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 ($534–$1,344 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,039

HI$1,033

DC$1,032

NJ$1,022

NY$1,013

WA$1,005

MA$993

MD$986

NH$978

CT$973

OR$971

FL$971

CO$968

AK$962

RI$961

VA$949

AZ$946

IL$939

NV$939

DE$937

UT$929

MN$926

VT$920

PA$916

TX$912

ME$911

GA$904

MI$903

ID$897

MT$888

NC$885

WI$884

SC$880

IN$876

OH$871

WY$870

NM$866

TN$863

MO$853

KY$847

NE$846

KS$846

WV$840

ND$836

AL$834

SD$832

LA$828

IA$824

OK$824

MS$817

AR$816

Lower-cost states ($816)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,039)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,039 and AR the lowest at $816, across 51 states.

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