United States · 385 metro areas

What it actually costs,
where you live.

Most cost guides make their numbers up. Ours name a source, a sample date and a method — and where we have no sourced data, the page says so instead of inventing a figure.

143,127
Real installs behind our prices
385
Metros with local wage data
13
Price indexes tracked monthly
3/12
Guides with sourced pricing

Cost guides

3 priced · 9 awaiting a source

Material prices are moving

All tracked series
Electrical equipment
+13.2%
12 months to Jul 2026
All construction materials
+10.5%
12 months to Jul 2026
Lumber
+10.1%
12 months to Jul 2026
Vinyl & plastic building products
+5.0%
12 months to Jul 2026
Plumbing fixtures
+4.9%
12 months to Jul 2026
Waterproofing materials
+4.6%
12 months to Jul 2026

Producer Price Index, US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indexes measure what producers charge, not retail shelf prices.