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What should a repair cost around here?

We got tired of vague “average cost” articles that never said where the numbers came from. So we built a ZIP calculator on Bureau of Labor Statistics wages, wrote down the math, and left the scare-quotes marketing out.

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A few common jobs

Mid-range estimates move when you change the ZIP. Click through for the full breakdown.

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City guides we’ve written up

Same data backbone, different local notes. More areas generate when we flip the full render switch.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

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Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

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Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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St. Louis, MO-IL

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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

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Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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Columbus, OH

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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

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Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

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New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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Memphis, TN-MS-AR

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Kansas City, MO-KS

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Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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Raleigh-Cary, NC

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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

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How to use this without getting burned

Pull a range. Then call three licensed folks. Compare line items, not vibes. If someone is thousands under our low end with no explanation, ask what they skipped.

Plain talk: these figures are educational estimates. They are not appraisals, insurance valuations, tax advice, or a promise of what your neighbor paid.

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Thermostats

A decent thermostat won’t fix a bad install, but it can stop the short-cycling arguments.

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Water heaters

Tank, tankless, heat-pump — the sticker price is only half the story.

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Warranties & financing

Read the exclusions. “Full coverage” rarely means what the brochure implies.

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