Palm Desert, California vs. Columbine Valley, Colorado

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Health
  7.4% higher in Columbine Valley, Colorado
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CAColumbine Valley, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.284.3100  16.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CAColumbine Valley, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.2101.3100  2.8%
Heart Failure105.298.6100  6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement98.5110.7100  12.4%
Pneumonia109.5103.2100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CAColumbine Valley, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$23,385$23,281  2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$15,850$16,237  6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$24,517$22,499  12.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$17,356$17,007  5.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CAColumbine Valley, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%12.0%3.1%  200.0%
2015-20160.0%-0.3%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%14.7%57.9%  58.1%
2017-201826.1%33.5%19.0%  28.4%
2018-20191.2%3.8%-2.2%  216.7%
Since 201445.0%77.5%113.3%  72.2%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes