Know what a funeral really costs before you have to decide.
Straight answers on prices, line by line, for your state and city. So you can plan ahead, compare funeral homes, and decide how to cover it.
What families typically pay
- Funeral with viewing and burialabout $8,300
- Funeral with viewing and cremationabout $6,300
- Direct cremation, no service$1,000 to $3,000
National medians from the NFDA 2023 General Price List Study, before cemetery costs such as a plot, opening and closing, and a headstone. Local prices vary widely.
Start with the cost you need to understand
Each guide breaks prices into the pieces a funeral home or cemetery will actually charge for, with typical ranges and the questions to ask.
Costs by state
Funeral prices, rules and cemetery costs change from state to state, and from one city to the next. We are starting with Texas and adding states one at a time.
Latest guides
New cost guides are added every week.
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Planning ahead in three steps
Most families never see a price list until the week of a funeral. A little planning takes the pressure off.
Decide what you want
Burial or cremation, a service or not. That one choice moves the total by thousands.
Price it locally
Use our city guides for typical ranges, then ask two or three funeral homes for their written price lists.
Choose how to pay
Savings, a payable-on-death account, a prepaid plan or a small final expense policy. Each fits a different situation.