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How Much Does Window Replacement Cost?

A CostAnswer estimated range for replacing residential vinyl windows, using glazier wages and a sourced retail intercept per square foot of window. Interior casing is not a priced line.

Compare a contractor quote on the same engine. · Square footage calculator · Home improvement loan calculator

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Your numbers

What should windows cost?

ZIP, the quantities you can actually measure, and a few named modifiers. The range is a CostAnswer estimate, not a market quantile.
Mapped to county with an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
windowsCount vinyl units of similar size.
sq ftWidth × height of one typical unit. A 3×5 window is 15 sq ft.

8 windows of about 15 sq ft is about 120 sq ft of vinyl window.

By state

Where windows wages move the range

State pages open only when BLS trade wages differ from the national crew bill by more than this recipe’s confidence band. Materials stay national.

Common questions

Before you call a contractor

How much does a window replacement cost?

Enter your ZIP and scope on this page for a CostAnswer estimated range built from BLS trade wages, ECEC labor loading, and named material or equipment lines.

It is a planning figure, not a contractor bid. Incomplete ranges mean a critical material still has no sourced price.

What is included in this windows estimate?

Width × height × count, in square feet of window unit.

Trade: Windows. Modifiers on the form change crew time or materials; they do not invent a market average for your city.

Why is this not the same as a contractor quote?

A quote prices your house, your access, your permit office, and that company’s backlog. This engine prices a named recipe at published wage and cost proxies.

Use Check a quote on the same engine to see whether a written bid sits low, mid, or high against that recipe.

Engine notes

  • Unit. Width × height × count, in square feet of window unit.
  • Geography. ZIP is an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match to county, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
  • Range. Shown as a CostAnswer estimated range. Incomplete when a critical material has no sourced price.