Top 10 States With Highest Closing Costs

In terms of closing costs, these little transactional costs needed to process the signing of your new home, how does your state stack up? Bankrate did a survey to find out.

Not surprisingly, New York tops out the list at at $5,623. Close behind is Texas at $4,708, followed by Utah and California.

The cheapest state to close? Arkansas, at $3,007, because who no one wants to live there.

Where does your state rank? [Bankrate]

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