Water Heater Replacement cost by city
Replacing a water heater is a smaller but essential project. The biggest cost drivers are whether you choose a traditional tank or a tankless unit, the fuel type, and any code upgrades the install triggers.
Nationally this runs about $1,200–$3,500 installed, for a standard home. Pick your city for a local 2026 estimate.
Popular metros
Sacramento$1,300–$3,800San Jose$1,700–$4,900Fresno$1,150–$3,350San Diego$1,450–$4,250Phoenix$1,200–$3,550Los Angeles$1,500–$4,400Austin$1,250–$3,700Dallas$1,200–$3,500Houston$1,200–$3,450Denver$1,300–$3,800Atlanta$1,150–$3,400Chicago$1,300–$3,850Miami$1,250–$3,700Seattle$1,400–$4,150Las Vegas$1,200–$3,500Charlotte$1,150–$3,300
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco$1,600–$4,700Oakland$1,600–$4,700Fremont$1,600–$4,700Sunnyvale$1,600–$4,700Santa Clara$1,600–$4,700Hayward$1,600–$4,700Concord$1,600–$4,700Berkeley$1,600–$4,700Daly City$1,600–$4,700San Mateo$1,600–$4,700Redwood City$1,600–$4,700Mountain View$1,600–$4,700Palo Alto$1,600–$4,700Vallejo$1,600–$4,700Fairfield$1,600–$4,700Richmond$1,600–$4,700Antioch$1,600–$4,700Walnut Creek$1,600–$4,700Pleasanton$1,600–$4,700Livermore$1,600–$4,700San Rafael$1,600–$4,700Napa$1,600–$4,700Cupertino$1,600–$4,700Milpitas$1,600–$4,700Union City$1,600–$4,700San Leandro$1,600–$4,700Pittsburg$1,600–$4,700Vacaville$1,600–$4,700Newark$1,600–$4,700Brentwood$1,600–$4,700Dublin$1,600–$4,700San Ramon$1,600–$4,700Santa Rosa$1,600–$4,700Petaluma$1,600–$4,700Novato$1,600–$4,700Mountain House$1,600–$4,700
Los Angeles & Southern California Coast
Long Beach$1,450–$4,250Santa Ana$1,450–$4,250Anaheim$1,450–$4,250Irvine$1,450–$4,250Huntington Beach$1,450–$4,250Glendale$1,450–$4,250Santa Clarita$1,450–$4,250Oceanside$1,450–$4,250Garden Grove$1,450–$4,250Torrance$1,450–$4,250Pasadena$1,450–$4,250Orange$1,450–$4,250Fullerton$1,450–$4,250Thousand Oaks$1,450–$4,250Simi Valley$1,450–$4,250Carlsbad$1,450–$4,250Costa Mesa$1,450–$4,250Ventura$1,450–$4,250Santa Monica$1,450–$4,250Newport Beach$1,450–$4,250Chula Vista$1,450–$4,250Escondido$1,450–$4,250El Cajon$1,450–$4,250Vista$1,450–$4,250San Marcos$1,450–$4,250Encinitas$1,450–$4,250Burbank$1,450–$4,250Inglewood$1,450–$4,250Downey$1,450–$4,250West Covina$1,450–$4,250Norwalk$1,450–$4,250El Monte$1,450–$4,250Carson$1,450–$4,250Compton$1,450–$4,250Mission Viejo$1,450–$4,250Whittier$1,450–$4,250
Inland Empire & High Desert
Riverside$1,250–$3,700San Bernardino$1,250–$3,700Fontana$1,250–$3,700Moreno Valley$1,250–$3,700Rancho Cucamonga$1,250–$3,700Ontario$1,250–$3,700Corona$1,250–$3,700Victorville$1,250–$3,700Murrieta$1,250–$3,700Temecula$1,250–$3,700Rialto$1,250–$3,700Hesperia$1,250–$3,700Chino$1,250–$3,700Indio$1,250–$3,700Redlands$1,250–$3,700Chino Hills$1,250–$3,700Upland$1,250–$3,700Apple Valley$1,250–$3,700Palm Desert$1,250–$3,700Palm Springs$1,250–$3,700Hemet$1,250–$3,700Menifee$1,250–$3,700Jurupa Valley$1,250–$3,700Lake Elsinore$1,250–$3,700
Central Valley
Bakersfield$1,150–$3,300Stockton$1,150–$3,300Modesto$1,150–$3,300Visalia$1,150–$3,300Clovis$1,150–$3,300Merced$1,150–$3,300Turlock$1,150–$3,300Tracy$1,150–$3,300Manteca$1,150–$3,300Madera$1,150–$3,300Hanford$1,150–$3,300Tulare$1,150–$3,300Porterville$1,150–$3,300Lodi$1,150–$3,300Ceres$1,150–$3,300
Greater Sacramento
Elk Grove$1,250–$3,700Roseville$1,250–$3,700Folsom$1,250–$3,700Citrus Heights$1,250–$3,700Rancho Cordova$1,250–$3,700Davis$1,250–$3,700Woodland$1,250–$3,700Rocklin$1,250–$3,700Lincoln$1,250–$3,700Yuba City$1,250–$3,700El Dorado Hills$1,250–$3,700
Central Coast
Santa Barbara$1,350–$3,900San Luis Obispo$1,350–$3,900Salinas$1,350–$3,900Santa Maria$1,350–$3,900Monterey$1,350–$3,900Santa Cruz$1,350–$3,900Paso Robles$1,350–$3,900Watsonville$1,350–$3,900Lompoc$1,350–$3,900
Northern California & Sierra
Redding$1,200–$3,550Chico$1,200–$3,550Eureka$1,200–$3,550Ukiah$1,200–$3,550Truckee$1,200–$3,550Grass Valley$1,200–$3,550South Lake Tahoe$1,200–$3,550Auburn$1,200–$3,550Red Bluff$1,200–$3,550
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.