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2026 Junk Car Values by State

Updated Nov 10, 2026 · JunkUrCar Junk Car Price Index

Nationally, the median real instant offer in our price index is $350 across 43,902 offers. Highest state median: Connecticut, Nebraska at $500 (478 offers). Lowest: Hawaii at $175 (373 offers).

Source: JunkUrCar Junk Car Price Index. States with fewer than 5 offers are hidden.
RankStateMedian offerMiddle half (p25–p75)Offers
1Connecticut$500 (n=478)$425–$525478
1Nebraska$500 (n=221)$375–$850221
3New Jersey$475 (n=680)$375–$625680
4North Dakota$450 (n=86)$200–$1,52586
5Florida$425 (n=1,668)$325–$6251,668
5Michigan$425 (n=1,667)$300–$5501,667
5New York$425 (n=1,609)$325–$6501,609
5Massachusetts$425 (n=516)$325–$575516
5Delaware$425 (n=179)$350–$750179
5Vermont$425 (n=64)$250–$1,17564
11Pennsylvania$400 (n=1,923)$275–$5501,923
11Illinois$400 (n=1,400)$300–$5501,400
11Arizona$400 (n=766)$275–$625766
11Colorado$400 (n=421)$275–$550421
11Rhode Island$400 (n=137)$400–$475137
16Maryland$375 (n=619)$275–$575619
16Wyoming$375 (n=75)$100–$1,75075
18California$350 (n=4,136)$250–$6004,136
18Texas$350 (n=3,258)$250–$5253,258
18Ohio$350 (n=2,446)$250–$4752,446
18North Carolina$350 (n=1,815)$275–$4501,815
18Indiana$350 (n=1,445)$275–$4501,445
18Georgia$350 (n=1,230)$225–$5501,230
18Wisconsin$350 (n=956)$275–$550956
18Iowa$350 (n=630)$250–$575630
18Minnesota$350 (n=588)$275–$600588
18New Mexico$350 (n=312)$225–$650312
18Maine$350 (n=201)$225–$825201
18New Hampshire$350 (n=152)$250–$550152
30Tennessee$325 (n=1,586)$250–$4251,586
30South Carolina$325 (n=1,117)$250–$4001,117
30Virginia$325 (n=1,071)$250–$4751,071
30Missouri$325 (n=1,056)$225–$4751,056
30Louisiana$325 (n=727)$200–$600727
30Alaska$325 (n=130)$150–$750130
36Oklahoma$300 (n=1,036)$200–$4251,036
36Arkansas$300 (n=532)$150–$575532
36Kansas$300 (n=502)$250–$450502
36Utah$300 (n=339)$200–$575339
36West Virginia$300 (n=338)$175–$750338
36Idaho$300 (n=195)$175–$675195
36Montana$300 (n=174)$125–$1,075174
36South Dakota$300 (n=152)$250–$500152
44Alabama$275 (n=958)$225–$400958
44Kentucky$275 (n=860)$200–$450860
44District of Columbia$275 (n=52)$225–$47552
47Washington$250 (n=1,116)$150–$4251,116
47Oregon$250 (n=832)$175–$350832
47Nevada$250 (n=605)$150–$500605
47Mississippi$250 (n=473)$200–$500473
51Hawaii$175 (n=373)$100–$350373

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Methodology

Based on 43,902 real instant offers in our price index (Mar 2022–Nov 2026). $0 offers are excluded as outliers, and groups with fewer than 5 offers are hidden. Offers vary by vehicle, condition and location; this is not a guaranteed price.

Figures are medians and middle-half ranges of instant offers, rounded to the nearest $25. The snapshot is rebuilt nightly. No individual offers or seller details are published.

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