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See results of the 2006
survey
Bankrate.com researchers gathered closing-cost information from
50 states and the District of Columbia. Below, ranked from most-expensive
to least-expensive, are the average total closing costs charged
for a mortgage, in each state. (Editor's note: Closing cost total
does not include taxes, other governmental fees or escrow fees.)
d | State | Closing
cost | |
1.
|
New York |
$3,907 | |
2.
|
Hawaii
|
$3,628 | |
3.
|
Alaska |
$3,620 | |
4.
|
New
Jersey |
$3,362 | |
5.
|
Florida
|
$3,196 | |
6.
|
Connecticut
|
$3,191 | |
7.
|
Pennsylvania |
$3,033 | |
8.
|
California |
$3,022 | |
9.
|
Maryland
|
$3,010 | |
10.
|
Ohio |
$2,990 | |
11.
|
New
Mexico |
$2,980 | |
12.
|
Alabama |
$2,979 | |
13.
|
Delaware |
$2,964 | |
14.
|
Massachusetts |
$2,892 | |
15.
|
Texas
|
$2,857 | |
16.
|
Louisiana |
$2,851 | |
17.
|
Washington,
D.C. |
$2,844 | |
18.
|
Kentucky |
$2,832 | |
19.
|
Georgia
|
$2,826 | |
20.
|
Maine
|
$2,809 | |
21.
|
Montana |
$2,744 | |
22.
|
Nevada |
$2,740 | |
23.
|
Colorado |
$2,728 | |
24.
|
Arkansas |
$2,719 | |
25.
|
Arizona |
$2,686 | |
26.
|
Rhode Island |
$2,669 | |
27.
|
Missouri
|
$2,655 | |
28.
|
Idaho |
$2,645 | |
29.
|
Virginia |
$2,631 | |
30.
|
West
Virginia |
$2,599 | |
31.
|
Michigan |
$2,593 | |
32.
|
New
Hampshire |
$2,593 | |
33.
|
Oklahoma |
$2,585 | |
34.
|
Nebraska |
$2,576 | |
35.
|
Iowa
|
$2,560 | |
36.
|
Minnesota |
$2,560 | |
37.
|
Mississippi |
$2,555 |
|
38.
|
Vermont |
$2,548 |
|
39.
|
Washington |
$2,543 | |
40.
|
South
Carolina |
$2,540 | |
41.
|
Illinois |
$2,533 | |
42.
|
Tennessee |
$2,459 | |
43.
|
North
Carolina |
$2,441 | |
44.
|
North
Dakota |
$2,435 | |
45.
|
Oregon |
$2,404 | |
46.
|
Utah
|
$2,373 | |
47.
|
Indiana |
$2,336 | |
48.
|
Wisconsin |
$2,291 | |
49.
|
Kansas |
$2,256 | |
50.
|
South Dakota |
$2,251 | |
51.
|
Wyoming |
$2,101 | a | Average | $2,748 | a | Median | $2,669 |
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