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What homeowners actually paid for electrical wiring, a fuse box or breaker panel, or built-in lighting in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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Electrical wiring, a fuse box or breaker panel, or built-in lighting ran 33% above the national median in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, where hired owners reported $2,000 (US: $1,500), about $2,200 in today's dollars. Prices here spread widely, from $900 at the 25th percentile to $3,500 at the 75th (3.9×, n=97), so scope matters more than the median. Its median ranks 10 of 19 metros with enough records.

AHS 2023 · metro · hired n=97

Hired owners, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

middle half of what owners paid
$99025th
$2,200median
$3,85075th
Wide scope. The 75th percentile is 3.9× the 25th, so Quote Check shows this job as context and does not place a single quote on it.
Who did the workn10th25thMedian75th90th
Hired a pro97$490$990$2,200$3,850$10,990
Did it themselvesFewer than 30 reported jobs here, so no figure is shown.
Everyone112$430$660$2,200$3,300$9,890

Today's dollars: survey amounts × CPI-U 334.980 (Aug 2026) ÷ 304.702 (2023 average), rounded to $10.

AHS 2023 PUF · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · weighted, n unweightedBLS CPI-U CUUR0000SA0 · Aug 2026Self-reported, nominal dollars, scope varies. Never a quote.
Compared with the nation · today’s $

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV vs United States

Local median$2,200
US median$1,650
Local spread3.9×
US spread5.9×

Self-reported, nominal dollars, scope varies. Data: AHS 2023 National PUF.

Other metros

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMedian $1,430 todayBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMedian $2,310 todayCleveland-Elyria, OHMedian $1,540 todayDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMedian $2,310 todayDenver-Aurora-Lakewood, COMedian $2,200 todayDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMedian $1,210 todayLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMedian $2,200 todayMilwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WIMedian $2,310 todayNew Orleans-Metairie, LAMedian $1,870 todayNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAMedian $2,200 todayPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMedian $2,090 todayPhoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZMedian $2,200 todaySan Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CAMedian $2,310 todaySeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMedian $3,300 today
FAQ

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How much did electrical wiring, a fuse box or breaker panel, or built-in lighting cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Hired owners there reported a median of $2,000 (about $2,200 in Aug 2026 dollars), with the middle half between $900 and $3,500, from 97 survey records.

How reliable is a local figure?

It rests on 97 records, fewer than the national 1,419, so treat it as a rough local reading. Quote Check uses this metro row for the position because it has at least 50 records.

Can I see where my quote falls?

Only as context: the spread here is 3.9×, too wide to place one quote meaningfully.