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 ($487–$1,213 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$941

HI$935

DC$934

NJ$925

NY$917

WA$910

MA$899

MD$893

NH$886

CT$881

OR$879

FL$879

CO$876

AK$870

RI$870

VA$859

AZ$856

IL$850

NV$850

DE$848

UT$841

MN$838

VT$833

PA$830

ME$825

TX$825

GA$819

MI$818

ID$812

MT$804

NC$802

WI$800

SC$796

IN$793

OH$789

WY$788

NM$784

TN$781

MO$772

KY$767

NE$766

KS$766

WV$761

ND$757

AL$755

SD$753

LA$750

IA$746

OK$746

MS$740

AR$739

Lower-cost states ($739)MiddleHigher-cost states ($941)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $941 and AR the lowest at $739, across 51 states.

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