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. Federal and local incentives can cut the net cost substantially.
Nationally this runs about $16,000–$26,000 for a typical 7 kW system, before incentives. 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.