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 ($801–$2,056 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,581

HI$1,571

DC$1,570

NJ$1,554

NY$1,541

WA$1,528

MA$1,511

MD$1,500

NH$1,488

CT$1,480

OR$1,477

FL$1,477

CO$1,473

AK$1,463

RI$1,461

VA$1,444

AZ$1,438

IL$1,429

NV$1,429

DE$1,426

UT$1,413

MN$1,409

VT$1,400

PA$1,394

TX$1,387

ME$1,386

GA$1,376

MI$1,374

ID$1,364

MT$1,351

NC$1,347

WI$1,344

SC$1,339

IN$1,333

OH$1,326

WY$1,324

NM$1,317

TN$1,313

MO$1,297

KY$1,289

NE$1,287

KS$1,287

WV$1,279

ND$1,271

AL$1,269

SD$1,266

LA$1,260

IA$1,254

OK$1,254

MS$1,243

AR$1,241

Lower-cost states ($1,241)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,581)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,581 and AR the lowest at $1,241, across 51 states.

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