Across 427 permits filed since 2025-05-05, the median is $4,600; half of projects fall between $3,500 and $6,992. Figures are permit valuations reported to building departments. National cost guides answer this question with averages from other markets; these numbers are what homeowners in Erie County, NY actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- Provide a complete electrical service upgrade and full electrical rewire of both dwelling units within the existing duplex. The existing electrical service will be upgraded to a 200-amp service with a two-position meter bank, providing sepBuffalo · 2026-11-02$27,500
- 200 Amp service upgrade. ESR# 31415730.Buffalo · 2026-11-02$6,000
- Service upgrade Acct #7437538305 Wo # 31415511Buffalo · 2026-10-29$4,000
How to read these numbers
Permit valuations are the project cost the applicant reports to the building department. They skew slightly low — nobody rounds up for the permit fee — and scope varies, so the middle-half range is the honest picture: half of all electrical panel upgrade permits in Erie County, NY came in between $3,500 and $6,992. We exclude permits under $1,000, jobs filed as whole-house construction, and counties whose building departments don't reliably report valuations.
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