5 States Where $100 Stretches Furthest — And 5 Where It Spends Fast

How much exactly is a $100 bill worth to you? The value of this commonly-referenced amount when it comes to your finances largely depends on your lifestyle, income, responsibilities and location. So, where in the U.S. can this amount stretch far, and where is it spread thin?

To find the states where a $100 is worth the most — and the least — GOBankingRates compared factors like real value of $100, median household income and cost-of-living expenditures.

These Southern and Midwestern states tend to have lower costs of living, which means that $100 goes a longer way.

• Real value of $100: $113.40
• Median household income: $56,335
• Typical home value: $195,185
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $32,759

• Real value of $100: $112.70
• Median household income: $52,985
• Typical home value: $169,211
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $32,529

• Real value of $100: $112.20
• Median household income: $59,609
• Typical home value: $214,175
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $32,664

• Real value of $100: $112.20
• Median household income: $69,457
• Typical home value: $290,267
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $35,594

• Real value of $100: $111.60
• Median household income: $70,571
• Typical home value: $209,990
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $34,242

In states with the higher costs of living — common on the East and West Coasts — your $100 bill is going to disappear a little faster.

• Real value of $100: $91.20
• Median household income: $97,126
• Typical home value: $513,054
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $44,649

• Real value of $100: $90.60
• Median household income: $96,505
• Typical home value: $604,362
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $59,797

• Real value of $100: $90.20
• Median household income: $90,325
• Typical home value: $575,888
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $45,863

• Real value of $100: $89.20
• Median household income: $94,814
• Typical home value: $948,964
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $76,828

• Real value of $100: $87.50
• Median household income: $91,905
• Typical home value: $769,579
• Annual cost of living expenditures: $57,195

Methodology: To determine how far $100 will go in every state, GOBankingRates compiled data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Affairs 2022 Regional Price Parities release. GOBankingRates ranked the states where $100 is worth the most and least and provided supplemental factors such as median household income as sourced from the 2022 American Community Survey, annual cost-of-living expenditures as sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: 2022 Consumer Expenditure Survey, and typical home value for a single family residence as sourced from Zillow. All data was collected on and up to date as of Feb. 19, 2024.