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Water heater replacement cost

A CostAnswer estimated range for swapping a residential tank water heater, using plumber wages and named install time. Equipment is EIA’s typical 40-gallon gas or 36-gallon electric tank.

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ZIP, the quantities you can actually measure, and a few named modifiers. The range is a CostAnswer estimate, not a market quantile.
Mapped to county with an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
heatersMost homes replace one tank. Gas is modeled as EIA’s typical 40-gallon tank; electric as the typical 36-gallon tank.

Equipment is EIA’s typical 40-gallon gas storage tank (2022 retail midpoint).

Engine notes

  • Unit. Most homes replace one tank. Gas is modeled as EIA’s typical 40-gallon tank; electric as the typical 36-gallon tank.
  • Geography. ZIP is an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match to county, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
  • Range. Shown as a CostAnswer estimated range. Incomplete when a critical material has no sourced price.