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 ($1,628–$3,256 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$2,703

HI$2,686

DC$2,684

NJ$2,657

NY$2,635

WA$2,613

MA$2,584

MD$2,564

NH$2,545

CT$2,530

OR$2,525

FL$2,525

CO$2,518

AK$2,501

RI$2,498

VA$2,469

AZ$2,459

IL$2,442

NV$2,442

DE$2,437

UT$2,415

MN$2,408

VT$2,393

PA$2,383

TX$2,371

ME$2,369

GA$2,352

MI$2,349

ID$2,332

MT$2,310

NC$2,303

WI$2,298

SC$2,288

IN$2,278

OH$2,266

WY$2,264

NM$2,252

TN$2,244

MO$2,217

KY$2,203

NE$2,200

KS$2,200

WV$2,186

ND$2,173

AL$2,168

SD$2,164

LA$2,154

IA$2,144

OK$2,144

MS$2,125

AR$2,122

Lower-cost states ($2,122)MiddleHigher-cost states ($2,703)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $2,703 and AR the lowest at $2,122, across 51 states.

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