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 ($576–$1,200 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$983

HI$977

DC$976

NJ$966

NY$958

WA$950

MA$940

MD$932

NH$925

CT$920

OR$918

FL$918

CO$916

AK$909

RI$908

VA$898

AZ$894

IL$888

NV$888

DE$886

UT$878

MN$876

VT$870

PA$867

TX$862

ME$861

GA$855

MI$854

ID$848

MT$840

NC$837

WI$836

SC$832

IN$829

OH$824

WY$823

NM$819

TN$816

MO$806

KY$801

NE$800

KS$800

WV$795

ND$790

AL$789

SD$787

LA$783

IA$780

OK$780

MS$773

AR$772

Lower-cost states ($772)MiddleHigher-cost states ($983)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $983 and AR the lowest at $772, across 51 states.

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