Name: Estimated cost by state: the calculator's default setting at each state's price level
Creator: CalcScrape
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

What does this cost in your state?

California is the costliest state and Arkansas the cheapest; each square shows that state's midpoint of the estimate.

Estimated cost by state: the calculator's default setting at each state's price levelMidpoint of the default estimate ($688–$1,252 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,074

HI$1,067

DC$1,066

NJ$1,055

NY$1,047

WA$1,038

MA$1,026

MD$1,019

NH$1,011

CT$1,005

OR$1,003

FL$1,003

CO$1,000

AK$993

RI$992

VA$981

AZ$977

IL$970

NV$970

DE$968

UT$959

MN$956

VT$951

PA$947

TX$942

ME$941

GA$934

MI$933

ID$926

MT$918

NC$915

WI$913

SC$909

IN$905

OH$900

WY$899

NM$894

TN$891

MO$881

KY$875

NE$874

KS$874

WV$868

ND$863

AL$861

SD$859

LA$856

IA$852

OK$852

MS$844

AR$843

Lower-cost states ($843)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,074)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,074 and AR the lowest at $843, across 51 states.

Source: CalcScrape calculator model scaled by BEA Regional Price Parities · data from 2024