Gutter replacement cost
By Gutter Report Editorial. Last reviewed August 2026. How we research this.
In brief
Replacing gutters costs $629 to $1,735. The national average is $1,181. That is lower than most people expect. It is also lower than the $2,200 to $5,000 usually quoted to install gutters. The reason is what each figure counts. A replacement figure describes a like-for-like swap. An install figure assumes the whole job. Material still drives the price. Vinyl runs $8 to $12 a foot. Aluminum is $10 to $20. Copper is $25 to $40. Add $30 to $75 for each downspout. Add $1 to $2 a foot to tear the old system off. Before you price any of it, check that the old gutters are really finished. Aluminum lasts 20 to 30 years. Most systems get replaced over one fault that a repair would have fixed. There are three real reasons to replace, and this page names all three.
Replacement and installation are priced differently by the publishers, and that is worth understanding before you compare quotes. Full material rates are on the gutter installation cost page, and the calculator below uses the same figures.
Price your replacement
Measure the run along your roofline, or pace it out. Every rate here is the same one the cost tables use.
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Replacement is the one moment you get to change material, so it is worth knowing what the choice buys before pricing it. Aluminum is the default and the cheapest that lasts, copper costs two to four times as much and lasts three to five times as long, galvanized steel trades strength for a shorter life, and vinyl is the only one that gets brittle. All nine profiles and materials are compared side by side.
1.0Why the two numbers differ
| Figure | Amount | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Replacement, national average | $1,181 | Angi and HomeAdvisor |
| Replacement, typical range | $629 to $1,735 | Angi and HomeAdvisor |
| Installation, whole house | $2,200 to $5,000 | HomeGuide |
| Installation, national average | $3,223 | Fixr |
Two publishers agreeing exactly on $1,181 is a sign they share a data source, not a sign the figure is twice confirmed. Treat it as one number, not two. What it most likely describes is a straight swap on an average house: same material, same layout, no fascia work.
2.0What your replacement will actually turn on
| Material | Installed per foot | 160 ft house, run only |
|---|---|---|
| USD / FT | USD | |
| Vinyl | $8 to $12 | $1,280 to $1,920 |
| Aluminum | $10 to $20 | $1,600 to $3,200 |
| Seamless aluminum | $6 to $12 | $960 to $1,920 |
| Galvanized steel | $5 to $20 | $800 to $3,200 |
| Copper | $25 to $40 | $4,000 to $6,400 |
| Zinc | $35 to $45 | $5,600 to $7,200 |
Then add downspouts at $30 to $75 each, four or five on a typical house, and tear-off at $1 to $2 a foot if the old system has to come down. Tear-off is the least well sourced figure on this site and we would rather say so than present it with false confidence.
3.0Is the old system actually finished?
Here is the honest test, and it will talk some readers out of this job.
Age alone is not a reason. Aluminum runs 20 to 30 years and copper past 50, on the National Association of Home Builders' own life expectancy study. A 25 year old aluminum system that still drains is not overdue for anything.
One fault is not a reason. A leaking joint, a section holding water, a run pulling away at one end: those are repairs at $75 to $300, against a replacement in the thousands. See what those repairs cost before you price a whole system.
These are reasons. Rotted fascia along much of the run, because nothing will hang properly on it. Repeated failures at multiple joints, because the next one is already coming. Gutters that were undersized for the roof from the start, because no repair fixes a capacity problem. And a roof replacement happening anyway, because the access is already paid for.
We do not sell gutters and we do not install them, so telling you to repair instead costs us nothing but a lead that was never going to close.
A note on what we could not source
No US government agency or standards body publishes installed pricing for gutter work. Every figure on this page therefore names a private publisher, and we say that rather than implying an official basis. Two national cost guides name the Bureau of Labor Statistics in their own methodology, but BLS publishes wages, not installed unit costs.
We also could not find a reproducible regional multiplier from any publisher, so this page does not apply one. Labor in a high-cost metro will push you toward the top of every range here.
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Common questions
How much does it cost to replace gutters?
Angi and HomeAdvisor both put the national replacement average at $1,181, in a range of $629 to $1,735. HomeGuide prices a whole-house install at $2,200 to $5,000. Both are real. Replacement figures usually describe a straight swap of a similar system, while installation figures more often assume the full job on a larger house, so the two are not measuring quite the same thing.
How long do gutters actually last?
The National Association of Home Builders puts aluminum gutters at about 20 to 30 years and copper past 50, with copper downspouts at 100. Age on its own is a weak reason to replace. A system that is 25 years old and still draining correctly is doing its job.
Does replacement include taking the old ones off?
Ask, because it is a separate line and it is the least well documented number in this trade. HomeAdvisor is the only publisher we found that gives a rate for tear-off labor, at $1 to $2 per foot. On a 160 foot house that is $160 to $320 that may or may not already be in the quote you are reading.
Should I replace gutters when I replace the roof?
If the gutters are near the end of their life, yes, and the reason is access. The crew is already up there with staging and disposal. Doing both at once avoids paying twice for the same setup, and it avoids a new roof draining into a gutter that is about to be torn off anyway.
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- RevAugust 2026
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- SourceAngi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr (read 2026-08-21)