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 ($2,480–$6,000 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$4,694

HI$4,664

DC$4,660

NJ$4,613

NY$4,575

WA$4,537

MA$4,486

MD$4,452

NH$4,418

CT$4,393

OR$4,384

FL$4,384

CO$4,371

AK$4,342

RI$4,338

VA$4,287

AZ$4,270

IL$4,240

NV$4,240

DE$4,232

UT$4,193

MN$4,181

VT$4,155

PA$4,138

TX$4,117

ME$4,113

GA$4,083

MI$4,079

ID$4,049

MT$4,011

NC$3,998

WI$3,990

SC$3,973

IN$3,956

OH$3,935

WY$3,930

NM$3,909

TN$3,897

MO$3,850

KY$3,824

NE$3,820

KS$3,820

WV$3,795

ND$3,774

AL$3,765

SD$3,757

LA$3,740

IA$3,723

OK$3,723

MS$3,689

AR$3,685

Lower-cost states ($3,685)MiddleHigher-cost states ($4,694)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $4,694 and AR the lowest at $3,685, across 51 states.

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