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
13.7% higher in Carol Stream, Illinois
than in Madison, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Madison, WI	Carol Stream, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.5	89.4	100	21.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Madison, WI	Carol Stream, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	106	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	95.5	106.5	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	108.1	100	6.6%
Pneumonia	100.8	106.5	100	5.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Madison, WI	Carol Stream, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,561	$24,448	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,352	$17,108	$16,237	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,446	$23,943	$22,499	6.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,942	$17,914	$17,007	5.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Madison, WI	Carol Stream, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	3.1%	3.1%	14.8%
2015-2016	4.2%	9.0%	12.5%	114.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	38.0%	57.9%	146.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	38.1%	19.0%	30.2%
2018-2019	-5.6%	-1.6%	-2.2%	71.4%
Since 2014	80.2%	110.6%	113.3%	37.9%

Health Insurance Premiums

State average

Cost of Taxes

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

Current City	Comparison City
Hillsboro, Oregon	Madison, Wisconsin	Compare
Marlton, New Jersey	Pawleys Island, South Carolina	Compare
Evansville, Indiana	Phoenix, Arizona	Compare
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	Lake Jackson, Texas	Compare
Morristown, Tennessee	Victor, Montana	Compare
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Compare
Port Townsend, Washington	Gold Beach, Oregon	Compare
Wilbraham, Massachusetts	Mashpee, Massachusetts	Compare
Cincinnati, Ohio	Princeton, New Jersey	Compare
Lilburn, Georgia	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Compare

Madison, Wisconsin vs. Carol Stream, Illinois

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