We ranked 92 major US cities by the typical installed price of ev charger installation (level 2), adjusting national price ranges by local labor costs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here's where it costs the most — and the least.
Typical installed price of ev charger installation (level 2), most expensive first.
| # | City | Typical price | Range | Relative cost | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco, CA
pop. 874,000
|
$1,772 | $945–$2,600 | +18% | |
| 2 |
Oakland, CA
pop. 440,000
|
$1,772 | $945–$2,600 | +18% | |
| 3 |
San Jose, CA
pop. 1,013,000
|
$1,770 | $940–$2,600 | +18% | |
| 4 |
Seattle, WA
pop. 737,000
|
$1,735 | $920–$2,550 | +16% | |
| 5 |
Portland, OR
pop. 652,000
|
$1,672 | $895–$2,450 | +11% | |
| 6 |
Chicago, IL
pop. 2,747,000
|
$1,638 | $875–$2,400 | +9% | |
| 7 |
Minneapolis, MN
pop. 429,000
|
$1,570 | $840–$2,300 | +5% | |
| 8 |
Honolulu, HI
pop. 350,000
|
$1,570 | $840–$2,300 | +5% | |
| 9 |
New York, NY
pop. 8,336,000
|
$1,565 | $830–$2,300 | +4% | |
| 10 |
Newark, NJ
pop. 311,000
|
$1,565 | $830–$2,300 | +4% | |
| 11 |
Boston, MA
pop. 675,000
|
$1,535 | $820–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 12 |
Saint Paul, MN
pop. 311,000
|
$1,535 | $820–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 13 |
San Diego, CA
pop. 1,382,000
|
$1,532 | $815–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 14 |
Chula Vista, CA
pop. 275,000
|
$1,532 | $815–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 15 |
Spokane, WA
pop. 229,000
|
$1,532 | $815–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 16 |
Los Angeles, CA
pop. 3,899,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 17 |
Sacramento, CA
pop. 525,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 18 |
Long Beach, CA
pop. 466,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 19 |
Anaheim, CA
pop. 346,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 20 |
Santa Ana, CA
pop. 310,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 21 |
Irvine, CA
pop. 307,000
|
$1,530 | $810–$2,250 | +2% | |
| 22 |
Bakersfield, CA
pop. 403,000
|
$1,500 | $800–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 23 |
Riverside, CA
pop. 314,000
|
$1,500 | $800–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 24 |
Jersey City, NJ
pop. 292,000
|
$1,500 | $800–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 25 |
Anchorage, AK
pop. 291,000
|
$1,500 | $800–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 26 |
Philadelphia, PA
pop. 1,576,000
|
$1,498 | $795–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 27 |
Washington, DC
pop. 689,000
|
$1,495 | $790–$2,200 | 0% | |
| 28 |
Stockton, CA
pop. 320,000
|
$1,470 | $790–$2,150 | -2% | |
| 29 |
Detroit, MI
pop. 639,000
|
$1,462 | $775–$2,150 | -3% | |
| 30 |
St. Louis, MO
pop. 301,000
|
$1,462 | $775–$2,150 | -3% | |
| 31 |
Madison, WI
pop. 269,000
|
$1,462 | $775–$2,150 | -3% | |
| 32 |
Buffalo, NY
pop. 278,000
|
$1,435 | $770–$2,100 | -4% | |
| 33 |
Milwaukee, WI
pop. 577,000
|
$1,432 | $765–$2,100 | -5% | |
| 34 |
Fresno, CA
pop. 542,000
|
$1,432 | $765–$2,100 | -5% | |
| 35 |
Las Vegas, NV
pop. 641,000
|
$1,402 | $755–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 36 |
Henderson, NV
pop. 317,000
|
$1,402 | $755–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 37 |
Kansas City, MO
pop. 508,000
|
$1,398 | $745–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 38 |
Pittsburgh, PA
pop. 303,000
|
$1,398 | $745–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 39 |
Providence, RI
pop. 190,000
|
$1,398 | $745–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 40 |
Baltimore, MD
pop. 585,000
|
$1,395 | $740–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 41 |
Toledo, OH
pop. 270,000
|
$1,395 | $740–$2,050 | -7% | |
| 42 |
Reno, NV
pop. 264,000
|
$1,365 | $730–$2,000 | -9% | |
| 43 |
Indianapolis, IN
pop. 887,000
|
$1,362 | $725–$2,000 | -9% | |
| 44 |
Cleveland, OH
pop. 372,000
|
$1,362 | $725–$2,000 | -9% | |
| 45 |
Des Moines, IA
pop. 214,000
|
$1,360 | $720–$2,000 | -9% | |
| 46 |
Columbus, OH
