National benchmarks
What cremation costs before a local list
These are national medians from funeral homes’ General Price Lists. Half of the surveyed homes charged less, and half charged more. They are not a quote for a home in your city.
| Service | National median |
|---|---|
| Direct cremation, container from the family | $2,645 |
| Direct cremation, container from the funeral home | $2,750 |
| Immediate burial, container from the family | $2,995 |
| Immediate burial, container from the funeral home | $3,720 |
| Funeral with viewing and cremation | $6,280 |
| Funeral with viewing and burial, no vault | $8,300 |
| Funeral with viewing, burial, and vault | $9,995 |
What is inside the $6,280 cremation funeral
NFDA builds this median by adding the midpoint charge for each item below. Direct cremation does not include the viewing, the ceremony, or embalming.
- Basic services of funeral director and staff$2,495
- Transfer of remains$395
- Embalming$845
- Other preparation of the body$295
- Facilities and staff for viewing$475
- Facilities and staff for a ceremony$550
- Service car or van$175
- Basic memorial printed package$195
- Cremation fee$400
- Alternative cremation container$160
- Urn$295
Projected 2025 cremation rate by state
From the NFDA 2024 Cremation & Burial Report. The national figure in this table is 63.3%. A later NFDA report put the 2025 national projection at 63.4%.
- Alabama44.2%
- Alaska75.1%
- Arizona81.3%
- Arkansas53.7%
- California71.6%
- Colorado78.1%
- Connecticut67.5%
- Delaware61.2%
- District of Columbia58.5%
- Florida73.5%
- Georgia55.9%
- Hawaii78.7%
- Idaho72.2%
- Illinois61.5%
- Indiana58.0%
- Iowa65.0%
- Kansas65.9%
- Kentucky45.9%
- Louisiana48.3%
- Maine83.3%
- Maryland56.8%
- Massachusetts57.5%
- Michigan70.8%
- Minnesota69.9%
- Mississippi36.3%
- Missouri61.2%
- Montana80.9%
- Nebraska63.6%
- Nevada84.7%
- New Hampshire81.0%
- New Jersey58.0%
- New Mexico71.7%
- New York57.3%
- North Carolina58.8%
- North Dakota61.5%
- Ohio60.6%
- Oklahoma60.2%
- Oregon82.5%
- Pennsylvania62.7%
- Rhode Island61.4%
- South Carolina57.6%
- South Dakota54.8%
- Tennessee50.8%
- Texas57.3%
- Utah47.9%
- Vermont78.5%
- Virginia57.0%
- Washington81.5%
- West Virginia53.2%
- Wisconsin71.9%
- Wyoming79.5%
National price medians are from the NFDA 2023 General Price List Study, published in the 2024 NFDA Cremation & Burial Report. State cremation rates are that report’s 2025 projections, not a funeral home’s current price. A home is added to this directory only after its own General Price List is on file.