Wilmington, Delaware vs. Houston, Texas

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Health
  20.5% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Wilmington, Delaware
   Insurance cost
Wilmington, DEHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.575.4100  42.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wilmington, DEHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.7106.5100  7.9%
Heart Failure103.7112.9100  8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement98.8103.2100  4.5%
Pneumonia106.5124.1100  16.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wilmington, DEHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,782$24,565$23,281  7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,660$18,146$16,237  8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,870$22,855$22,499  4.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,908$20,870$17,007  16.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wilmington, DEHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.2%3.2%3.1%  23.8%
2015-201618.3%5.1%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201718.8%19.0%57.9%  1.1%
2017-201839.2%35.6%19.0%  9.2%
2018-201916.1%2.3%-2.2%  85.7%
Since 2014136.7%79.0%113.3%  42.2%
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Cost of Taxes