Merced, California vs. Dalton, Georgia

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
  16.8% lower in Dalton, Georgia
than in Merced, California
   Insurance cost
Merced, CADalton, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium111.580100  28.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Merced, CADalton, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.588.8100  15.8%
Heart Failure96.196.2100  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement101.7107.4100  5.6%
Pneumonia94.892.1100  2.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Merced, CADalton, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,334$20,489$23,281  15.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,441$15,451$16,237  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,519$23,773$22,499  5.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,935$15,485$17,007  2.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Merced, CADalton, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-6.9%3.1%  272.5%
2015-20160.0%5.9%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.1%57.9%  83.9%
2017-201826.1%43.8%19.0%  67.8%
2018-20191.2%0.8%-2.2%  33.3%
Since 201445.0%67.4%113.3%  49.8%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes