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 ($688–$1,414 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$1,163

HI$1,156

DC$1,155

NJ$1,143

NY$1,134

WA$1,125

MA$1,112

MD$1,104

NH$1,095

CT$1,089

OR$1,087

FL$1,087

CO$1,084

AK$1,076

RI$1,075

VA$1,063

AZ$1,058

IL$1,051

NV$1,051

DE$1,049

UT$1,039

MN$1,036

VT$1,030

PA$1,026

TX$1,021

ME$1,019

GA$1,012

MI$1,011

ID$1,004

MT$994

NC$991

WI$989

SC$985

IN$981

OH$975

WY$974

NM$969

TN$966

MO$954

KY$948

NE$947

KS$947

WV$941

ND$935

AL$933

SD$931

LA$927

IA$923

OK$923

MS$914

AR$913

Lower-cost states ($913)MiddleHigher-cost states ($1,163)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $1,163 and AR the lowest at $913, across 51 states.

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