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 ($1,180–$1,890 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,699

HI$1,689

DC$1,687

NJ$1,670

NY$1,656

WA$1,642

MA$1,624

MD$1,612

NH$1,599

CT$1,590

OR$1,587

FL$1,587

CO$1,583

AK$1,572

RI$1,570

VA$1,552

AZ$1,546

IL$1,535

NV$1,535

DE$1,532

UT$1,518

MN$1,514

VT$1,504

PA$1,498

TX$1,490

ME$1,489

GA$1,478

MI$1,477

ID$1,466

MT$1,452

NC$1,448

WI$1,444

SC$1,438

IN$1,432

OH$1,424

WY$1,423

NM$1,415

TN$1,411

MO$1,394

KY$1,385

NE$1,383

KS$1,383

WV$1,374

ND$1,366

AL$1,363

SD$1,360

LA$1,354

IA$1,348

OK$1,348

MS$1,335

AR$1,334

Lower-cost states ($1,334)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,699)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,699 and AR the lowest at $1,334, across 51 states.

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