pop. 905,000
|
$1,332 | $715–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 47 |
Denver, CO
pop. 715,000
|
$1,332 | $715–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 48 |
Wichita, KS
pop. 397,000
|
$1,332 | $715–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 49 |
Aurora, CO
pop. 386,000
|
$1,332 | $715–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 50 |
Omaha, NE
pop. 487,000
|
$1,330 | $710–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 51 |
Fort Wayne, IN
pop. 263,000
|
$1,330 | $710–$1,950 | -11% | |
| 52 |
Louisville, KY
pop. 633,000
|
$1,325 | $700–$1,950 | -12% | |
| 53 |
Atlanta, GA
pop. 499,000
|
$1,325 | $700–$1,950 | -12% | |
| 54 |
Cincinnati, OH
pop. 309,000
|
$1,300 | $700–$1,900 | -13% | |
| 55 |
Salt Lake City, UT
pop. 200,000
|
$1,300 | $700–$1,900 | -13% | |
| 56 |
Oklahoma City, OK
pop. 681,000
|
$1,298 | $695–$1,900 | -13% | |
| 57 |
Tulsa, OK
pop. 413,000
|
$1,298 | $695–$1,900 | -13% | |
| 58 |
Boise, ID
pop. 235,000
|
$1,298 | $695–$1,900 | -13% | |
| 59 |
Phoenix, AZ
pop. 1,608,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 60 |
Mesa, AZ
pop. 504,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 61 |
Raleigh, NC
pop. 467,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 62 |
Lincoln, NE
pop. 291,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 63 |
Durham, NC
pop. 283,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 64 |
Columbia, SC
pop. 137,000
|
$1,295 | $690–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 65 |
Colorado Springs, CO
pop. 478,000
|
$1,292 | $685–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 66 |
Virginia Beach, VA
pop. 459,000
|
$1,292 | $685–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 67 |
New Orleans, LA
pop. 384,000
|
$1,292 | $685–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 68 |
Lexington, KY
pop. 322,000
|
$1,292 | $685–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 69 |
Richmond, VA
pop. 226,000
|
$1,292 | $685–$1,900 | -14% | |
| 70 |
Houston, TX
pop. 2,304,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 71 |
Dallas, TX
pop. 1,304,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 72 |
Fort Worth, TX
pop. 935,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 73 |
Nashville, TN
pop. 689,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 74 |
Albuquerque, NM
pop. 562,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 75 |
Tucson, AZ
pop. 542,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 76 |
Arlington, TX
pop. 394,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 77 |
Plano, TX
pop. 285,000
|
$1,262 | $675–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 78 |
Austin, TX
pop. 961,000
|
$1,260 | $670–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 79 |
Charleston, SC
pop. 150,000
|
$1,260 | $670–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 80 |
Memphis, TN
pop. 633,000
|
$1,258 | $665–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 81 |
Miami, FL
pop. 442,000
|
$1,258 | $665–$1,850 | -16% | |
| 82 |
Charlotte, NC
pop. 875,000
|
$1,232 | $665–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 83 |
Knoxville, TN
pop. 190,000
|
$1,230 | $660–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 84 |
San Antonio, TX
pop. 1,434,000
|
$1,228 | $655–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 85 |
Jacksonville, FL
pop. 950,000
|
$1,228 | $655–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 86 |
Tampa, FL
pop. 384,000
|
$1,228 | $655–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 87 |
Corpus Christi, TX
pop. 317,000
|
$1,228 | $655–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 88 |
Birmingham, AL
pop. 200,000
|
$1,228 | $655–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 89 |
Greensboro, NC
pop. 299,000
|
$1,225 | $650–$1,800 | -18% | |
| 90 |
Orlando, FL
pop. 307,000
|
$1,222 | $645–$1,800 | -19% | |
| 91 |
Little Rock, AR
pop. 202,000
|
$1,162 | $625–$1,700 | -23% | |
| 92 |
El Paso, TX
pop. 678,000
|
$1,160 | $620–$1,700 | -23% |
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