Westerly, Rhode Island vs. Newark, New Jersey

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Health
  9.5% higher in Newark, New Jersey
than in Westerly, Rhode Island
   Insurance cost
Westerly, RINewark, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium64.566.8100  3.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Westerly, RINewark, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.2107.4100  0.2%
Heart Failure102.9116.2100  12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement96.2122.6100  27.4%
Pneumonia99.3113.5100  14.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Westerly, RINewark, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,725$24,789$23,281  0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,541$18,667$16,237  12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,303$27,141$22,499  27.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,700$19,091$17,007  14.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Westerly, RINewark, NJU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-10.2%-2.2%3.1%  78.4%
2015-20160.0%5.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-2017-0.8%4.8%57.9%  700.0%
2017-201819.2%18.7%19.0%  2.6%
2018-20198.0%-14.8%-2.2%  285.0%
Since 201414.7%9.0%113.3%  38.8%
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Cost of Taxes