I went through all this in around Feb/March of this year. All CA dealers were trying to charge $5k to $10K over sticker. I got a 2022 37" package out of Indiana for sticker and paid $2,500 to get it shipped to me in Lake Tahoe area. Note that the 2022 was $5k less than the sticker on a 2023. Same truck. Same package.
I was just shopping around now on the Ford.com inventory. So Cal has 10 to 15 R's available. A few dealers are buying them up paying $20k to $40k to get them FROM OTHER DEALERS and then trying to F us by asking $150k to $170 for the truck. A dealer in LA has a $100K markup on one of their R's. Insanity. Screw those dealers.
And the inventory of non-R Raptor seems SUPER LOW unless the Ford website is all screwed up. I searched all over the country and I see more Raptor Rs for sale than non-R.