Solar Panel Installation cost by city
A residential solar system is priced mainly by size in kilowatts, plus panel and inverter quality and whether you add battery storage. The 30% federal tax credit for homeowner-owned systems ended on December 31, 2025, so today the cash price is closer to what you actually pay, unless you lease or sign a power purchase agreement.
Nationally this runs about $16,000–$26,000 for a typical 7 kW system (cash price). Pick your city for a local 2026 estimate.
Popular metros
Sacramento$17,300–$28,100San Jose$22,400–$36,400Fresno$15,350–$24,950San Diego$19,500–$31,700Phoenix$16,300–$26,500Los Angeles$20,000–$32,500Austin$16,800–$27,300Dallas$16,000–$26,000Houston$15,700–$25,500Denver$17,300–$28,100Atlanta$15,500–$25,200Chicago$17,600–$28,600Miami$16,950–$27,550Seattle$18,900–$30,700Las Vegas$16,000–$26,000Charlotte$15,200–$24,700
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco$21,600–$35,100Oakland$21,600–$35,100Fremont$21,600–$35,100Sunnyvale$21,600–$35,100Santa Clara$21,600–$35,100Hayward$21,600–$35,100Concord$21,600–$35,100Berkeley$21,600–$35,100Daly City$21,600–$35,100San Mateo$21,600–$35,100Redwood City$21,600–$35,100Mountain View$21,600–$35,100Palo Alto$21,600–$35,100Vallejo$21,600–$35,100Fairfield$21,600–$35,100Richmond$21,600–$35,100Antioch$21,600–$35,100Walnut Creek$21,600–$35,100Pleasanton$21,600–$35,100Livermore$21,600–$35,100San Rafael$21,600–$35,100Napa$21,600–$35,100Cupertino$21,600–$35,100Milpitas$21,600–$35,100Union City$21,600–$35,100San Leandro$21,600–$35,100Pittsburg$21,600–$35,100Vacaville$21,600–$35,100Newark$21,600–$35,100Brentwood$21,600–$35,100Dublin$21,600–$35,100San Ramon$21,600–$35,100Santa Rosa$21,600–$35,100Petaluma$21,600–$35,100Novato$21,600–$35,100Mountain House$21,600–$35,100
Los Angeles & Southern California Coast
Long Beach$19,500–$31,700Santa Ana$19,500–$31,700Anaheim$19,500–$31,700Irvine$19,500–$31,700Huntington Beach$19,500–$31,700Glendale$19,500–$31,700Santa Clarita$19,500–$31,700Oceanside$19,500–$31,700Garden Grove$19,500–$31,700Torrance$19,500–$31,700Pasadena$19,500–$31,700Orange$19,500–$31,700Fullerton$19,500–$31,700Thousand Oaks$19,500–$31,700Simi Valley$19,500–$31,700Carlsbad$19,500–$31,700Costa Mesa$19,500–$31,700Ventura$19,500–$31,700Santa Monica$19,500–$31,700Newport Beach$19,500–$31,700Chula Vista$19,500–$31,700Escondido$19,500–$31,700El Cajon$19,500–$31,700Vista$19,500–$31,700San Marcos$19,500–$31,700Encinitas$19,500–$31,700Burbank$19,500–$31,700Inglewood$19,500–$31,700Downey$19,500–$31,700West Covina$19,500–$31,700Norwalk$19,500–$31,700El Monte$19,500–$31,700Carson$19,500–$31,700Compton$19,500–$31,700Mission Viejo$19,500–$31,700Whittier$19,500–$31,700
Inland Empire & High Desert
Riverside$16,800–$27,300San Bernardino$16,800–$27,300Fontana$16,800–$27,300Moreno Valley$16,800–$27,300Rancho Cucamonga$16,800–$27,300Ontario$16,800–$27,300Corona$16,800–$27,300Victorville$16,800–$27,300Murrieta$16,800–$27,300Temecula$16,800–$27,300Rialto$16,800–$27,300Hesperia$16,800–$27,300Chino$16,800–$27,300Indio$16,800–$27,300Redlands$16,800–$27,300Chino Hills$16,800–$27,300Upland$16,800–$27,300Apple Valley$16,800–$27,300Palm Desert$16,800–$27,300Palm Springs$16,800–$27,300Hemet$16,800–$27,300Menifee$16,800–$27,300Jurupa Valley$16,800–$27,300Lake Elsinore$16,800–$27,300
Central Valley
Bakersfield$15,200–$24,700Stockton$15,200–$24,700Modesto$15,200–$24,700Visalia$15,200–$24,700Clovis$15,200–$24,700Merced$15,200–$24,700Turlock$15,200–$24,700Tracy$15,200–$24,700Manteca$15,200–$24,700Madera$15,200–$24,700Hanford$15,200–$24,700Tulare$15,200–$24,700Porterville$15,200–$24,700Lodi$15,200–$24,700Ceres$15,200–$24,700
Greater Sacramento
Elk Grove$16,800–$27,300Roseville$16,800–$27,300Folsom$16,800–$27,300Citrus Heights$16,800–$27,300Rancho Cordova$16,800–$27,300Davis$16,800–$27,300Woodland$16,800–$27,300Rocklin$16,800–$27,300Lincoln$16,800–$27,300Yuba City$16,800–$27,300El Dorado Hills$16,800–$27,300
Central Coast
Santa Barbara$17,900–$29,100San Luis Obispo$17,900–$29,100Salinas$17,900–$29,100Santa Maria$17,900–$29,100Monterey$17,900–$29,100Santa Cruz$17,900–$29,100Paso Robles$17,900–$29,100Watsonville$17,900–$29,100Lompoc$17,900–$29,100
Northern California & Sierra
Redding$16,300–$26,500Chico$16,300–$26,500Eureka$16,300–$26,500Ukiah$16,300–$26,500Truckee$16,300–$26,500Grass Valley$16,300–$26,500South Lake Tahoe$16,300–$26,500Auburn$16,300–$26,500Red Bluff$16,300–$26,500
Ranges are typical national project costs from public contractor-pricing and industry references (e.g. RSMeans-style cost data and HomeAdvisor/Angi-type surveys), adjusted by a local cost-of-construction index for each city. See our methodology.