Regardless of the type of stone that you want, you can buy natural, lab-created, and simulated stones on eBay. When buying any type of gemstone, even simulated stones and fashion jewelry that are often made with these stones, you want to pay attention to a few things.
Read a full breakdown of the methodology here. Below, we've highlighted the 15 states that clock in on the most expensive side of the spectrum, with Rhode Island earning the No. 1 spot. Notoriously expensive locales such as Hawaii and New York made a showing in the top 10 as well.
As shown in Figure 2, for example, home prices in Californiaâs most expensive metropolitan area (or âmetroâ), San Francisco, are more than double the state average and about six times higher than Bakersfield, the stateâs least expensive metro.s shown in Figure 1, home prices in California are much higher than they are in other large states. (Among all states, only Hawaii is more expensive, on average, than California.) As of earlyâ2015, the typical California home cost $437,000, more than double the typical U.S. home ($179,000).