  2.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lafayette, LAMorgantown, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,106$23,766$23,281  1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,447$17,109$16,237  10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,380$23,730$22,499  11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,673$18,093$17,007  2.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lafayette, LAMorgantown, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%2.8%3.1%  49.1%
2015-20168.6%24.2%12.5%  181.4%
2016-201717.0%31.5%57.9%  85.3%
2017-201814.8%15.5%19.0%  4.7%
2018-2019-4.2%9.4%-2.2%  323.8%
Since 201447.4%112.1%113.3%  136.5%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes