Whole-House Generator Installation Cost by City (2026)

Nationally, homeowners pay about $9,000 to install a whole-house generator, ranging from $5,000 to $18,000. Prices swing with local labor and materials — pick your city for a localized estimate.

Low end$5,000

Average$9,000

High end$18,000

Whole-House Generator Installation cost by city

New York, NY$12,500 San Francisco, CA$13,000 San Jose, CA$13,000 Los Angeles, CA$11,500 San Diego, CA$11,500 Oakland, CA$12,000 Sacramento, CA$10,500 Fresno, CA$9,500 Seattle, WA$11,500 Spokane, WA$9,200 Portland, OR$10,500 Boston, MA$12,000 Providence, RI$10,500 Hartford, CT$10,000 Newark, NJ$11,000 Jersey City, NJ$11,000 Philadelphia, PA$10,000 Pittsburgh, PA$8,800 Washington, DC$11,500 Baltimore, MD$9,900 Richmond, VA$9,200 Virginia Beach, VA$9,000 Chicago, IL$10,500 Minneapolis, MN$10,000 Milwaukee, WI$9,200 Detroit, MI$9,000 Columbus, OH$8,800 Cleveland, OH$8,700 Cincinnati, OH$8,600 Indianapolis, IN$8,600 Kansas City, MO$8,600 St. Louis, MO$8,600 Denver, CO$10,500 Colorado Springs, CO$9,500 Salt Lake City, UT$9,300 Boise, ID$9,200 Las Vegas, NV$9,500 Reno, NV$9,700 Phoenix, AZ$9,200 Tucson, AZ$8,600 Albuquerque, NM$8,300 Austin, TX$9,700 Dallas, TX$9,200 Fort Worth, TX$9,000 Houston, TX$9,000 San Antonio, TX$8,600 El Paso, TX$7,900 Oklahoma City, OK$8,100 Tulsa, OK$7,900 Atlanta, GA$9,200 Charlotte, NC$9,000 Raleigh, NC$9,000 Greensboro, NC$8,500 Nashville, TN$9,300 Memphis, TN$8,100 Knoxville, TN$8,300 Chattanooga, TN$8,100 Louisville, KY$8,400 Birmingham, AL$7,900 Jacksonville, FL$8,800 Orlando, FL$9,000 Tampa, FL$9,000 Miami, FL$10,500 New Orleans, LA$8,800 Baton Rouge, LA$8,100 Little Rock, AR$7,900 Wichita, KS$7,900 Omaha, NE$8,500 Des Moines, IA$8,500 Buffalo, NY$8,800 Rochester, NY$8,700 Honolulu, HI$13,500 Toledo, OH$8,500 Akron, OH$8,700 Dayton, OH$8,800 Youngstown, OH$8,100 Fort Wayne, IN$8,300 Evansville, IN$8,100 South Bend, IN$8,300 Grand Rapids, MI$8,800 Ann Arbor, MI$9,700 Lansing, MI$8,500 Flint, MI$8,300 Madison, WI$9,200 Green Bay, WI$8,600 Lincoln, NE$8,300 Sioux Falls, SD$8,500 Fargo, ND$8,600 Springfield, MO$8,100 Columbia, MO$8,500 Topeka, KS$7,900 Cedar Rapids, IA$8,500 St. Paul, MN$9,900 Rochester, MN$9,000 Peoria, IL$8,300 Springfield, IL$8,300 Rockford, IL$8,500 Naperville, IL$10,000 Fort Collins, CO$9,700 Aurora, CO$9,900 Provo, UT$9,000 Ogden, UT$8,800 Billings, MT$8,800 Cheyenne, WY$8,600 Eugene, OR$9,700 Salem, OR$9,200 Bend, OR$9,900 Tacoma, WA$10,500 Bellevue, WA$12,000 Vancouver, WA$9,900 Chandler, AZ$9,200 Mesa, AZ$9,000 Scottsdale, AZ$9,900 Gilbert, AZ$9,300 Henderson, NV$9,500 Santa Fe, NM$9,000 Las Cruces, NM$8,100 Arlington, TX$9,000 Plano, TX$9,500 Frisco, TX$9,700 Corpus Christi, TX$8,300 Lubbock, TX$8,100 Amarillo, TX$8,100 Waco, TX$8,100 McAllen, TX$7,900 Savannah, GA$8,600 Augusta, GA$8,300 Athens, GA$8,500 Durham, NC$9,000 Winston-Salem, NC$8,500 Fayetteville, NC$8,300 Asheville, NC$9,200 Cary, NC$9,200 Columbia, SC$8,500 Charleston, SC$9,200 Greenville, SC$8,600 Huntsville, AL$8,300 Montgomery, AL$7,900 Mobile, AL$8,100 Jackson, MS$7,700 Shreveport, LA$8,100 Lafayette, LA$8,300 Fort Lauderdale, FL$10,000 St. Petersburg, FL$9,200 Tallahassee, FL$8,600 Fort Myers, FL$9,200 Sarasota, FL$9,500 Cape Coral, FL$9,000 West Palm Beach, FL$10,000 Clarksville, TN$8,300 Murfreesboro, TN$8,800 Lexington, KY$8,500 Norfolk, VA$9,000 Chesapeake, VA$9,000 Roanoke, VA$8,500 Frederick, MD$9,900 Wilmington, DE$9,500 Erie, PA$8,300 Reading, PA$8,600 Scranton, PA$8,500 Lancaster, PA$8,800 Allentown, PA$8,800 Trenton, NJ$9,900 Edison, NJ$11,000 Paterson, NJ$10,500 Camden, NJ$9,500 Yonkers, NY$12,000 Syracuse, NY$8,600 Albany, NY$9,200 Bridgeport, CT$10,500 New Haven, CT$10,000 Stamford, CT$12,000 Worcester, MA$10,500 Springfield, MA$9,500 Cambridge, MA$12,000 Manchester, NH$9,700 Portland, ME$9,700 Burlington, VT$9,900 Warwick, RI$9,900

What affects whole-house generator installation cost

Generator size (kW)
Fuel type (natural gas, propane)
Transfer switch and wiring
Pad and gas hookup