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 ($8,800–$19,800 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$15,830

HI$15,730

DC$15,716

NJ$15,558

NY$15,430

WA$15,301

MA$15,129

MD$15,015

NH$14,901

CT$14,815

OR$14,786

FL$14,786

CO$14,743

AK$14,643

RI$14,629

VA$14,457

AZ$14,400

IL$14,300

NV$14,300

DE$14,271

UT$14,143

MN$14,100

VT$14,014

PA$13,957

TX$13,885

ME$13,871

GA$13,771

MI$13,757

ID$13,657

MT$13,528

NC$13,485

WI$13,456

SC$13,399

IN$13,342

OH$13,270

WY$13,256

NM$13,185

TN$13,142

MO$12,984

KY$12,899

NE$12,884

KS$12,884

WV$12,799

ND$12,727

AL$12,698

SD$12,670

LA$12,613

IA$12,555

OK$12,555

MS$12,441

AR$12,427

Lower-cost states ($12,427)MiddleHigher-cost states ($15,830)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $15,830 and AR the lowest at $12,427, across 51 states.

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