Rock Valley, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  30.3% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Rock Valley, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Rock Valley, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium148.261.8100  58.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Rock Valley, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.3102.9100  6.9%
Heart Failure90.8101.2100  11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement82.7110.4100  33.5%
Pneumonia96.7102100  5.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Rock Valley, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,218$23,736$23,281  6.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,594$16,264$16,237  11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,302$24,442$22,499  33.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,257$17,153$17,007  5.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Rock Valley, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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Cost of Taxes