10 States With the Best Prices on Used Cars

Depending on where you live, it’s possible you might be paying more money to purchase a used car.

A recent analysis by vehicle issue platform AutoTechIQ examined over 68,000 used and certified pre-owned car listings from Cars.com — excluding exotic cars priced over $150,000 — and grouped listings by state to calculate the average price of a used vehicle in each one. The average price varied greatly from state to state, with the average used car price in the most expensive state — Alaska — topping $35,000, while the average used car price in the most affordable state falls below $25,000.

Ranked from highest to lowest price, here are the 10 states with the best used car prices.

• Average used car price: $28,689

• Average used car price: $28,626

• Average used car price: $28,394

• Average used car price: $28,308

• Average used car price: $28,256

• Average used car price: $28,213

• Average used car price: $28,085

• Average used car price: $27,043

• Average used car price: $26,605

• Average used car price: $24,673

Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting for this article.

Editor’s note: Data was sourced from AutoTechIQ and is accurate as of Jan. 8, 2025.