What the permit records show
Every permitted job in the valley carries a declared value. Across Clark County, the City of Las Vegas and Henderson, the middle half of jobs (the 25th to 75th percentile) looked like this:
- Solar: $14,000 to $30,505, median $20,639 (5,811 County permits).
- Home batteries: $7,900 to $25,000, median $12,052.
- Pools and spas: $40,000 to $91,085, median $66,500.
- Patio covers in the City of Las Vegas: prefab $1,950 to $5,500 (median $2,880); custom $5,000 to $40,000 (median $14,000).
- Block walls: $3,500 to $15,500, median $7,200.
- Repipes and main water lines: $9,720 to $11,500, median $10,000.
Why some jobs spread wide and others don’t
Look at the repipe line: the middle half sits inside about $1,800. Those jobs are nearly identical across the valley: a slab home, PEX supply lines through the attic, one to two days of work. When the scope is the same, the prices are close.
Solar, pools and patio covers spread wide because the scope varies: system size and a battery or not; a plain pool or one with a spa, water features and decking; an aluminum kit or a custom wood or steel cover. Two quotes for “solar” or “a patio cover” can describe very different jobs.
What makes two quotes differ
- Equipment: brand, size and efficiency tier. On an AC, a 5-ton high-efficiency system and a 4-ton standard one are different jobs.
- Prep and demo: tearing out the old floor, roof or concrete, and hauling it away.
- The permit: included in the price or left to you.
- Exclusions: drywall and stucco patching, painting, electrical upgrades, HOA submittals.
- Timing: AC change-outs peak from late May through September, when contractors are busiest and prices firmest.
How to compare quotes
Get every quote in writing with the same line items, and ask each contractor what is excluded. Check the license on the Nevada State Contractors Board site. Before anyone comes out, price your project on GetProEstimate, so you know the range for your own home; the contractor you work with through GetProEstimate quotes to the same scope you saw.
Sources: permit records pulled by GetProEstimate from the City of Las Vegas open-data permits layer, Clark County’s Accela building-permits report and the City of Henderson permits service, January 2025 to October 2026. Values are what contractors declared when they filed, not final invoices.