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 ($875–$1,510 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,320

HI$1,312

DC$1,311

NJ$1,297

NY$1,287

WA$1,276

MA$1,262

MD$1,252

NH$1,243

CT$1,235

OR$1,233

FL$1,233

CO$1,229

AK$1,221

RI$1,220

VA$1,206

AZ$1,201

IL$1,193

NV$1,193

DE$1,190

UT$1,179

MN$1,176

VT$1,169

PA$1,164

TX$1,158

ME$1,157

GA$1,148

MI$1,147

ID$1,139

MT$1,128

NC$1,125

WI$1,122

SC$1,117

IN$1,113

OH$1,107

WY$1,105

NM$1,099

TN$1,096

MO$1,083

KY$1,076

NE$1,074

KS$1,074

WV$1,067

ND$1,061

AL$1,059

SD$1,057

LA$1,052

IA$1,047

OK$1,047

MS$1,037

AR$1,036

Lower-cost states ($1,036)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,320)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,320 and AR the lowest at $1,036, across 51 states.

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