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 ($2,332–$3,308 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$3,122

HI$3,102

DC$3,099

NJ$3,068

NY$3,043

WA$3,017

MA$2,984

MD$2,961

NH$2,938

CT$2,922

OR$2,916

FL$2,916

CO$2,907

AK$2,888

RI$2,885

VA$2,851

AZ$2,840

IL$2,820

NV$2,820

DE$2,814

UT$2,789

MN$2,781

VT$2,764

PA$2,752

TX$2,738

ME$2,735

GA$2,716

MI$2,713

ID$2,693

MT$2,668

NC$2,659

WI$2,654

SC$2,642

IN$2,631

OH$2,617

WY$2,614

NM$2,600

TN$2,592

MO$2,561

KY$2,544

NE$2,541

KS$2,541

WV$2,524

ND$2,510

AL$2,504

SD$2,499

LA$2,487

IA$2,476

OK$2,476

MS$2,453

AR$2,451

Lower-cost states ($2,451)MiddleHigher-cost states ($3,122)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $3,122 and AR the lowest at $2,451, across 51 states.

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