Standardized vehicle comparison
Same car, every state: what one standardized vehicle costs to register
Among 41 computable verified states, Georgia and South Carolina tie for the lowest Profile A annual cost ($20.00) and Nevada records the highest ($426.75). The median is $78.25, using per-year equivalents for multi-year renewal totals. Electric renewal costs differ from gas in 35 of 41 comparable states (33 higher; 2 lower).
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Five quantile bins, from lowest to highest gas cost. Equal costs share a color. Hatched states are unverified or not computable. All costs are annual equivalents; EV extra is the net difference B − A.
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For renewal periods longer than 12 months, A, B and the EV difference use a per-year equivalent: engine total ÷ (renewal_period_months ÷ 12). The raw engine total is retained in each cell and the CSV.
| Alabama | $24.25Raw engine total: $24.25 · 12 months | $227.25Raw engine total: $227.25 · 12 months | $203.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel, county, value | |
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| Alaska | $50.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $100.00 · 24 months | $50.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $100.00 · 24 months | $0.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, age | |
| Arizona | $315.08Raw engine total: $315.08 · 12 months | $313.58Raw engine total: $313.58 · 12 months | -$1.50 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | value, age, flat | |
| Arkansas | $27.50Raw engine total: $27.50 · 12 months | $227.50Raw engine total: $227.50 · 12 months | $200.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, fuel | |
| California | $343.50Raw engine total: $343.50 · 12 months | $444.50Raw engine total: $444.50 · 12 months | $101.00 | 12 months | Orange | flat, value, age, fuel, county | |
| Colorado | $300.08Raw engine total: $300.08 · 12 months | $389.13Raw engine total: $389.13 · 12 months | $89.05 | 12 months | City and County of Denver | value, age, weight, county, fuel | |
| Connecticut | $53.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $159.00 · 36 months | $48.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $144.00 · 36 months | -$5.00per-year equivalent | 36 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel | |
| Delaware | $40.00Raw engine total: $40.00 · 12 months | $150.00Raw engine total: $150.00 · 12 months | $110.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel | |
| Florida | $45.60Raw engine total: $45.60 · 12 months | $45.60Raw engine total: $45.60 · 12 months | $0.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight | |
| Georgia | $20.00Raw engine total: $20.00 · 12 months | $258.59Raw engine total: $258.59 · 12 months | $238.59 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, value, fuel | |
| Hawaii | not computableEngine omitted Weight limit check (over 4,000 lbs): no published amount or required schedule (the engine supplies no error reason). | not computableEngine omitted Weight limit check (over 4,000 lbs): no published amount or required schedule (the engine supplies no error reason). | not computableRequires both A and B; see their engine reasons. | 12 months | Honolulu | flat, weight, county, fuel | |
| Idaho | $66.25Raw engine total: $66.25 · 12 months | $206.25Raw engine total: $206.25 · 12 months | $140.00 | 12 months | Bonneville | age, county, fuel | |
| Illinois | $151.00Raw engine total: $151.00 · 12 months | $251.00Raw engine total: $251.00 · 12 months | $100.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel | |
| Indiana | $293.35Raw engine total: $293.35 · 12 months | $535.35Raw engine total: $535.35 · 12 months | $242.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, value, age, county, fuel | |
| Kansas | $42.25Raw engine total: $42.25 · 12 months | $177.25Raw engine total: $177.25 · 12 months | $135.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, fuel, county, value | |
| Louisiana | $30.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $60.00 · 24 months | $140.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $280.00 · 24 months | $110.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Not specified / no county input | value, fuel | |
| Maine | $335.00Raw engine total: $335.00 · 12 months | $335.00Raw engine total: $335.00 · 12 months | $0.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, value, age | |
| Maryland | $120.50Raw engine total: $120.50 · 12 months | $245.50Raw engine total: $245.50 · 12 months | $125.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, fuel | |
| Massachusetts | $30.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $60.00 · 24 months | $30.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $60.00 · 24 months | $0.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, value, age | |
| Michigan | $138.00Raw engine total: $138.00 · 12 months | $405.00Raw engine total: $405.00 · 12 months | $267.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | value, age, fuel | |
| Minnesota | $418.25Raw engine total: $418.25 · 12 months | $568.25Raw engine total: $568.25 · 12 months | $150.00 | 12 months | Hennepin | value, age, county, fuel | |
| Missouri | not computableEnter horsepower. | not computableEnter horsepower. | not computableRequires both A and B; see their engine reasons. | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat | |
| Nebraska | $390.50Raw engine total: $390.50 · 12 months | $540.50Raw engine total: $540.50 · 12 months | $150.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | value, age, flat, fuel | |
| Nevada | $426.75Raw engine total: $426.75 · 12 months | $426.75Raw engine total: $426.75 · 12 months | $0.00 | 12 months | Clark | flat, value, age, county | |
| New Hampshire | $318.00Raw engine total: $318.00 · 12 months | $418.00Raw engine total: $418.00 · 12 months | $100.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, value, age, fuel | |
| New Jersey | $71.50Raw engine total: $71.50 · 12 months | $341.50Raw engine total: $341.50 · 12 months | $270.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, age, fuel | |
