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 ($528–$1,369 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,050

HI$1,043

DC$1,042

NJ$1,032

NY$1,023

WA$1,015

MA$1,004

MD$996

NH$988

CT$983

OR$981

FL$981

CO$978

AK$971

RI$970

VA$959

AZ$955

IL$949

NV$949

DE$947

UT$938

MN$935

VT$930

PA$926

TX$921

ME$920

GA$913

MI$912

ID$906

MT$897

NC$894

WI$893

SC$889

IN$885

OH$880

WY$879

NM$875

TN$872

MO$861

KY$856

NE$855

KS$855

WV$849

ND$844

AL$842

SD$840

LA$837

IA$833

OK$833

MS$825

AR$824

Lower-cost states ($824)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,050)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,050 and AR the lowest at $824, across 51 states.

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