This real plumbing quote from MD totaled $4,759 and scored 65 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as fairly priced: 2 of its 5 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was 40 gallon Atmosphere natural gas water heater replacement (comprehensive service) at $3,381, against a fair range of $2,500 to $4,500. For comparison, across the 281 plumbing quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 54 out of 100 and 45.2% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| 40 gallon Atmosphere natural gas water heater replacement (comprehensive service) Fair range $2,500 to $4,500 Good | $3,381 |
| Task for non-standard access, location, piping or 2nd technician Fair range $200 to $800 High | $712 |
| Locate Leak Visual Inspection To Diagnose Leak Source - Provide Options Fair range $75 to $300 Red flag | $363 |
| Replace 1 existing gas valve Fair range $200 to $700 Fair | $536 |
| LTPHASA_new (Service Plan) No benchmark for this line Good | $17 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $4,759. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.
A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.
Plumbing is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 281 quotes with an average score of 54.
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