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 ($2,574–$4,806 nationally), scaled by each state's price level

CA$4,085

HI$4,059

DC$4,055

NJ$4,015

NY$3,982

WA$3,948

MA$3,904

MD$3,875

NH$3,845

CT$3,823

OR$3,815

FL$3,815

CO$3,804

AK$3,779

RI$3,775

VA$3,731

AZ$3,716

IL$3,690

NV$3,690

DE$3,683

UT$3,649

MN$3,638

VT$3,616

PA$3,601

TX$3,583

ME$3,579

GA$3,553

MI$3,550

ID$3,524

MT$3,491

NC$3,480

WI$3,472

SC$3,458

IN$3,443

OH$3,424

WY$3,421

NM$3,402

TN$3,391

MO$3,351

KY$3,328

NE$3,325

KS$3,325

WV$3,303

ND$3,284

AL$3,277

SD$3,269

LA$3,255

IA$3,240

OK$3,240

MS$3,210

AR$3,207

Lower-cost states ($3,207)MiddleHigher-cost states ($4,085)

What it shows: CA is the highest at $4,085 and AR the lowest at $3,207, across 51 states.

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