CarCostByState

Your state's numbers, with the source.

Know what a car really costs in your state before you visit the dealer

Free calculators built on each state's own rules. All 50 states and the District of Columbia checked against official and cited sources, each with the date we read it.

Tax on a $30,000 car, state by state

Each key is a state, darker where the tax is higher. Figures use the state's lowest local rate, before any trade-in. Tap a state for the full calculator, or see the ranking and how we calculate.

  • $0
  • Under $1,500
  • $1,500–$1,799
  • $1,800–$1,999
  • $2,000 or more

Car costs by state

At the lowest local tax rate and the lowest listed fees, sales tax, title and registration on the same $30,000 new car start at $115 in Alaska and $2,555 in Washington, among the 34 states we can rank. Dealer fees and value-based fees come on top. These guides break the difference down.

Car financing

How much car you can afford, whether to lease or buy, and what a loan or refinance really costs.

How we work

  • Every rate has a source. Each figure links to the state agency, statute or cited source we read, with the date we checked it.
  • No guessing. Where a state publishes no single amount, we say so and leave it out of totals instead of estimating.
  • Built for comparing offers. Enter the numbers from a dealer's offer sheet and see the out-the-door total before you sign. How we calculate.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia by name