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Car ownership costs by state

State fees alone can add thousands to the cost of owning a car — sales tax ranges from 0% to 8.25%, annual registration from under $30 to over $200, and some states levy a personal property tax on vehicles every year. Pick your state for the complete breakdown.

Dataset in progress — 51 states show clearly-flagged knowledge estimates while official-source verification is completed. Those pages are kept out of search until confirmed.

All states & D.C.

Pages marked "est" use knowledge estimates; their content is accurate but the data has not yet been cross-checked to an official primary source.

Alabama est Alaska est Arizona est Arkansas est California est Colorado est Connecticut est Delaware est District of Columbia est Florida est Georgia est Hawaii est Idaho est Illinois est Indiana est Iowa est Kansas est Kentucky est Louisiana est Maine est Maryland est Massachusetts est Michigan est Minnesota est Mississippi est Missouri est Montana est Nebraska est Nevada est New Hampshire est New Jersey est New Mexico est New York est North Carolina est North Dakota est Ohio est Oklahoma est Oregon est Pennsylvania est Rhode Island est South Carolina est South Dakota est Tennessee est Texas est Utah est Vermont est Virginia est Washington est West Virginia est Wisconsin est Wyoming est

See how your state affects your total cost

Use the 5-year TCO calculator to see how registration fees, sales tax, and property-tax rules add up over the life of the vehicle.

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