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Compare cities: water heater replacement

Compare water heater replacement cost across California cities, side by side, from public building permits. Cities are sorted by median.

  1. Elk Grove$3,050
    Middle half $2,300 to $4,692 · 2863 permits · 2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30 · TRAKiT Building Permits · checked on: 2026-11-02
  2. Middle half $2,900 to $7,625 · 1063 permits · 2022-01-04 to 2026-10-08 · Building Permit · checked on: 2026-11-02

Read this first. Permit values are self-reported by the applicant to set permit fees. They often leave out materials or labor, and they are not what the contractor actually charged. A quote above or below this range can be reasonable.

Cities without a figure

San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Corona, Los Angeles County (unincorporated), Richmond, Sacramento, Santa Monica, Sonoma County, Torrance: not enough usable permits yet.

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Contains data from Marin County (all jurisdictions in dataset), under the Open Data Commons ODbL (share-alike).

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