NOT So Cheap Seats! Seahawks, Mariner, Kraken & Sounders Ticket Prices vs. Other Teams
Which teams have the cheapest and most expensive tickets to watch live professional sports teams in the US? Here is a look at what fans pay in five different sports; football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey and soccer, according to Remitly
Here in Washington, we can see what we shell out to go to Seahawk, Mariner, Kraken or Sounder games. We've got the WNBA's Seattle Storm but the survey looked at the NBA ticket pricing so sorry, Sonic fans!
Average ticket prices per sport and state
The NFL is America's favorite pro sport and it has the highest average ticket prices of any of the sports. Analysis revealed a $297 single game average ticket price for all 32 NFL teams. The NBA averages $165, NHL $146 and MLS (soccer) is $105. The cheapest of the five sports is Major League Baseball. ‘America’s pastime’ has an average price for a single game ticket of just $79.
How states ranked by the Average Prices for a single ticket to a pro sports event
| State/District | Number of teams | Number of sports | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | $236 |
| New York | 9 | 5 | $198 |
| Florida | 11 | 5 | $182 |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | $178 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | $177 |
| Missouri | 5 | 4 | $175 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 4 | $175 |
| California | 18 | 5 | $173 |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | $169 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 5 | $159 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | $152 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | $141 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 4 | $140 |
| Illinois | 6 | 5 | $137 |
| Colorado | 5 | 5 | $136 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 4 | $135 |
| Texas | 11 | 5 | $131 |
| Ohio | 8 | 5 | $129 |
| Georgia | 4 | 4 | $121 |
| Michigan | 4 | 4 | $101 |
The cheapest and most expensive states to watch the NFL
Seattle has underperformed on the field in recent years but you wouldn't know it by the Seahawk's average ticket price.
| State/District | Cities/Towns | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | Las Vegas | $938 |
| Massachusetts | Foxborough | $516 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | $419 |
| Washington | Seattle | $406 |
| California | Inglewood, Santa Clara | $355 |
| Illinois | Chicago | $341 |
| Colorado | Denver | $309 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh | $303 |
| Florida | Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville | $301 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | $289 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | $279 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | $271 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | $269 |
| Texas | Arlington, Houston | $249 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | $239 |
| Arizona | Glendale | $228 |
| Ohio | Cleveland, Cincinnati | $220 |
| Maryland | Baltimore, Landover | $202 |
| New Jersey | East Rutherford | $199 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | $191 |
| New York | Orchard Park | $184 |
| Michigan | Detroit | $170 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | $155 |
The cheapest and most expensive states to watch Major League baseball
The cheapest tickets in the MLB are at Mariner games where the average ticket cost is $46.
| State/District | Cities/Towns | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|
| New York | New York | $144 |
| Missouri | St. Louis, Kansas City | $99 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | $96 |
| California | Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Anaheim | $92 |
| Georgia | Cumberland | $86 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | $81 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Philadelphia | $78 |
| Illinois | Chicago | $77 |
| Texas | Houston, Arlington | $76 |
| Florida | St Petersburg, Miami | $71 |
| District of Columbia | Washington D.C. | $65 |
| Michigan | Detroit | $57 |
| Ohio | Cleveland, Cincinnati | $55 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | $53 |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | $49 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | $47 |
| Colorado | Denver | $47 |
| Washington | Seattle | $46 |
The cheapest and most expensive states to watch NBA basketball
Sorry Northwest Sonic fans, Seattle is not listed because Remitly's data only sourced men's professional sports so the WNBA's Storm are not factored in. However, the Portland Trailblazers are a value at just $69 for the average ticket price
| State/District | Cities/Towns | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|
| New York | New York | $362 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | $280 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | $231 |
| California | Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento | $227 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | $212 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | $163 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | $158 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $156 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | $152 |
| Texas | San Antonio, Houston, Dallas | $148 |
| Colorado | Denver | $143 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | $137 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | $126 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | $117 |
| Florida | Miami, Orlando | $117 |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | $115 |
| Illinois | Chicago | $104 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | $85 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | $82 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | $70 |
| Oregon | Portland | $69 |
| Michigan | Detroit | $66 |
The cheapest and most expensive states to watch NHL hockey
Anyone who has attended a Seattle Kraken game at Climate Pledge Arena knows the experience is not cheap and the average ticket price is among the highest in the NHL
| State/District | Cities/Towns | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Tempe | $240 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | $223 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | $187 |
| Florida | Tampa, Sunrise | $181 |
| New York | New York, Elmont, Buffalo | $177 |
| Illinois | Chicago | $170 |
| Washington | Seattle | $142 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | $140 |
| Colorado | Denver | $139 |
| Minnesota | Saint Paul | $138 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | $125 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh | $124 |
| California | Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose | $116 |
| Texas | Dallas | $116 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | $110 |
| Michigan | Detroit | $109 |
| Missouri | St Louis | $108 |
| Ohio | Columbus | $108 |
| New Jersey | Newark | $98 |
The cheapest and most expensive states to watch Major League soccer
Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet and the Northwest is a hotbed for the sport. Seattle has been an MLS Champion club but their average ticket prices are middle of the pack.
| State/District | Cities/Towns | Average single ticket cost |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Washington | $264 |
| New Jersey | Harrison | $213 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale, Orlando | $179 |
| Missouri | St Louis | $150 |
| California | Los Angeles, Carson, San Jose | $112 |
| Pennsylvania | Chester | $105 |
| Kansas | Kansas City | $97 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati, Columbus | $97 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | $94 |
| Oregon | Portland | $91 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | $82 |
| Washington | Seattle | $81 |
| Texas | Austin, Frisco, Houston | $77 |
| Minnesota | Saint Paul | $74 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | $68 |
| Massachusetts | Foxborough | $64 |
| Utah | Sandy | $63 |
| New York | New York | $61 |
| Illinois | Chicago | $53 |
| Colorado | Commerce City | $44 |
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