| New Mexico | not computableEnter years. | not computableEnter years. | not computableRequires both A and B; see their engine reasons. | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, age, value | |
| New York | $68.25per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $136.50 · 24 months | $68.25per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $136.50 · 24 months | $0.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Suffolk | weight, county | |
| North Carolina | $63.25Raw engine total: $63.25 · 12 months | $277.75Raw engine total: $277.75 · 12 months | $214.50 | 12 months | Wake | flat, county, fuel, value | |
| North Dakota | $93.00Raw engine total: $93.00 · 12 months | $213.00Raw engine total: $213.00 · 12 months | $120.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, age, fuel | |
| Ohio | $44.00Raw engine total: $44.00 · 12 months | $244.00Raw engine total: $244.00 · 12 months | $200.00 | 12 months | Franklin | flat, county, fuel | |
| Oklahoma | $97.50Raw engine total: $97.50 · 12 months | $197.50Raw engine total: $197.50 · 12 months | $100.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, age, fuel | |
| Oregon | not computableEnter mpg. | not computableEnter mpg. | not computableRequires both A and B; see their engine reasons. | 24 months | Multnomah | flat, mpg, fuel, county | |
| Pennsylvania | $53.00Raw engine total: $53.00 · 12 months | $303.00Raw engine total: $303.00 · 12 months | $250.00 | 12 months | Allegheny | flat, county, fuel | |
| Rhode Island | $51.75per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $103.50 · 24 months | $251.75per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $503.50 · 24 months | $200.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, fuel | |
| South Carolina | $20.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $40.00 · 24 months | $80.00per-year equivalentRaw engine total: $160.00 · 24 months | $60.00per-year equivalent | 24 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel, value, county | |
| South Dakota | $74.00Raw engine total: $74.00 · 12 months | $174.00Raw engine total: $174.00 · 12 months | $100.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | weight, age, fuel | |
| Tennessee | $84.00Raw engine total: $84.00 · 12 months | $284.00Raw engine total: $284.00 · 12 months | $200.00 | 12 months | Davidson | flat, fuel, county | |
| Texas | $78.25Raw engine total: $78.25 · 12 months | $278.25Raw engine total: $278.25 · 12 months | $200.00 | 12 months | Harris | weight, county, fuel, age | |
| Utah | $192.25Raw engine total: $192.25 · 12 months | $369.25Raw engine total: $369.25 · 12 months | $177.00 | 12 months | Salt Lake | flat, age, county, fuel | |
| Vermont | $91.00Raw engine total: $91.00 · 12 months | $178.00Raw engine total: $178.00 · 12 months | $87.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel | |
| Virginia | $32.75Raw engine total: $32.75 · 12 months | $168.38Raw engine total: $168.38 · 12 months | $135.63 | 12 months | Fairfax County | weight, fuel, mpg, county, value | |
| Washington | $83.00Raw engine total: $83.00 · 12 months | $308.00Raw engine total: $308.00 · 12 months | $225.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, weight, fuel, value, age | |
| West Virginia | not computableEnter years. | not computableEnter years. | not computableRequires both A and B; see their engine reasons. | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | flat, fuel, value | |
| Wisconsin | $115.00Raw engine total: $115.00 · 12 months | $290.00Raw engine total: $290.00 · 12 months | $175.00 | 12 months | Milwaukee | flat, county, fuel | |
| Wyoming | $300.00Raw engine total: $300.00 · 12 months | $400.00Raw engine total: $400.00 · 12 months | $100.00 | 12 months | Not specified / no county input | value, age, fuel |
Methodology
Built 2026-10-29 from repository data using the shared calculator at build time. Only status “verified” is included: 46 states. State names in the table link to existing state pages containing each state's official sources and fee schedules; the CSV also includes the source agency URL.
- Profile A: vehicle_type = car; model_year = 2023; vehicle_value = $30,000; vehicle_weight = 3,500 lb; registration_type = renewal; fuel_type = gas.
- Profile B: identical to A, except fuel_type = electric.
First-year costs are not compared because some states collect sales or use tax with first registration and others do not; use each state's calculator for a first-year estimate.
All profiles pass optionalFees = [] in the engine options. County uses the state's published example.inputs.county, the same initial default as its calculator; the exact county is shown in the table. No alternate county is invented when that default is absent. No horsepower, MPG, purchase type or registration-years assumptions are added. Required inputs missing from these profiles are reported as “not computable” with the engine's reason.
The engine uses the year of each state's verified_on date for vehicle-age rules, rather than the build year. Value-based fees use the same $30,000 input even where the agency's basis is MSRP, assessed value or depreciated value; those distinctions can materially change a real bill. State-specific rules and exceptions remain on the linked state pages.
Summary rankings and the median exclude non-computable A results. EV counts compare only states with both A and B totals. Differences are net B minus A, not a claim about a single statutory EV fee. Money is displayed to the nearest cent; rankings and median use unrounded per-year equivalents. Multi-year equivalents are arithmetic comparisons, not annual payment quotes, and can spread fees with differing payment schedules across the stated term.
States excluded
- Iowa — not fully verified yet (partial)
- Kentucky — not fully verified yet (partial)
- Mississippi — not fully verified yet (partial)
- Montana — not fully verified yet (partial)
Suggested citation: CarReg Calculator, “Same car, every state: what one standardized vehicle costs to register,” built 2026-10-29. carregistrationcalculator.com/compare/same-car-every-state/
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