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2026 Funeral Cost Report
State-by-state burial and cremation estimates with a cost-vs-income burden index. 51 ranked rows, 3 charts, full methodology.
Read the reportCremation Cost in 2026
How much a direct cremation costs in 2026, with state-by-state data from 919 real funeral home price lists across 39 states.
See cremation costsCremation vs Burial Cost
Side-by-side cremation and burial prices from 1,160 real price lists. Comparison data for 35 states, with NFDA reconciliation.
See the comparisonDirect Cremation Cost
How much cremation costs without services. Median, range, and state data from 919 real funeral home price lists.
See direct cremation costsCremation Cost by State
Median direct-cremation prices in 39 states, from $1,190 in Nevada to $3,020 in Connecticut, with price ranges and sample sizes.
See state-by-state dataBurial Cost Calculator
Build an itemized burial or cremation estimate for any state. Powered by the same dataset behind our funeral cost research.
Open the calculatorAverage Funeral Cost by State
Median funeral home charges from our analysis of 1,000+ price lists, broken down by service category and state.
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