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 ($851–$1,872 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,507

HI$1,498

DC$1,496

NJ$1,481

NY$1,469

WA$1,457

MA$1,440

MD$1,430

NH$1,419

CT$1,411

OR$1,408

FL$1,408

CO$1,404

AK$1,394

RI$1,393

VA$1,376

AZ$1,371

IL$1,362

NV$1,362

DE$1,359

UT$1,347

MN$1,342

VT$1,334

PA$1,329

TX$1,322

ME$1,321

GA$1,311

MI$1,310

ID$1,300

MT$1,288

NC$1,284

WI$1,281

SC$1,276

IN$1,270

OH$1,263

WY$1,262

NM$1,255

TN$1,251

MO$1,236

KY$1,228

NE$1,227

KS$1,227

WV$1,219

ND$1,212

AL$1,209

SD$1,206

LA$1,201

IA$1,195

OK$1,195

MS$1,185

AR$1,183

Lower-cost states ($1,183)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,507)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,507 and AR the lowest at $1,183, across 51 states.

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