Solar Panel Installation Cost by City (2026)

Nationally, homeowners pay about $25,000 to install solar panels, ranging from $15,000 to $40,000. Prices swing with local labor and materials — pick your city for a localized estimate.

Low end$15,000

Average$25,000

High end$40,000

Solar Panel Installation cost by city

New York, NY$35,000 San Francisco, CA$36,500 San Jose, CA$35,500 Los Angeles, CA$32,500 San Diego, CA$32,000 Oakland, CA$34,000 Sacramento, CA$29,500 Fresno, CA$26,500 Seattle, WA$32,500 Spokane, WA$25,500 Portland, OR$29,500 Boston, MA$33,000 Providence, RI$28,500 Hartford, CT$28,000 Newark, NJ$30,500 Jersey City, NJ$31,000 Philadelphia, PA$28,000 Pittsburgh, PA$24,500 Washington, DC$32,000 Baltimore, MD$27,500 Richmond, VA$25,500 Virginia Beach, VA$25,000 Chicago, IL$29,500 Minneapolis, MN$28,000 Milwaukee, WI$25,500 Detroit, MI$25,000 Columbus, OH$24,500 Cleveland, OH$24,500 Cincinnati, OH$24,000 Indianapolis, IN$24,000 Kansas City, MO$24,000 St. Louis, MO$24,000 Denver, CO$28,500 Colorado Springs, CO$26,500 Salt Lake City, UT$26,000 Boise, ID$25,500 Las Vegas, NV$26,500 Reno, NV$27,000 Phoenix, AZ$25,500 Tucson, AZ$24,000 Albuquerque, NM$23,000 Austin, TX$27,000 Dallas, TX$25,500 Fort Worth, TX$25,000 Houston, TX$25,000 San Antonio, TX$24,000 El Paso, TX$22,000 Oklahoma City, OK$22,500 Tulsa, OK$22,000 Atlanta, GA$25,500 Charlotte, NC$25,000 Raleigh, NC$25,000 Greensboro, NC$23,500 Nashville, TN$26,000 Memphis, TN$22,500 Knoxville, TN$23,000 Chattanooga, TN$22,500 Louisville, KY$23,500 Birmingham, AL$22,000 Jacksonville, FL$24,500 Orlando, FL$25,000 Tampa, FL$25,000 Miami, FL$28,500 New Orleans, LA$24,500 Baton Rouge, LA$22,500 Little Rock, AR$22,000 Wichita, KS$22,000 Omaha, NE$23,500 Des Moines, IA$23,500 Buffalo, NY$24,500 Rochester, NY$24,500 Honolulu, HI$37,500 Toledo, OH$23,500 Akron, OH$24,500 Dayton, OH$24,500 Youngstown, OH$22,500 Fort Wayne, IN$23,000 Evansville, IN$22,500 South Bend, IN$23,000 Grand Rapids, MI$24,500 Ann Arbor, MI$27,000 Lansing, MI$23,500 Flint, MI$23,000 Madison, WI$25,500 Green Bay, WI$24,000 Lincoln, NE$23,000 Sioux Falls, SD$23,500 Fargo, ND$24,000 Springfield, MO$22,500 Columbia, MO$23,500 Topeka, KS$22,000 Cedar Rapids, IA$23,500 St. Paul, MN$27,500 Rochester, MN$25,000 Peoria, IL$23,000 Springfield, IL$23,000 Rockford, IL$23,500 Naperville, IL$28,000 Fort Collins, CO$27,000 Aurora, CO$27,500 Provo, UT$25,000 Ogden, UT$24,500 Billings, MT$24,500 Cheyenne, WY$24,000 Eugene, OR$27,000 Salem, OR$25,500 Bend, OR$27,500 Tacoma, WA$28,500 Bellevue, WA$34,000 Vancouver, WA$27,500 Chandler, AZ$25,500 Mesa, AZ$25,000 Scottsdale, AZ$27,500 Gilbert, AZ$26,000 Henderson, NV$26,500 Santa Fe, NM$25,000 Las Cruces, NM$22,500 Arlington, TX$25,000 Plano, TX$26,500 Frisco, TX$27,000 Corpus Christi, TX$23,000 Lubbock, TX$22,500 Amarillo, TX$22,500 Waco, TX$22,500 McAllen, TX$22,000 Savannah, GA$24,000 Augusta, GA$23,000 Athens, GA$23,500 Durham, NC$25,000 Winston-Salem, NC$23,500 Fayetteville, NC$23,000 Asheville, NC$25,500 Cary, NC$25,500 Columbia, SC$23,500 Charleston, SC$25,500 Greenville, SC$24,000 Huntsville, AL$23,000 Montgomery, AL$22,000 Mobile, AL$22,500 Jackson, MS$21,500 Shreveport, LA$22,500 Lafayette, LA$23,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL$28,000 St. Petersburg, FL$25,500 Tallahassee, FL$24,000 Fort Myers, FL$25,500 Sarasota, FL$26,500 Cape Coral, FL$25,000 West Palm Beach, FL$28,000 Clarksville, TN$23,000 Murfreesboro, TN$24,500 Lexington, KY$23,500 Norfolk, VA$25,000 Chesapeake, VA$25,000 Roanoke, VA$23,500 Frederick, MD$27,500 Wilmington, DE$26,500 Erie, PA$23,000 Reading, PA$24,000 Scranton, PA$23,500 Lancaster, PA$24,500 Allentown, PA$24,500 Trenton, NJ$27,500 Edison, NJ$30,000 Paterson, NJ$29,500 Camden, NJ$26,500 Yonkers, NY$34,000 Syracuse, NY$24,000 Albany, NY$25,500 Bridgeport, CT$28,500 New Haven, CT$28,000 Stamford, CT$34,000 Worcester, MA$28,500 Springfield, MA$26,500 Cambridge, MA$34,000 Manchester, NH$27,000 Portland, ME$27,000 Burlington, VT$27,500 Warwick, RI$27,500

What affects solar panel installation cost

System size (kW) and panel type
Roof type and complexity
Inverter and battery storage
Before federal/state incentives