We ranked 92 major US cities by the typical installed price of water heater install (tank, installed), 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 water heater install (tank, installed), most expensive first.
| # | City | Typical price | Range | Relative cost | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Jose, CA
pop. 1,013,000
|
$2,325 | $1,500–$3,150 | +26% | |
| 2 |
Seattle, WA
pop. 737,000
|
$2,225 | $1,450–$3,000 | +20% | |
| 3 |
Portland, OR
pop. 652,000
|
$2,225 | $1,450–$3,000 | +20% | |
| 4 |
New York, NY
pop. 8,336,000
|
$2,175 | $1,400–$2,950 | +18% | |
| 5 |
Chicago, IL
pop. 2,747,000
|
$2,175 | $1,400–$2,950 | +18% | |
| 6 |
Newark, NJ
pop. 311,000
|
$2,175 | $1,400–$2,950 | +18% | |
| 7 |
Boston, MA
pop. 675,000
|
$2,150 | $1,400–$2,900 | +16% | |
| 8 |
Minneapolis, MN
pop. 429,000
|
$2,150 | $1,400–$2,900 | +16% | |
| 9 |
Jersey City, NJ
pop. 292,000
|
$2,150 | $1,400–$2,900 | +16% | |
| 10 |
Madison, WI
pop. 269,000
|
$2,150 | $1,400–$2,900 | +16% | |
| 11 |
San Francisco, CA
pop. 874,000
|
$2,100 | $1,350–$2,850 | +14% | |
| 12 |
Milwaukee, WI
pop. 577,000
|
$2,100 | $1,350–$2,850 | +14% | |
| 13 |
Oakland, CA
pop. 440,000
|
$2,100 | $1,350–$2,850 | +14% | |
| 14 |
Honolulu, HI
pop. 350,000
|
$2,075 | $1,350–$2,800 | +12% | |
| 15 |
Saint Paul, MN
pop. 311,000
|
$2,075 | $1,350–$2,800 | +12% | |
| 16 |
Anchorage, AK
pop. 291,000
|
$2,075 | $1,350–$2,800 | +12% | |
| 17 |
Philadelphia, PA
pop. 1,576,000
|
$2,000 | $1,300–$2,700 | +8% | |
| 18 |
Los Angeles, CA
pop. 3,899,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 19 |
Long Beach, CA
pop. 466,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 20 |
Anaheim, CA
pop. 346,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 21 |
Santa Ana, CA
pop. 310,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 22 |
Irvine, CA
pop. 307,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 23 |
St. Louis, MO
pop. 301,000
|
$1,975 | $1,300–$2,650 | +7% | |
| 24 |
Detroit, MI
pop. 639,000
|
$1,950 | $1,250–$2,650 | +5% | |
| 25 |
Bakersfield, CA
pop. 403,000
|
$1,950 | $1,250–$2,650 | +5% | |
| 26 |
Providence, RI
pop. 190,000
|
$1,950 | $1,250–$2,650 | +5% | |
| 27 |
San Diego, CA
pop. 1,382,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 28 |
Fresno, CA
pop. 542,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 29 |
Sacramento, CA
pop. 525,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 30 |
Buffalo, NY
pop. 278,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 31 |
Chula Vista, CA
pop. 275,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 32 |
Fort Wayne, IN
pop. 263,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 33 |
Spokane, WA
pop. 229,000
|
$1,925 | $1,250–$2,600 | +4% | |
| 34 |
Pittsburgh, PA
pop. 303,000
|
$1,900 | $1,250–$2,550 | +3% | |
| 35 |
Denver, CO
pop. 715,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 36 |
Washington, DC
pop. 689,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 37 |
Omaha, NE
pop. 487,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 38 |
Aurora, CO
pop. 386,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 39 |
Stockton, CA
pop. 320,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 40 |
Riverside, CA
pop. 314,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 41 |
Reno, NV
pop. 264,000
|
$1,875 | $1,200–$2,550 | +1% | |
| 42 |
Phoenix, AZ
pop. 1,608,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 43 |
Indianapolis, IN
pop. 887,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 44 |
Louisville, KY
pop. 633,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 45 |
Baltimore, MD
