# Electrical panel upgrade cost by city | Costolio

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Updated: 2026-11-02

# Electrical panel upgrade cost by city

Compare electrical panel upgrade cost across California cities using public building permits. Replacing or upsizing the main electrical panel or service.

## Electrical panel upgrade cost by city

Electrical panel upgrade permit figures by city
| City | Median | Middle half | Permits | Dates | Source | Checked on |
| [Elk Grove](https://costolio.com/home/electrical-panel-upgrade-cost/elk-grove/) | $4,202 | $3,000 to $5,850 | 308 | 2022-05-23 to 2026-10-30 | [TRAKiT Building Permits](https://webmaps.elkgrove.gov/arcgis/rest/services/AGOL/TRAKiT_Building_Permits/FeatureServer/0) | 2026-11-02 |
| [Marin County](https://costolio.com/home/electrical-panel-upgrade-cost/marin-county/) | $4,500 | $3,000 to $6,800 | 1579 | 2022-01-03 to 2026-10-16 | [Building Permit](https://data.marincounty.gov/d/mkbn-caye) | 2026-11-02 |
| [Richmond](https://costolio.com/home/electrical-panel-upgrade-cost/richmond/) | $3,300 | $2,500 to $5,000 | 838 | 2022-01-03 to 2025-04-21 | [PermitTrak](https://www.transparentrichmond.org/d/qg2r-652v) | 2026-11-02 |
| [Santa Monica](https://costolio.com/home/electrical-panel-upgrade-cost/santa-monica/) | $5,000 | $2,000 to $20,000 | 89 | 2023-12-12 to 2026-10-28 | [Active Building & Safety Permits (active permits only)](https://data.santamonica.gov/dataset/active-building-and-safety-permits) | 2026-11-02 |

## What a electrical panel upgrade permit usually covers

Usually the new panel or service equipment, breakers and grounding the inspector checks. Utility work on their side of the meter, wall patching and new circuits elsewhere in the home are often separate.

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.

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Contains data from Marin County (all jurisdictions in dataset), under the [Open Data Commons ODbL](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/) (share-alike).