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 ($1,050–$3,260 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$2,386

HI$2,371

DC$2,368

NJ$2,345

NY$2,325

WA$2,306

MA$2,280

MD$2,263

NH$2,246

CT$2,233

OR$2,228

FL$2,228

CO$2,222

AK$2,207

RI$2,205

VA$2,179

AZ$2,170

IL$2,155

NV$2,155

DE$2,151

UT$2,131

MN$2,125

VT$2,112

PA$2,103

TX$2,093

ME$2,090

GA$2,075

MI$2,073

ID$2,058

MT$2,039

NC$2,032

WI$2,028

SC$2,019

IN$2,011

OH$2,000

WY$1,998

NM$1,987

TN$1,980

MO$1,957

KY$1,944

NE$1,942

KS$1,942

WV$1,929

ND$1,918

AL$1,914

SD$1,909

LA$1,901

IA$1,892

OK$1,892

MS$1,875

AR$1,873

Lower-cost states ($1,873)MiddleHigher-cost states ($2,386)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $2,386 and AR the lowest at $1,873, across 51 states.

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