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 ($3,136–$5,704 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$4,893

HI$4,862

DC$4,858

NJ$4,809

NY$4,769

WA$4,729

MA$4,676

MD$4,641

NH$4,606

CT$4,579

OR$4,570

FL$4,570

CO$4,557

AK$4,526

RI$4,522

VA$4,469

AZ$4,451

IL$4,420

NV$4,420

DE$4,411

UT$4,371

MN$4,358

VT$4,332

PA$4,314

TX$4,292

ME$4,287

GA$4,256

MI$4,252

ID$4,221

MT$4,181

NC$4,168

WI$4,159

SC$4,142

IN$4,124

OH$4,102

WY$4,097

NM$4,075

TN$4,062

MO$4,013

KY$3,987

NE$3,982

KS$3,982

WV$3,956

ND$3,934

AL$3,925

SD$3,916

LA$3,898

IA$3,881

OK$3,881

MS$3,845

AR$3,841

Lower-cost states ($3,841)MiddleHigher-cost states ($4,893)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $4,893 and AR the lowest at $3,841, across 51 states.

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