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 ($763–$1,493 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,249

HI$1,241

DC$1,240

NJ$1,227

NY$1,217

WA$1,207

MA$1,193

MD$1,184

NH$1,175

CT$1,169

OR$1,166

FL$1,166

CO$1,163

AK$1,155

RI$1,154

VA$1,140

AZ$1,136

IL$1,128

NV$1,128

DE$1,126

UT$1,116

MN$1,112

VT$1,105

PA$1,101

TX$1,095

ME$1,094

GA$1,086

MI$1,085

ID$1,077

MT$1,067

NC$1,064

WI$1,061

SC$1,057

IN$1,052

OH$1,047

WY$1,046

NM$1,040

TN$1,037

MO$1,024

KY$1,017

NE$1,016

KS$1,016

WV$1,010

ND$1,004

AL$1,002

SD$999

LA$995

IA$990

OK$990

MS$981

AR$980

Lower-cost states ($980)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,249)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,249 and AR the lowest at $980, across 51 states.

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