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 ($658–$1,415 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,147

HI$1,140

DC$1,139

NJ$1,128

NY$1,118

WA$1,109

MA$1,097

MD$1,088

NH$1,080

CT$1,074

OR$1,072

FL$1,072

CO$1,069

AK$1,061

RI$1,060

VA$1,048

AZ$1,044

IL$1,037

NV$1,037

DE$1,034

UT$1,025

MN$1,022

VT$1,016

PA$1,012

TX$1,006

ME$1,005

GA$998

MI$997

ID$990

MT$981

NC$977

WI$975

SC$971

IN$967

OH$962

WY$961

NM$956

TN$953

MO$941

KY$935

NE$934

KS$934

WV$928

ND$922

AL$920

SD$918

LA$914

IA$910

OK$910

MS$902

AR$901

Lower-cost states ($901)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,147)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,147 and AR the lowest at $901, across 51 states.

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