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What should this home project cost?
Set your city and your home once. Wellholt prices the job you are actually considering — a water heater, a furnace, a roof, an attic, a mini-split, a circuit, a move — as a low, a typical, and a high.
Right now, for a U.S. average
Choose a city above and these follow local labor.
Calculators people actually open
Each one uses the home you set above, including the gas price you type.
- Attic insulation costBlown cellulose in an open attic, toward the R-value this site uses for your climate zone.
- Circuit load calculatorSee if a heater, a window unit, and a microwave can share a 15- or 20-amp circuit.
- Cost of moving and rentPlanning rent in the new city, the gap versus what you pay now, and a local move.
- Furnace and heat pump costInstalled price for an 80,000 Btu gas furnace, a larger furnace, or a ducted heat pump. Not new ducts.
- Heating and cooling billA planning year of gas heat, heat-pump heat, and cooling, from your city's degree days and electric rate.
- Mini-split vs window unit costTwo prices that should never be averaged into one air-conditioner number.
- Panel upgrade and small job costsElectrical panel, new circuit, one bedroom of paint, dishwasher with the hookups already there.
- Roof replacement costTear-off and architectural shingles on a planning roof area taken from your square footage.
- Room AC BTU calculatorHow many BTUs that room needs, from its size, windows, and your city. Not a reason to buy the next size up.
- Water heater replacement costInstalled price for an electric tank, gas tank, heat pump, or tankless unit in your city.
Repair costs by city
All cities- Home repair costs in Phoenix, AZWater heater typically $1,730 · zone 2B · 15.1¢/kWh
- Home repair costs in Boston, MAWater heater typically $2,000 · zone 5A · 29.5¢/kWh
- Home repair costs in Chicago, ILWater heater typically $1,930 · zone 5A · 17.4¢/kWh
- Home repair costs in Houston, TXWater heater typically $1,720 · zone 2A · 14.6¢/kWh