Where does your home budget go further?
Compare general price levels, furnishing budgets, renovation pressure, electricity costs, and practical ways to reduce the cost of setting up a home in every state.
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LOWEST PRICE LEVELS
The five lowest-cost state price levels.
Based on BEA 2024 Regional Price Parities. A lower index means prices are lower overall than the national level—not that every household will spend less.
ALL 50 STATES + DC
Detailed state cost profiles.
Every profile includes planning estimates, cost drivers, savings actions, comparisons, sources, and FAQs.
ALAlabamaSouth · Hot-humid88.8price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →AKAlaskaWest · Cold102.4price index$0.25planning $/kWhView analysis →AZArizonaWest · Hot-dry100.7price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →ARArkansasSouth · Hot-humid86.9price index$0.13planning $/kWhView analysis →CACaliforniaWest · Marine110.7price index$0.32planning $/kWhView analysis →COColoradoWest · Cold103.1price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →CTConnecticutNortheast · Cold103.6price index$0.30planning $/kWhView analysis →DEDelawareSouth · Mixed99.8price index$0.18planning $/kWhView analysis →DCDistrict of ColumbiaSouth · Mixed109.9price index$0.19planning $/kWhView analysis →FLFloridaSouth · Hot-humid103.4price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →GAGeorgiaSouth · Hot-humid96.3price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →HIHawaiiWest · Hot-humid110.0price index$0.42planning $/kWhView analysis →IDIdahoWest · Cold95.5price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →ILIllinoisMidwest · Cold100.0price index$0.18planning $/kWhView analysis →INIndianaMidwest · Cold93.3price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →IAIowaMidwest · Cold87.8price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →KSKansasMidwest · Mixed90.1price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →KYKentuckySouth · Mixed90.2price index$0.13planning $/kWhView analysis →LALouisianaSouth · Hot-humid88.2price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →MEMaineNortheast · Cold97.0price index$0.24planning $/kWhView analysis →MDMarylandSouth · Mixed105.0price index$0.18planning $/kWhView analysis →MAMassachusettsNortheast · Cold105.8price index$0.31planning $/kWhView analysis →MIMichiganMidwest · Cold96.2price index$0.19planning $/kWhView analysis →MNMinnesotaMidwest · Cold98.6price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →MSMississippiSouth · Hot-humid87.0price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →MOMissouriMidwest · Mixed90.8price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →MTMontanaWest · Cold94.6price index$0.13planning $/kWhView analysis →NENebraskaMidwest · Cold90.1price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →NVNevadaWest · Hot-dry100.0price index$0.17planning $/kWhView analysis →NHNew HampshireNortheast · Cold104.2price index$0.25planning $/kWhView analysis →NJNew JerseyNortheast · Mixed108.8price index$0.20planning $/kWhView analysis →NMNew MexicoWest · Hot-dry92.2price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →NYNew YorkNortheast · Cold107.9price index$0.24planning $/kWhView analysis →NCNorth CarolinaSouth · Mixed94.3price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →NDNorth DakotaMidwest · Cold89.0price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →OHOhioMidwest · Cold92.8price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →OKOklahomaSouth · Mixed87.8price index$0.13planning $/kWhView analysis →OROregonWest · Marine103.4price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →PAPennsylvaniaNortheast · Cold97.6price index$0.19planning $/kWhView analysis →RIRhode IslandNortheast · Cold102.3price index$0.31planning $/kWhView analysis →SCSouth CarolinaSouth · Hot-humid93.7price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →SDSouth DakotaMidwest · Cold88.6price index$0.14planning $/kWhView analysis →TNTennesseeSouth · Mixed91.9price index$0.13planning $/kWhView analysis →TXTexasSouth · Hot-humid97.1price index$0.16planning $/kWhView analysis →UTUtahWest · Cold98.9price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →VTVermontNortheast · Cold98.0price index$0.22planning $/kWhView analysis →VAVirginiaSouth · Mixed101.1price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →WAWashingtonWest · Marine107.0price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →WVWest VirginiaSouth · Mixed89.5price index$0.15planning $/kWhView analysis →WIWisconsinMidwest · Cold94.1price index$0.18planning $/kWhView analysis →WYWyomingWest · Cold92.7price index$0.12planning $/kWhView analysis →
How to read these numbers
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states, with the United States equal to 100. HomeCostGrid combines that broad price signal with a dated electricity planning input and an installation factor for early budgeting. These are not quotes, tax advice, or proof that a specific city is affordable.