pop. 585,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 46 |
Kansas City, MO
pop. 508,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 47 |
Mesa, AZ
pop. 504,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 48 |
Cleveland, OH
pop. 372,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 49 |
Toledo, OH
pop. 270,000
|
$1,850 | $1,200–$2,500 | 0% | |
| 50 |
Columbus, OH
pop. 905,000
|
$1,825 | $1,200–$2,450 | -1% | |
| 51 |
Des Moines, IA
pop. 214,000
|
$1,825 | $1,200–$2,450 | -1% | |
| 52 |
Lexington, KY
pop. 322,000
|
$1,800 | $1,150–$2,450 | -3% | |
| 53 |
Cincinnati, OH
pop. 309,000
|
$1,800 | $1,150–$2,450 | -3% | |
| 54 |
Austin, TX
pop. 961,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 55 |
Las Vegas, NV
pop. 641,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 56 |
Albuquerque, NM
pop. 562,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 57 |
Colorado Springs, CO
pop. 478,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 58 |
Henderson, NV
pop. 317,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 59 |
Lincoln, NE
pop. 291,000
|
$1,775 | $1,150–$2,400 | -4% | |
| 60 |
Dallas, TX
pop. 1,304,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 61 |
Fort Worth, TX
pop. 935,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 62 |
Atlanta, GA
pop. 499,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 63 |
Arlington, TX
pop. 394,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 64 |
New Orleans, LA
pop. 384,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 65 |
Plano, TX
pop. 285,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 66 |
Salt Lake City, UT
pop. 200,000
|
$1,750 | $1,150–$2,350 | -5% | |
| 67 |
Houston, TX
pop. 2,304,000
|
$1,725 | $1,100–$2,350 | -7% | |
| 68 |
Wichita, KS
pop. 397,000
|
$1,725 | $1,100–$2,350 | -7% | |
| 69 |
San Antonio, TX
pop. 1,434,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 70 |
Nashville, TN
pop. 689,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 71 |
Memphis, TN
pop. 633,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 72 |
Raleigh, NC
pop. 467,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 73 |
Tulsa, OK
pop. 413,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 74 |
Corpus Christi, TX
pop. 317,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 75 |
Durham, NC
pop. 283,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 76 |
Boise, ID
pop. 235,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 77 |
Richmond, VA
pop. 226,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 78 |
Knoxville, TN
pop. 190,000
|
$1,700 | $1,100–$2,300 | -8% | |
| 79 |
Oklahoma City, OK
pop. 681,000
|
$1,675 | $1,100–$2,250 | -9% | |
| 80 |
Tucson, AZ
pop. 542,000
|
$1,675 | $1,100–$2,250 | -9% | |
| 81 |
Virginia Beach, VA
pop. 459,000
|
$1,675 | $1,100–$2,250 | -9% | |
| 82 |
Miami, FL
pop. 442,000
|
$1,675 | $1,100–$2,250 | -9% | |
| 83 |
Charlotte, NC
pop. 875,000
|
$1,650 | $1,050–$2,250 | -11% | |
| 84 |
Birmingham, AL
pop. 200,000
|
$1,650 | $1,050–$2,250 | -11% | |
| 85 |
Charleston, SC
pop. 150,000
|
$1,650 | $1,050–$2,250 | -11% | |
| 86 |
Jacksonville, FL
pop. 950,000
|
$1,625 | $1,050–$2,200 | -12% | |
| 87 |
El Paso, TX
pop. 678,000
|
$1,625 | $1,050–$2,200 | -12% | |
| 88 |
Tampa, FL
pop. 384,000
|
$1,625 | $1,050–$2,200 | -12% | |
| 89 |
Orlando, FL
pop. 307,000
|
$1,625 | $1,050–$2,200 | -12% | |
| 90 |
Greensboro, NC
pop. 299,000
|
$1,625 | $1,050–$2,200 | -12% | |
| 91 |
Little Rock, AR
pop. 202,000
|
$1,600 | $1,050–$2,150 | -14% | |
| 92 |
Columbia, SC
pop. 137,000
|
$1,600 | $1,050–$2,150 | -14% |
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