Cost data

This is a free file of every cost figure in our cost guides. Each row is one figure, exactly as its source published it. Next to it are the source, the web address and the date. We add no prices of our own.

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The CSV opens in a spreadsheet. The JSON is for code. Version 2026-10-08.

What is in the file

These counts are read from the file itself.

published figures: 178
cost guides: 17
named sources: 31
years the sources show: 2022 to 2026

20 rows come from a page that shows no date. Those rows say so in the date column.

How to credit us

Our collection, which is the choice and layout of the rows, is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Give credit and link to Local Business America.

Each price stays the published figure of the source named beside it. Credit that source too.

Short credit
Source: Local Business America (localbusinessamerica.org)
Full citation
Local Business America (2026). Cost figures from the cost guides, version 2026-10-08. https://localbusinessamerica.org/cost-data

The columns

The CSV and the JSON have the same 13 fields in the same order.

Column	What it holds
guide_slug	The guide's short name in its web address.
guide_title	The guide's title.
guide_url	The full address of the guide on this site.
region	The region the guide covers.
what	What the figure covers.
value	The figure exactly as the source published it.
low_usd	The low end in US dollars, only when the value is a plain $X or $X to $Y.
high_usd	The high end in US dollars, on the same rule. The same as the low end for a single $X.
area	The place the source gives the figure for.
source	Who published the figure.
source_url	The page the figure was read from.
source_date	The date the source shows, or a note that it shows none.
researched	The date we read the source (YYYY-MM-DD).

A look at the rows

10 real rows from the file. The download has all 178.

What it covers	Published figure	Area	Source
Central air conditioning, installed (a contractor's own listed range)	$4,500 to $12,000	San Diego	Baker Home EnergyNo date on page
Botox, per unit	$14	Buckhead, Atlanta	Buckhead Plastic Surgery (LUX Med Spa)July 2026
Initial backflow assembly test	$197	Eastern Municipal Water District (Temecula Valley and western Riverside County)	Eastern Municipal Water District, additional services feesEffective 01/01/2026
New construction, per square foot, where there are no restrictive HOAs (says homes "can start" here)	$250	Park City area	Ledyard Homes (a Park City builder), Houzz profileNo date shown
Upgrade to 200 amp service	$1,800 to $4,500	United States	FixrJanuary 31, 2025
Hourly rate for electricians	$35 to $100	Atlanta	HomeyouAugust 2026
Electrician, per hour	$35 to $100	San Diego	HomeyouSeptember 2026
Single-room addition, design-build planning range (or more)	$150,000 to $250,000	San Diego	Lars Remodel (a design-build company)September 2026
Full HVAC replacement, depending on system type, home size and efficiency	$4,800 to $13,500	Atlanta	HVAC Project CostJuly 2026
Inground pool installed, full range	$14,000 to $135,000	United States	HomeAdvisorJune 19, 2026

Guides in the file

Each guide explains the figures around its rows. A guide that only explains a process, such as checking a licence, has no figures and is not in the file.