Earthquake repair cost in Dallas: what owners paid (2023 survey)
Dallas owners paid a median $11,140 for earthquake damage repairs, the only big metro with a published figure (Census Bureau, 2023).
What Dallas owners paid
$11,140
This is historical spending: work done in about 2021 to 2023 on owner-occupied homes, reported in the 2023 survey.
How Dallas compares
- U.S. median, same work
- Not published
- Rank, highest first
- 1 of 1
Dallas is the only big metro with a published figure: $11,140.
14 of the 15 metros have no published figure for this work, so the rank counts the other 1.
- Dallas$11,140
No published figure: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Riverside, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC.
What it covers
Repairs owners made after earthquake damage, from small fixes to major rebuilding. Seismic upgrades made before a quake are not part of it.
The Census category is “Earthquake” within “Disaster Repairs”: what Dallas-area homeowners told the Census Bureau they paid, every size of job together.
Before you compare quotes
Ask every contractor to price the same scope, in writing. Which damage assessment, hidden repairs and temporary protection are included?
Then put the quotes in your project budget worksheet to see each one's scope beside its price.