Best States to Buy a Car
Alaska has the highest Average Used Car Price ($29,656), followed by Wyoming ($29,419) and Montana ($27,303). Indiana has the lowest ($21,961).
Average Used Car Price
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | $21,961 | -11.1% | SUVs |
| 2 |  Ohio | $22,244 | -10.0% | SUVs |
| 3 |  Connecticut | $22,528 | -8.8% | SUVs |
| 4 |  Virginia | $22,618 | -8.5% | Cars |
| 5 |  Kentucky | $22,995 | -6.9% | SUVs |
| 6 |  Iowa | $23,062 | -6.7% | SUVs |
| 7 |  Minnesota | $23,120 | -6.4% | SUVs |
| 8 |  Hawaii | $23,290 | -5.7% | Cars |
| 9 |  Michigan | $23,348 | -5.5% | SUVs |
| 10 |  Delaware | $23,469 | -5% | SUVs |
| 11 |  Pennsylvania | $23,488 | -4.9% | SUVs |
| 12 |  Nebraska | $23,725 | -4% | SUVs |
| 13 |  Maryland | $23,934 | -3.1% | Cars |
| 14 |  Vermont | $24,033 | -2.7% | SUVs |
| 15 |  New Hampshire | $24,104 | -2.5% | SUVs |
| 16 |  Missouri | $24,142 | -2.3% | SUVs |
| 17 |  Tennessee | $24,273 | -1.8% | SUVs |
| 18 |  Wisconsin | $24,315 | -1.6% | SUVs |
| 19 |  New Jersey | $24,329 | -1.5% | SUVs |
| 20 |  Kansas | $24,357 | -1.4% | SUVs |
| 21 |  South Carolina | $24,390 | -1.3% | SUVs |
| 22 |  Washington | $24,398 | -1.3% | SUVs |
| 23 |  Illinois | $24,421 | -1.2% | SUVs |
| 24 |  Massachusetts | $24,491 | -0.9% | SUVs |
| 25 |  Arizona | $24,520 | -0.8% | Cars |
| 26 |  Alabama | $24,534 | -0.7% | SUVs |
| 27 |  Maine | $24,576 | -0.5% | SUVs |
| 28 |  Oregon | $24,649 | -0.2% | SUVs |
| 29 |  Colorado | $24,684 | -0.1% | SUVs |
| 30 |  Utah | $24,842 | 0.5% | SUVs |
| 31 |  Rhode Island | $24,962 | 1% | SUVs |
| 32 |  North Carolina | $24,976 | 1.1% | SUVs |
| 33 |  Louisiana | $24,979 | 1.1% | SUVs |
| 34 |  Oklahoma | $25,128 | 1.7% | SUVs |
| 35 |  South Dakota | $25,156 | 1.8% | SUVs |
| 36 |  North Dakota | $25,259 | 2.2% | SUVs |
| 37 |  West Virginia | $25,260 | 2.2% | SUVs |
| 38 |  Georgia | $25,299 | 2.4% | Cars |
| 39 |  Nevada | $25,317 | 2.5% | Cars |
| 40 |  Florida | $25,478 | 3.1% | Cars |
| 41 |  California | $25,555 | 3.4% | Cars |
| 42 |  New York | $25,693 | 4% | SUVs |
| 43 |  Mississippi | $25,788 | 4.4% | SUVs |
| 44 |  New Mexico | $26,261 | 6.3% | SUVs |
| 45 |  Texas | $26,620 | 7.7% | SUVs |
| 46 |  Idaho | $26,662 | 7.9% | SUVs |
| 47 |  Arkansas | $27,123 | 9.8% | SUVs |
| 48 |  Montana | $27,303 | 10.5% | SUVs |
| 49 |  Wyoming | $29,419 | 19.1% | SUVs |
| 50 |  Alaska | $29,656 | 20.0% | SUVs |
What correlates with Average Used Car Price?
Pearson r against 2,115 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Average Used Car Price tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Average Used Car Price tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Average Used Car Price?
- Alaska has the highest Average Used Car Price, at $29,656, followed by Wyoming ($29,419) and Montana ($27,303).
- Which state has the lowest Average Used Car Price?
- Indiana has the lowest Average Used Car Price, at $21,961.
- What is the median Average Used Car Price across US states?
- The median is $24,527 across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this best states to buy a car data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Which Cities and States Pay the Most and Least for Cars? - I See Cars.