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 ($666–$1,199 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,032

HI$1,026

DC$1,025

NJ$1,015

NY$1,006

WA$998

MA$987

MD$979

NH$972

CT$966

OR$964

FL$964

CO$961

AK$955

RI$954

VA$943

AZ$939

IL$933

NV$933

DE$931

UT$922

MN$919

VT$914

PA$910

ME$905

TX$905

GA$898

MI$897

ID$891

MT$882

NC$879

WI$877

SC$874

IN$870

OH$865

WY$864

NM$860

TN$857

MO$847

KY$841

NE$840

KS$840

WV$835

ND$830

AL$828

SD$826

LA$822

IA$819

OK$819

MS$811

AR$810

Lower-cost states ($810)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,032)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,032 and AR the lowest at $810, across 51 states.

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