PEX Repipe Cost: $4,000–$7,500
A PEX repipe costs an estimated $4,000–$7,500 for a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, with a midpoint of $5,800. That is $360–$660 per fixture in the prices plumbers publish, plus a plumbing permit. Copper for the same house is estimated at $8,100–$12,000. A fixture is anything a supply line feeds: a toilet, sink, tub, shower, dishwasher, washing machine or hose bib.1,
Key figures
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| PEX repipe estimate (a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures) | $4,000–$7,5001, |
| PEX, per fixture (median of 8 published prices) | $360–$6601, |
| Plumbing permit (16 fee schedules) | $37–$2759, |
| Lowest state PEX midpoint (North Carolina) | $4,50011, |
| Highest state PEX midpoint (Florida) | $7,6006, |
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PEX repipe cost by number of bathrooms
| House | Fixtures | PEX |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bath | 8 | $2,900–$5,600 |
| 1.5 baths | 10 | $3,600–$6,900 |
| 2 baths | 11 | $4,000–$7,500 |
| 2.5 baths | 13 | $4,700–$8,900 |
| 3 baths | 14 | $5,100–$9,500 |
| 4 baths | 17 | $6,200–$11,500 |
Each extra full bath adds 3 fixtures, so $1,080–$1,980 in PEX at the national per-fixture price.
PEX against copper on price
Copper costs about 1.8 times as much per fixture as PEX in published prices, $730–$1,070 against $360–$660. For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, choosing PEX instead of copper lowers the estimate by $4,100–$4,500. The permit is the same for either material. The copper repipe cost page has the same tables for copper.
PEX repipe cost by state
The PEX midpoint runs from $4,500 in North Carolina to $7,600 in Florida.
| State | PEX estimate | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | $6,200–$9,000 | $7,600 |
| Illinois | $5,300–$9,500 | $7,400 |
| New Jersey | $5,200–$9,500 | $7,300 |
| Massachusetts | $5,000–$9,200 | $7,100 |
| Washington | $5,000–$9,100 | $7,100 |
| New York | $4,800–$8,600 | $6,700 |
| Michigan | $4,300–$7,900 | $6,100 |
| Texas | $4,100–$8,200 | $6,100 |
| Indiana | $4,200–$7,700 | $6,000 |
| Missouri | $4,200–$7,800 | $6,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,200–$7,700 | $6,000 |
| Ohio | $4,100–$7,300 | $5,700 |
| California | $4,100–$6,200 | $5,200 |
| Virginia | $3,500–$6,300 | $4,900 |
| Georgia | $3,300–$6,000 | $4,600 |
| North Carolina | $3,200–$5,800 | $4,500 |
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Published PEX repipe prices
| Published by | Where | Material | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Repipe Company | Pearland, TX | PEX | $4,000–$6,0001 | whole house, 2 baths |
| Repipe Solutions Inc | Houston, TX | PEX | $6,000–$11,0002 | whole house, 3 baths |
| Kimco Plumbing & Air | Lexington, TX | PEX | $4,000–$8,0003 | whole house, 2 baths |
| Repipe1 | Tarzana, CA | PEX | $4,000–$6,0004 | whole house, 2 baths |
| All Pro Repipes Inc | San Jose, CA | PEX | $4,000–$6,0005 | whole house, 2 baths |
| Home Therapist Cooling, Heating, and Plumbing | Tampa, FL | PEX | $4,838–$6,5006 | whole house, 2 baths |
| Alberto Pro Plumbing | Clermont, FL | PEX | $7,000–$11,0007 | whole house, 2 baths |
| Action Craft Experts | Spokane, WA | PEX | $250–$8008 | per fixture |
These are the PEX prices behind the national per-fixture figure, as each plumbing company publishes them. Whole-house prices are divided by the fixture count of the house they describe before they enter the estimate.
Common questions
How much does a PEX repipe cost per fixture?
The national figure is $360–$660 per fixture, installed. That is the median low and median high of 8 prices plumbers publish. A house with 11 fixtures comes to $4,000–$7,500 once the permit is added.
How much less does PEX cost than copper?
