Riverton, Wyoming vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  4.2% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Riverton, Wyoming
   Insurance cost
Riverton, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium167.6157.2100  6.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Riverton, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.196.5100  0.4%
Heart Failure100.895.1100  5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement95.595.6100  0.1%
Pneumonia93.393.5100  0.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Riverton, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,165$22,271$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,199$15,285$16,237  5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,147$21,156$22,499  0.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,687$15,715$17,007  0.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Riverton, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.5%4.7%3.1%  4.4%
2015-20165.7%13.2%12.5%  131.6%
2016-20178.9%26.3%57.9%  195.5%
2017-201871.6%88.1%19.0%  23.0%
2018-20190.0%6.9%-2.2%  ∞%
Since 2014106.4%201.2%113.3%  89.1%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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Cost of Taxes