How Much is the 2025 Average Living Costs?
The 2025 average living costs is $16,198 when a student live on-campus housing such as dormitory and school-owned apartment and $18,152 when living off campus. The living cost includes the charge for room, board, transportation, and/or other personal expenses. For 4-years colleges the average living costs is $16,608 and $18,046 for living on-campus and off-campus respectively.
The following table summarizes average living costs in United States by school type and level.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $16,198 | $18,152 |
| 4-Years Colleges | $16,608 | $18,046 |
| Community Colleges | $13,439 | $18,463 |
2025 Average Living Costs By State
The following table summarizes the 2025 Colleges by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
| State | On-Campus | Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $13,718 | $16,185 |
| Alaska | $16,793 | $22,080 |
| Arizona | $16,170 | $19,301 |
| Arkansas | $14,521 | $16,430 |
| California | $20,745 | $26,801 |
| Colorado | $17,409 | $20,242 |
| Connecticut | $19,747 | $18,948 |
| Delaware | $18,575 | $18,240 |
| District of Columbia | $20,017 | $20,205 |
| Florida | $17,795 | $20,349 |
| Georgia | $16,543 | $18,412 |
| Hawaii | $17,270 | $24,214 |
| Idaho | $14,977 | $16,070 |
| Illinois | $16,583 | $16,506 |
| Indiana | $15,639 | $16,568 |
| Iowa | $14,425 | $14,937 |
| Kansas | $14,710 | $16,897 |
| Kentucky | $15,093 | $15,675 |
| Louisiana | $16,673 | $17,800 |
| Maine | $15,545 | $12,826 |
| Maryland | $16,937 | $18,006 |
| Massachusetts | $19,907 | $17,569 |
| Michigan | $14,801 | $15,585 |
| Minnesota | $14,505 | $15,412 |
| Mississippi | $12,127 | $14,502 |
| Missouri | $15,403 | $18,094 |
| Montana | $14,496 | $15,058 |
| Nebraska | $14,990 | $17,140 |
| Nevada | $15,179 | $21,808 |
| New Hampshire | $17,609 | $18,711 |
| New Jersey | $14,181 | $19,374 |
| New Mexico | $14,045 | $17,265 |
| New York | $16,149 | $19,739 |
| North Carolina | $16,564 | $17,558 |
| North Dakota | $12,292 | $13,974 |
| Ohio | $16,130 | $16,920 |
| Oklahoma | $14,575 | $16,801 |
| Oregon | $16,643 | $18,970 |
| Pennsylvania | $17,468 | $17,486 |
| Rhode Island | $19,866 | $17,217 |
| South Carolina | $15,599 | $16,707 |
| South Dakota | $13,500 | $14,913 |
| Tennessee | $15,428 | $17,296 |
| Texas | $14,463 | $16,788 |
| Utah | $14,359 | $18,899 |
| Vermont | $18,583 | $18,149 |
| Virginia | $17,140 | $16,510 |
| Washington | $18,587 | $21,050 |
| West Virginia | $15,954 | $14,987 |
| Wisconsin | $14,764 | $15,043 |
| Wyoming | $12,707 | $15,114 |
| American Samoa | - | $5,850 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | $5,763 | $5,680 |
| Guam | $8,294 | $16,842 |
| Marshall Islands | $6,658 | $13,541 |
| Northern Marianas | - | $10,400 |
| Palau | $5,581 | $7,600 |
| Puerto Rico | $15,057 | $12,357 |
| Virgin Islands | $14,758 | $14,758 |