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 ($986–$1,430 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,337

HI$1,329

DC$1,328

NJ$1,314

NY$1,303

WA$1,293

MA$1,278

MD$1,268

NH$1,259

CT$1,251

OR$1,249

FL$1,249

CO$1,245

AK$1,237

RI$1,236

VA$1,221

AZ$1,216

IL$1,208

NV$1,208

DE$1,206

UT$1,195

MN$1,191

VT$1,184

PA$1,179

TX$1,173

ME$1,172

GA$1,163

MI$1,162

ID$1,154

MT$1,143

NC$1,139

WI$1,137

SC$1,132

IN$1,127

OH$1,121

WY$1,120

NM$1,114

TN$1,110

MO$1,097

KY$1,090

NE$1,088

KS$1,088

WV$1,081

ND$1,075

AL$1,073

SD$1,070

LA$1,065

IA$1,061

OK$1,061

MS$1,051

AR$1,050

Lower-cost states ($1,050)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,337)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,337 and AR the lowest at $1,050, across 51 states.

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