The 50 places where a trip to the dentist will cost you the most

Where dental visits (and toothpaste) cost the most

Trips to the dentists are not known for being cheap. Braces, root canals and crowns can set consumers back a pretty penny, even with insurance factored in. But the amount is by no means uniform across the country.

Using 2016 data from the Council for Community and Economic Research, which tracks cost of living differences across U.S. urban areas (defined as significant cities with a population over 50,000), the following is a look at where trips to the dentist are the most costly. The average cost of toothpaste and the dentists per 100,000 people for each city's county is also included.

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50. Bergen-Passaic, New Jersey

County: Bergen

Cost of a dentist visit: $98.83
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.20
Dentists per 100K: 155.9

49. Portland, Oregon

County: Multnomah

Cost of a dentist visit: $99.07
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.49
Dentists per 100K: 94.7

48. Madison, Wisconsin

County: Dane

Cost of a dentist visit: $99.11
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.43
Dentists per 100K: 58.6

47. Chicago, Illinois

County: Cook

Cost of a dentist visit: $99.44
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.34
Dentists per 100K: 79.1

46. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

County: Beaufort

Cost of a dentist visit: $100.08
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.01
Dentists per 100K: 80.4

45. Spokane, Washington

County: Spokane

Cost of a dentist visit: $100.12
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.78
Dentists per 100K: 69.2

44. Thomasville-Lexington, North Carolina

County: Davidson

Cost of a dentist visit: $100.24
Average cost of toothpaste: $1.96
Dentists per 100K: 19

43. Raleigh, North Carolina

County: Wake

Cost of a dentist visit: $100.93
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.86
Dentists per 100K: 64.4

42. Tacoma, Washington

County: Pierce

Cost of a dentist visit: $101.33
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.34
Dentists per 100K: 56.9

41. Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

County: Champaign

Cost of a dentist visit: $101.56
Average cost of toothpaste: $1.85
Dentists per 100K: 51.1

40. Covington, Kentucky

County: Kenton

Cost of a dentist visit: $101.64
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.57
Dentists per 100K: 53.3

39. Cleveland, Ohio

County: Cuyahoga

Cost of a dentist visit: $101.78
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.63
Dentists per 100K: 99.6

38. Chapel Hill, North Carolina

County: Orange

Cost of a dentist visit: $102.30
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.51
Dentists per 100K: 349.3

37. Glenwood Springs, Colorado

County: Garfield

Cost of a dentist visit: $102.50
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.01
Dentists per 100K: 57.7

36. Atlanta, Georgia

County: Fulton

Cost of a dentist visit: $102.54
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.47
Dentists per 100K: 70.2

35. Portland, Maine

County: Cumberland

Cost of a dentist visit: $102.94
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.93
Dentists per 100K: 77.9

34. Charleston-N Charleston, South Carolina

County: Charleston

Cost of a dentist visit: $103.50
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.83
Dentists per 100K: 144.2

33. Charlottesville, Virginia

County: Charlottesville

Cost of a dentist visit: $104.17
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.93
Dentists per 100K: 81.2

32. San Diego, California

County: San Diego

Cost of a dentist visit: $104.25
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.54
Dentists per 100K: 80.3

31. Modesto, California

County: Stanislaus

Cost of a dentist visit: $104.27
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.32
Dentists per 100K: 50.5

30. Manchester, New Hampshire

County: Hillsborough

Cost of a dentist visit: $104.81
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.75
Dentists per 100K: 50.8

29. Moses Lake, Washington

County: Grant

Cost of a dentist visit: $104.83
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.42
Dentists per 100K: 27.2

28. Los Angeles-Long Beach, California

County: Los Angeles

Cost of a dentist visit: $105.22
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.65
Dentists per 100K: 87.3

27. Richmond, Virginia

County: Richmond

Cost of a dentist visit: $105.78
Average cost of toothpaste: $1.60
Dentists per 100K: 161.4

26. Ponca City, Oklahoma

County: Kay

Cost of a dentist visit: $106.67
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.23
Dentists per 100K: 43.8

25. Hilo, Hawaii

County: Hawaii

Cost of a dentist visit: $107.11
Average cost of toothpaste: $4.12
Dentists per 100K: 58.6

24. Newark-Elizabeth, New Jersey

County: Essex

Cost of a dentist visit: $107.42
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.08
Dentists per 100K: 97.7

23. Bellingham, Washington

County: Whatcom

Cost of a dentist visit: $108.22
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.22
Dentists per 100K: 55

22. Framingham-Natick, Massachussetts

County: Middlesex

Cost of a dentist visit: $108.44
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.16
Dentists per 100K: 98

21. Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Washington

County: Benton

Cost of a dentist visit: $108.47
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.42
Dentists per 100K: 63.8

20. Stamford, Connecticut

County: Fairfield

Cost of a dentist visit: $110.00
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.78
Dentists per 100K: 89.6

19. New Haven, Connecticut

County: New Haven

Cost of a dentist visit: $111.48
Average cost of toothpaste: $4.26
Dentists per 100K: 65.2

18. Yakima, Washington

County: Yakima

Cost of a dentist visit: $112.58
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.85
Dentists per 100K: 46.9

17. Oakland, California

County: Alameda

Cost of a dentist visit: $113.02
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.03
Dentists per 100K: 88.2

16. Lima, Ohio

County: Allen

Cost of a dentist visit: $113.83
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.32
Dentists per 100K: 37.1

15. Everett, Washington

County: Snohomish

Cost of a dentist visit: $114.40
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.04
Dentists per 100K: 57.9

14. New York (Brooklyn), New York

County: Kings

Cost of a dentist visit: $115.09
Average cost of toothpaste: $4.44
Dentists per 100K: 60

13. Middlesex-Monmouth, New Jersey

County: Somerset

Cost of a dentist visit: $115.37
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.14
Dentists per 100K: 108.5

12. New York City - Manhattan, New York

County: New York

Cost of a dentist visit: $116.47
Average cost of toothpaste: $4.49
Dentists per 100K: 171.4

11. San Francisco, California

County: San Francisco

Cost of a dentist visit: $119.23
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.07
Dentists per 100K: 218.9

10. Flagstaff, Arizona

County: Coconino

Cost of a dentist visit: $119.96
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.35
Dentists per 100K: 74.7

9. Boston, Massachussetts

County: Suffolk

Cost of a dentist visit: $120.84
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.72
Dentists per 100K: 216.3

8. Kodiak, Alaska

Borough: Kodiak Island

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7. Hartford, Connecticut

County: Hartford

Cost of a dentist visit: $122.94
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.22
Dentists per 100K: 106.3

6. Columbus, Georgia

County: Muscogee

Cost of a dentist visit: $123.29
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.56
Dentists per 100K: 59.4

5. Olympia, Washington

County: Thurston

Cost of a dentist visit: $123.36
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.75
Dentists per 100K: 75.

4. Seattle, Washington

County: King

Cost of a dentist visit: $125.99
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.39
Dentists per 100K: 107.8

3. Anchorage, Alaska

Borough: Anchorage

Cost of a dentist visit: $129.39
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.01
Dentists per 100K: 91.3

2. Fairbanks, Alaska

Borough: Fairbanks North Star

Cost of a dentist visit: $145.91
Average cost of toothpaste: $2.94
Dentists per 100K: 68.4

1. Juneau, Alaska

Borough: Juneau

Cost of a dentist visit: $150.36
Average cost of toothpaste: $3.62
Dentists per 100K: 87.1

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