Plumbing Cost Guides

Real pricing, permit requirements, and contractor red flags — by city. Covering water heater replacement, toilet repair, and drain cleaning across 83 markets.

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Water Heater Replacement

Typical installed price, plus the thresholds that flag an overpriced or suspiciously cheap quote. Click any city for the full breakdown.

Houston — Texas

Houston, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Sugar Land, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

The Woodlands, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Pearland, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

League City, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Friendswood, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Missouri City, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Cypress, TX unincorporated

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Stafford, TX

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Memphis — Tennessee

Collierville, TN

~$1,450 typical ↑ $2,600 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Germantown, TN

~$1,450 typical ↑ $2,600 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Bartlett, TN

~$1,450 typical ↑ $2,600 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Memphis, TN

~$1,435 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Chattanooga — Tennessee

Hixson, TN unincorporated

~$1,400 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $750 = ask what's missing

Ooltewah, TN unincorporated

~$1,400 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $750 = ask what's missing

East Ridge, TN

~$1,400 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $750 = ask what's missing

Chattanooga (Bradley County) — Tennessee

Cleveland, TN

~$1,400 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $750 = ask what's missing

Baltimore / Annapolis — Maryland

Annapolis, MD

~$1,850 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,150 = ask what's missing

Washington DC / Northern Virginia — Virginia

Alexandria, VA

~$2,150 typical ↑ $3,700 = second opinion ↓ $1,450 = ask what's missing

Lincolnton (Lincoln County) — North Carolina

Lincolnton, NC

~$1,450 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

Research Triangle — North Carolina

~$1,650 typical ↑ $2,850 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Raleigh, NC

~$1,650 typical ↑ $3,000 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,150 = ask what's missing

Charlotte — North Carolina

Charlotte, NC

~$1,700 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

South Georgia — Georgia

Valdosta, GA

~$1,370 typical ↑ $2,400 = second opinion ↓ $850 = ask what's missing

Atlanta — Georgia

Alpharetta, GA

~$1,780 typical ↑ $3,000 = second opinion ↓ $1,150 = ask what's missing

Atlanta, GA

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Marietta, GA

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Columbus GA — Georgia

Columbus, GA

~$1,370 typical ↑ $2,400 = second opinion ↓ $850 = ask what's missing

Lebanon (Linn County) — Oregon

Lebanon, OR

~$1,700 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Portland — Washington

Vancouver, WA

~$1,850 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,150 = ask what's missing

San Antonio — Texas

San Antonio, TX

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $850 = ask what's missing

Austin — Texas

~$2,100 typical ↑ $3,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Dallas-Fort Worth — Texas

Fort Worth, TX

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,400 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,400 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,715 = second opinion ↓ $960 = ask what's missing

Piedmont Triad — North Carolina

Greensboro, NC

~$1,550 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Birmingham — Alabama

Birmingham, AL

~$1,435 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Oklahoma City — Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

~$1,600 typical ↑ $3,000 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

Little Rock — Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

~$1,435 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $800 = ask what's missing

Jacksonville — Florida

Jacksonville, FL

~$1,650 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Tampa Bay — Florida

~$1,700 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Orlando — Florida

Orlando, FL

~$1,700 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Miami — Florida

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,200 = ask what's missing

Savannah — Georgia

Savannah, GA

~$1,500 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Nashville — Tennessee

Nashville, TN

~$1,750 typical ↑ $3,250 = second opinion ↓ $1,150 = ask what's missing

Knoxville — Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

~$1,550 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Columbus — Ohio

Columbus, OH

~$1,650 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Indianapolis — Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

~$1,575 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Cincinnati — Ohio

Cincinnati, OH

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,850 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Kansas City — Missouri

Kansas City, MO

~$1,650 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Chicago — Illinois

Chicago, IL

~$1,900 typical ↑ $3,400 = second opinion ↓ $1,200 = ask what's missing

Cleveland — Ohio

Cleveland, OH

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Pittsburgh — Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

St. Louis — Missouri

St. Louis, MO

~$1,650 typical ↑ $3,000 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Baltimore — Maryland

Baltimore, MD

~$1,735 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,100 = ask what's missing

Richmond — Virginia

Richmond, VA

~$1,650 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Rochester — New York

Rochester, NY

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Louisville — Kentucky

Louisville, KY

~$1,570 typical ↑ $2,650 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Phoenix — Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

~$1,630 typical ↑ $2,765 = second opinion ↓ $980 = ask what's missing

Buffalo — New York

Buffalo, NY

~$1,695 typical ↑ $2,880 = second opinion ↓ $1,015 = ask what's missing

Minneapolis — Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

~$1,760 typical ↑ $2,985 = second opinion ↓ $1,055 = ask what's missing

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV — Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

~$1,750 typical ↑ $3,200 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Henderson, NV

~$1,800 typical ↑ $3,300 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

North Las Vegas, NV

~$1,700 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Tucson, AZ MSA — Arizona

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,800 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA — Arizona

~$1,680 typical ↑ $2,900 = second opinion ↓ $1,050 = ask what's missing

Chandler, AZ

~$1,710 typical ↑ $2,950 = second opinion ↓ $1,075 = ask what's missing

Gilbert, AZ

~$1,760 typical ↑ $3,100 = second opinion ↓ $1,000 = ask what's missing

Charleston-North Charleston, SC — South Carolina

Charleston, SC

~$1,600 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $950 = ask what's missing

Columbia, SC — South Carolina

Columbia, SC

~$1,469 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $880 = ask what's missing

Greenville-Anderson, SC — South Carolina

Greenville, SC

~$1,485 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $880 = ask what's missing

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — Georgia

Augusta, GA

~$1,410 typical ↑ $2,600 = second opinion ↓ $850 = ask what's missing

Huntsville, AL — Alabama

Huntsville, AL

~$1,490 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

Montgomery, AL — Alabama

Montgomery, AL

~$1,390 typical ↑ $2,550 = second opinion ↓ $830 = ask what's missing

Clarksville, TN-KY MSA — Tennessee

Clarksville, TN

~$1,488 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $950 = ask what's missing

Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA — Kentucky

Lexington, KY

~$1,472 typical ↑ $2,700 = second opinion ↓ $950 = ask what's missing

El Paso, TX MSA — Texas

El Paso, TX

~$1,415 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $900 = ask what's missing

Mobile metropolitan area — Alabama

~$1,440 typical ↑ $2,500 = second opinion ↓ $950 = ask what's missing

Greater Baton Rouge — Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

~$1,456 typical ↑ $2,550 = second opinion ↓ $960 = ask what's missing

Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area — Louisiana

Shreveport, LA

~$1,408 typical ↑ $2,450 = second opinion ↓ $930 = ask what's missing

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