Remember that time in February 2021 when North Texas looked more like the North Pole after a bone-rattling blast of arctic air from the Rocky Mountains blew through the area, bringing snow, ice and historic subzero wind chills? Not the ideal time or your water heater to go down. The good news is, if you think your water heater may be in need of repair or replacement and you want to get ahead of the next weather disaster, average prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area compare favorably with those of the state of Texas in general, as well as nationwide.

Your hot water is already out; the last thing you want right now is to be blindsided by exorbitant water heater service fees. If you’re calling around for estimates, these figures should give you a ballpark idea of how much you can expect to pay in Texas.

To help you get at least a ballpark idea of what you should expect to pay before you start calling around for estimates, HomeServe has calculated the average costs for water heater repair and replacement nationally and state by state for comparison.

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