# Water heater replacement cost in Elk Grove | Costolio URL: https://costolio.com/home/water-heater-replacement-cost/elk-grove/ Updated: 2026-11-02 # Water heater replacement cost in Elk Grove In Elk Grove, the median declared value on 2863 water heater replacement permits issued 2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30 was $3,050, according to TRAKiT Building Permits permit data (checked 2026-11-02). n = 2863 permits Median$3,050 25th percentile$2,300 75th percentile$4,692 ## Water heater replacement cost in Elk Grove: permit figures 2863 permits · 2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30 · [TRAKiT Building Permits](https://webmaps.elkgrove.gov/arcgis/rest/services/AGOL/TRAKiT_Building_Permits/FeatureServer/0) | Figure | Value | | Median | $3,050 | | 25th percentile | $2,300 | | 75th percentile | $4,692 | How this was counted2863 permits · 2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30 · Source: [TRAKiT Building Permits](https://webmaps.elkgrove.gov/arcgis/rest/services/AGOL/TRAKiT_Building_Permits/FeatureServer/0) · Filter: https://webmaps.elkgrove.gov/arcgis/rest/services/AGOL/TRAKiT_Building_Permits/FeatureServer/0/query where=(1=1) AND ISSUED_DATE >= DATE '2022-01-01' ; rule: code: PERMIT_SUB_TYPE IN (ELECTRIC WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT; GAS TO ELECTRIC WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT; GAS WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT) ; residential only ; cost>0 · Pulled: 2026-11-02T14:19:22-08:00 · Checked on: 2026-11-02 ## What a water heater replacement permit usually covers Swapping an old tank or tankless water heater for a new one, including the permit the city requires. Removing the old heater and setting a new tank or tankless unit, with the venting, gas or electric hookup and earthquake straps the permit inspects. Moving the heater to a new spot, new gas lines, drywall repair and haul away are often priced separately or not listed on the permit. ## Water heater replacement in Elk Grove compared with other places Among the 2 places where we have water heater replacement figures, Elk Grove has the median at position 1 from lowest. Elk Grove has the lowest median of these. Higher medians: Marin County. Other Elk Grove projects with figures: HVAC replacement, Window replacement, Electrical panel upgrade, Seismic retrofit (foundation). 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. ## About this Elk Grove sample - 2863 permits after dropping $0 or blank values (0% of keyword matches had no cost) - cost field JOB_VALUE in TRAKiT Building Permits - permits issued 2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30 ## Water heater replacement permits in Elk Grove by year 722 of these permits were issued in 2024, the busiest year in this sample. Counting only full years, the number of permits went up in 2024, then about the same in 2025. The median declared value went up in 2024, then down in 2025. 2022 and 2026 are partial years here, so their counts are lower. Water heater replacement permits and median in Elk Grove by year | Year issued | Permits | Median | | 2022 | 281 | $2,500 | | 2023 | 550 | $3,158 | | 2024 | 722 | $3,450 | | 2025 | 714 | $2,800 | | 2026 | 596 | $3,250 | By month issued, the busiest months were January, February, March, and the quietest were November, August, June. ## What the Elk Grove water heater replacement permits describe We read the description each applicant wrote, leave out the standard wording the city adds to every permit, and sort the permit by the words it uses. The permit type the city chose is not used here. Where the description does not say, we count it as not stated. The most common kind here is tank type. - Tank type: 1,892 permits (66%), median $2,800 - Heat pump water heater: 339 permits (12%), median $6,300 - Tankless: 79 permits (3%), median $6,750 - Not stated in the description: 553 permits (19%), median $2,713 ## Other work listed on the same Elk Grove permits Out of 2,863 Elk Grove water heater replacement permits with a description of their own, 26 (0.9%) also mention electrical work; 3 (0.1%) also mention mechanical or HVAC. ## How we matched water heater replacement permits in Elk Grove We count a permit when its permit sub-type in the Elk Grove dataset is “Electric water heater replacement”, “Gas to electric water heater replacement” or “Gas water heater replacement”. We keep only permits for homes, not commercial buildings, and only permits with a declared value above $0. Counted from the same 2863 permits as the figures above (2022-05-02 to 2026-10-30). Source: [TRAKiT Building Permits](https://webmaps.elkgrove.gov/arcgis/rest/services/AGOL/TRAKiT_Building_Permits/FeatureServer/0). ## Related - [Water heater replacement in Marin County](https://costolio.com/home/water-heater-replacement-cost/marin-county/) - [All costs in Elk Grove](https://costolio.com/home/cities/elk-grove/) - [Compare my quote with permit records](https://costolio.com/home/quote-check/?project=water-heater-replacement&city=elk-grove) [Got a quote?See where it sits next to these permit values.](https://costolio.com/home/quote-check/?project=water-heater-replacement&city=elk-grove) Contains data from Marin County (all jurisdictions in dataset), under the [Open Data Commons ODbL](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/) (share-alike).