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 ($1,935–$2,365 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$2,380

HI$2,365

DC$2,363

NJ$2,339

NY$2,320

WA$2,301

MA$2,275

MD$2,258

NH$2,240

CT$2,227

OR$2,223

FL$2,223

CO$2,217

AK$2,202

RI$2,199

VA$2,174

AZ$2,165

IL$2,150

NV$2,150

DE$2,146

UT$2,126

MN$2,120

VT$2,107

PA$2,098

TX$2,088

ME$2,086

GA$2,070

MI$2,068

ID$2,053

MT$2,034

NC$2,027

WI$2,023

SC$2,015

IN$2,006

OH$1,995

WY$1,993

NM$1,982

TN$1,976

MO$1,952

KY$1,939

NE$1,937

KS$1,937

WV$1,924

ND$1,914

AL$1,909

SD$1,905

LA$1,896

IA$1,888

OK$1,888

MS$1,871

AR$1,868

Lower-cost states ($1,868)MiddleHigher-cost states ($2,380)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $2,380 and AR the lowest at $1,868, across 51 states.

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