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 ($1,552–$3,072 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$2,559

HI$2,543

DC$2,541

NJ$2,515

NY$2,495

WA$2,474

MA$2,446

MD$2,428

NH$2,409

CT$2,395

OR$2,391

FL$2,391

CO$2,384

AK$2,367

RI$2,365

VA$2,337

AZ$2,328

IL$2,312

NV$2,312

DE$2,307

UT$2,287

MN$2,280

VT$2,266

PA$2,257

TX$2,245

ME$2,243

GA$2,226

MI$2,224

ID$2,208

MT$2,187

NC$2,180

WI$2,176

SC$2,166

IN$2,157

OH$2,146

WY$2,143

NM$2,132

TN$2,125

MO$2,099

KY$2,085

NE$2,083

KS$2,083

WV$2,069

ND$2,058

AL$2,053

SD$2,048

LA$2,039

IA$2,030

OK$2,030

MS$2,011

AR$2,009

Lower-cost states ($2,009)MiddleHigher-cost states ($2,559)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $2,559 and AR the lowest at $2,009, across 51 states.

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