For a house with 2 full baths and 11 fixtures, PEX is estimated at $4,000–$7,500 and copper at $8,100–$12,000. Per fixture, published PEX prices run $360–$660 and copper $730–$1,070. Both include labor, pipe and fittings.
Does the PEX estimate change by state?
Yes. A state where two or more plumbing companies publish repipe prices uses its own PEX prices. Every other state uses the national price scaled by the ratio of its mean plumber wage to the US mean. The midpoint ranges from $4,500 in North Carolina to $7,600 in Florida.
For both materials side by side, see whole-house repipe cost.
Sources
- How Much Does It Cost to Repipe My Home?, The Repipe Company. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- How Much Does It Cost to Replumb a 1,500 Square Foot House in 2026?, Repipe Solutions Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- PEX vs Copper Piping: Which Is Better?, Kimco Plumbing & Air. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- PEX vs Copper, Repipe1. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Copper Repipe vs PEX: Which Is Better for Your Home?, All Pro Repipes Inc. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Whole-Home Repiping Pricing, Home Therapist Cooling, Heating, and Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Cost to Repipe a House in Florida: 2026 Pricing and Homeowner Guide, Alberto Pro Plumbing. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Average Cost to Repipe a House with PEX, Action Craft Experts. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Construction Permit Fees, Effective October 1, 2026 (PG_012_INF Rev 7.2026), City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule, City of Columbus Building and Zoning Services. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2025: 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (state estimates), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed November 10, 2026. Mean hourly wage for each state and for the US, from the BLS public data API (series OEUS{state FIPS code}00000000000047215203 for a state, OEUN000000000000047215203 for the US).
- Permits & Inspections Fee Schedule, Wake County Government. Accessed November 10, 2026. No effective date printed on the page.
- Plumbing and Gas Fee Sheet, Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources. Accessed November 10, 2026. Undated fee sheet currently published by the county.
- Mechanical, Electric, Plumbing Permit Fee Worksheet (1.12.2024), Village of Winnetka. Accessed November 10, 2026. Worksheet dated 1.12.2024.
- Plumbing Permit fees, City of Camden, NJ. Accessed November 10, 2026. No date printed on the sheet; file name indicates 03/01/2021.
- Plumbing Permit, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department. Accessed November 10, 2026. Page reads 'Last updated: 9/11/26'.
- Plumbing and Gas Piping Program fees, Effective January 1, 2026, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Community Environmental Health. Accessed November 10, 2026. Effective January 1, 2026.
- Plumbing Permit Application (fee calculation), City of Albany. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Plumbing Permit Application and fee chart, City of Grand Rapids. Accessed November 10, 2026.
- Plumbing and Irrigation System Building Permit Application (fee schedule), City of Houston Permitting Center. Accessed November 10, 2026. Fixture rates match the 2026 Building Code Enforcement Permit Fee Schedule (houstonpermittingcenter.org/media/2636/download).
- Evansville Municipal Code Chapter 15.05 General Provisions (incl. 15.05.470 Building and construction fee schedule), City of Evansville (Code Publishing Company). Accessed November 10, 2026. Section 15.05.470 was last amended by Ord. G-2017-29, passed 10-12-17. The city's own PDF of the section (https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1588368133_31874.pdf, created April 2020) shows the same plumbing fees.
- Plumbing Permit Fees, City of St. Louis Building Division. Accessed November 10, 2026. Fees established by City Ordinance 71644; page shows no revision date.
- Permit Fee Schedule for Plumbing Permits (LADBS-Fee Sch.5, 7/2017), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Accessed November 10, 2026. Form dated July 2017. It was the schedule the department published on the access date.
- Adoption of an Amendment to Appendix Q (Land Development Fee Schedule) of the 1976 Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia (05-26-Q), effective July 1, 2026, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors / Land Development Services. Accessed November 10, 2026. Adopted May 5, 2026; effective July 1, 2026.
- DeKalb Development Services Fee Schedule (Last Update: 6/8/2026), DeKalb County Department of Planning & Sustainability. Accessed November 10, 2026. Footer reads 'Last Update: 6/8/2026'.
How these figures are built: methodology. Updated November 2026.