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How far does a paycheck go where you live? Each state below shows how much pricier or cheaper it is than the US average, what a family of four spends a month on essentials, and how much of the typical income that eats up.
Tap any column to sort. Tap a state name for the full local breakdown. “Spent on basics” is the family-of-four annual basket as a share of that state's median household income.
| California | +10.7% | 138.0 | +5.5% | $2,744 | $100,149 | 33% |
| Hawaii | +10.0% | 138.0 | +5.4% | $2,739 | $100,745 | 33% |
| District of Columbia | +9.9% | 138.6 | +5.4% | $2,751 | $109,707 | 30% |
| New Jersey | +8.8% | 136.9 | +6.6% | $2,709 | $104,294 | 31% |
| New York | +7.9% | 136.8 | +6.5% | $2,702 | $85,820 | 38% |
| Washington | +7.0% | 137.9 | +5.4% | $2,717 | $99,389 | 33% |
| Massachusetts | +5.8% | 136.8 | +6.5% | $2,686 | $104,828 | 31% |
| Maryland | +5.0% | 138.4 | +5.3% | $2,714 | $102,905 | 32% |
| New Hampshire | +4.2% | 136.7 | +6.5% | $2,675 | $99,782 | 32% |
| Connecticut | +3.6% | 136.7 | +6.5% | $2,670 | $96,049 | 33% |
| Florida | +3.4% | 138.4 | +5.3% | $2,702 | $77,735 | 42% |
| Oregon | +3.4% | 137.7 | +5.3% | $2,689 | $85,220 | 38% |
| Colorado | +3.1% | 137.7 | +5.3% | $2,687 | $97,113 | 33% |
| Alaska | +2.4% | 137.7 | +5.3% | $2,682 | $95,665 | 34% |
| Rhode Island | +2.3% | 136.6 | +6.4% | $2,661 | $83,504 | 38% |
| Virginia | +1.1% | 138.3 | +5.2% | $2,685 | $92,090 | 35% |
| Arizona | +0.7% | 137.6 | +5.3% | $2,669 | $81,486 | 39% |
| Illinois | 0.0% | 138.0 | +5.9% | $2,671 | $83,211 | 39% |
| Nevada | 0.0% | 137.6 | +5.2% | $2,664 | $81,134 | 39% |
| United States national | 0.0% | 137.7 | +5.6% | $2,666 | — | — |
| Delaware | -0.2% | 138.2 | +5.2% | $2,675 | $87,534 | 37% |
| Utah | -1.1% | 137.6 | +5.2% | $2,656 | $96,658 | 33% |
| Minnesota | -1.4% | 137.9 | +5.8% | $2,661 | $87,117 | 37% |
| Vermont | -2.0% | 136.5 | +6.3% | $2,629 | $82,730 | 38% |
| Pennsylvania | -2.4% | 136.4 | +6.3% | $2,626 | $77,545 | 41% |
| Texas | -2.9% | 137.7 | +4.9% | $2,583 | $79,721 | 39% |
| Maine | -3.0% | 136.4 | +6.3% | $2,622 | $76,442 | 41% |
| Georgia | -3.7% | 138.1 | +5.1% | $2,648 | $79,991 | 40% |
| Michigan | -3.8% | 137.8 | +5.8% | $2,643 | $72,389 | 44% |
| Idaho | -4.5% | 137.4 | +5.2% | $2,631 | $81,166 | 39% |
| Montana | -5.4% | 137.4 | +5.1% | $2,624 | $75,340 | 42% |
| North Carolina | -5.7% | 138.0 | +5.1% | $2,634 | $73,958 | 43% |
| Wisconsin | -5.9% | 137.7 | +5.7% | $2,627 | $77,488 | 41% |
| South Carolina | -6.3% | 138.0 | +5.1% | $2,629 | $72,350 | 44% |
| Indiana | -6.7% | 137.7 | +5.7% | $2,622 | $71,959 | 44% |
| Ohio | -7.2% | 137.7 | +5.7% | $2,618 | $72,212 | 43% |
| Wyoming | -7.3% | 137.3 | +5.1% | $2,610 | $75,532 | 41% |
| New Mexico | -7.8% | 137.3 | +5.1% | $2,606 | $67,816 | 46% |
| Tennessee | -8.1% | 137.9 | +5.1% | $2,615 | $71,997 | 44% |
| Missouri | -9.2% | 137.6 | +5.7% | $2,603 | $71,589 | 44% |
| Kentucky | -9.8% | 137.8 | +5.0% | $2,602 | $64,526 | 48% |
| Kansas | -9.9% | 137.6 | +5.7% | $2,597 | $75,514 | 41% |
| Nebraska | -9.9% | 137.6 | +5.7% | $2,598 | $76,376 | 41% |
| West Virginia | -10.5% | 137.8 | +5.0% | $2,597 | $60,798 | 51% |
| North Dakota | -11.0% | 137.5 | +5.6% | $2,589 | $77,871 | 40% |
| Alabama | -11.2% | 137.8 | +5.0% | $2,592 | $66,659 | 47% |
| South Dakota | -11.4% | 137.5 | +5.6% | $2,586 | $76,881 | 40% |
| Louisiana | -11.8% | 137.7 | +5.0% | $2,588 | $60,986 | 51% |
| Iowa | -12.2% | 137.5 | +5.6% | $2,580 | $75,501 | 41% |
| Oklahoma | -12.2% | 137.7 | +5.0% | $2,585 | $66,148 | 47% |
| Mississippi | -13.0% | 137.7 | +5.0% | $2,578 | $59,127 | 52% |
| Arkansas | -13.1% | 137.7 | +5.0% | $2,578 | $62,106 | 50% |
| Dallas–Fort Worth metro | — | 137.8 | +4.9% | $2,598 | — | — |
Cost vs US average uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' Regional Price Parities — the federal government's official measure of how expensive each state is relative to the national average (latest: 2024).
Median income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024). The Basket Index and monthly cost are built from live BLS, FRED, and EIA price data. See the methodology for the full lineage.